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Title: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 24, 2013, 03:54:30 pm
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This is what I helped deal with on Friday night/saturday morning. Driver had serious leg injuries and took the corner "hard". Took some work to get him out aswell. The car is (*was) a 3 door DSG Golf R.
 
The driver is in hospital but has also been arrested on suspicion of murder after his daughter was found dead at the family home. Bit more to it than meets the eye but certainly brings a fresh dose of reality back with regards to the crash.
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Saintsteve on June 24, 2013, 04:04:22 pm
 :surprised:
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Poverty on June 24, 2013, 04:05:22 pm
Maybe he wanted to go out with a bang
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Jamie3184 on June 24, 2013, 04:07:47 pm
I can't believe he has survived after looking at the picture of the car  :surprised:
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 24, 2013, 04:30:37 pm
I can't believe he has survived after looking at the picture of the car  :surprised:

I was the first medic-type person to arrive and thought he was a goner. Think the pain relief went down quite well!!


Maybe he wanted to go out with a bang

 :notworthy:
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Tortaruga on June 24, 2013, 04:47:01 pm
Did you manage to extract the cdl lump before the car was carted off? :wink: :laugh:
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 24, 2013, 04:58:35 pm
Did you manage to extract the cdl lump before the car was carted off? :wink: :laugh:

ahhaha! Funny you should mention that.....now whilst the engine was knackered, I did note that the RNS510 was in tact and in mint condition. The seats were nice recaro buckets but ofcourse I had more pressing matters to be getting on with!
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Scottymon on June 24, 2013, 05:01:19 pm
Ouch.  Have they guesstimated how many leptons he was going at it?

Sad story all round.
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 24, 2013, 05:09:01 pm
Ouch.  Have they guesstimated how many leptons he was going at it?

Sad story all round.

Don't know mate. I know what think based on what was in front of me at the time, but from what i've heard, its not being investigated by traffic police but rather as an addition by the major crime unit - but clearly the former will be involved in some aspect. It is 40mph bit but wa literally just national a few yards down the road where he came from. Tbh knowing the road and the route he came, I don't really understand how he binned it without going stupid speeds.
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: MAT ED30 on June 24, 2013, 05:12:15 pm
Wow he must have been driving that hard or maybe was the haldex  :rolleye:



On a serious note sad news about his family maybe he did it or maybe knew the person that did it so was driving hard to go get them
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 24, 2013, 06:32:00 pm
Wow he must have been driving that hard or maybe was the haldex  :rolleye:



On a serious note sad news about his family maybe he did it or maybe knew the person that did it so was driving hard to go get them

 :laugh:

Be intereting to see how this goes on. It's on the news now with some more info if people are interested.
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Nodz on June 24, 2013, 06:34:55 pm
Just made bbc news app on my phone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23030517
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Marc-5-GTI on June 26, 2013, 06:24:51 am
You could be really shallow and sell the photo to the BBC...

Which breakers has it gone to????
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on June 26, 2013, 07:09:10 am
You could be really shallow and sell the photo to the BBC...

Which breakers has it gone to????

That photo is up on the daily wail website....not my photo, but no doubt some have done that! Didn't have a moment to stop and take photos tbh. As for breakers, no idea. It won't be around for a while as it'll no doubt be undergoing an extensive examination!
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on July 07, 2013, 04:47:29 pm
If anyone is interested, the driver of the golf has been charged with thh murder of his daughter and was due in court yesterday.

As yet, no explanation as to the cause of the crash.

Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: MAT ED30 on July 07, 2013, 04:56:17 pm
Well not surprised looking at reports
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: xjay1337 on July 07, 2013, 09:08:25 pm
Holy hell... that's barely recognisable as a VW let along a Golf!!
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Pikey Motorsports on July 11, 2013, 08:09:40 pm
rip to the girl.. seeing though 90% of everyone else is more interested in the car
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: jonnym on July 11, 2013, 08:19:07 pm
rip to the girl.. seeing though 90% of everyone else is more interested in the car

Absolutely, and no doubt everyone else shares the same sentiment. I posted this up to show what I dealt with when i helped the guy and as a spin off you have the rest off the story. The whole thing is soooo sad and indeed a promising young girls life has been taken away. As said, my main discussion point was the mess of the car, but point taken.
Title: Re: Golf R vs Roundabout
Post by: Daltzz on July 12, 2013, 12:57:04 am
Ouch, cars only metal though feeling more bad for the girl, RIP.