Rednroll

Wow...that is definitely tragic and makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it.

Just looking at the pic, I'm really scratching my head wondering how all of that went down. The only thing I could figure is that he was driving too close along that edge and a front tire slipping off.

jedg

From what I've seen, the JL was hung on a rock... he gave it too much gas and it came loose quicker than he expected. He ran through the crowd (injuring the woman) and right into that crevice.

DEJK2012

Ya so a guy in one of my groups was there and he told us that he was getting aggravated and not listening to the spotters. He got hung up and gassed it to get off and it launched his jeep into the crowd hitting her and then going into the crevice. They had to airlift her out. Sucks that it happened, and for my disclaimer im not saying this is 100% true, just going off his Facebook post.

resharp001

I have a co-worker that managed to total a car in our parking garage. He came around a corner and there was a long pickup parked. it was early in the morning and it caught him off guard, and instead of hitting the brakes, hit hit the gas and had a total freak out moment. I have to think that something like that had to have happened in this situation, or that has the jeep came off it kinda bounced and by accident his foot laid on the accelerator again.

It is unfortunate turn of events for two peoples' lives, but it could have been even worse. If anyone sees it mentioned what obstacle on Golden Spike this happened by, I'd be curious to hear.

resharp001

Picture in this link has a wider angle shot if you guys have not seen it yet -

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/for...10#post-657863

Different than I envisioned.

MrChuckles

Thanks for that. From the original photo, I was convinced that was just an Axial RC because the guy behind the Jeep looks like a damn giant.

Rednroll

Same here. Based on the picture, my best assumption of what may have happened is that once he climbed over that rock, he launched over it out of control, likely saw he was headed at the bystander, cut hard left to avoid her, driver side tire dropped into into ridge which pulled the rest of the vehicle straight down into that ridge.

DEJK2012

Havent seen that. ya would be interested to hear his side of the story. Thats a good ways to go.

MacRubi2

Man that’s a sad deal for sure and exactly what went through my mind when looking at the pic

Sometimes you just need to take a breath and calm down if you are in a bad situation.

resharp001

If you guys are not following that thread on the JL site, appears the lady hit posed to FB -

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/for...11#post-658176

I suspect if anyone had video, it would be circulating by now, and the driver, rightfully so, is keeping mouth shut for liability reasons....although someone in that thread snapshotted proof they were monitoring that thread which is interesting.

OP, you still around? Any pictures or explanations of your mishap that started this thread? I presume nobody hurt since you posted it up.