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*Must be driving a Ford Explorer to join
Actually I would like to thank everyone who has expressed
concern about the accident that my wife Cheryll & I had Sunday October 28th,
2001.
We are both OK. A little sore and bruised, but alive.
We were traveling north on I95 in South Carolina on our way back from a vacation
and car show in Charleston and the Isle of Palms. We stopped at Lake Santee for
lunch at Clark's Restaurant. After lunch we continued north and I guess I felt
a little sleepy and asked Cheryll to spell me for a while. I don't remember how
long she drove, but when I woke, the car was skidding from side to side on the
interstate and then we started to roll, I don't know how many times, but we were
told 3 times. The Explorer came to rest upside down with the roof crushed.
I tried to get out but was still in my seatbelt. I managed to release the
seatbelt and started to crawl out the passenger side window, but was still
caught in the seatbelt. A passerby cut the belt and helped me out of the car. By
this time Cheryll was also out of the car. A very frightening couple of minutes.
I was transported via rescue squad to the hospital in Sumter and was released at
about 6pm. A state trooper took Cheryll and I to the lot where my TR3 and Explorer
were towed. Remarkably, the TR3 had hardly a scratch. Only a broken taillight
lens and dent in the trunk. The Explorer did not fare as well. It rolled and
will most likely be a total loss. My brother John tracked down Bruce and Carol
Woodson's cell phone number. He called them as they were almost at Dillon, SC. They
turned around, and were truly lifesavers and gave us a ride home along with as
much of the stuff in the Explorer that we could see in the dark parking lot.
On Tuesday, October 30th Dean Tetterton made the 642 mile round trip to Sumter
to retrieve the TR3 and my brother's trailer. I am not sure when I will be towing
anything in the near future.
And again I would like to thank Bruce & Carol, my brother John, Dean, Kevin,
and everyone else who helped Cheryll & I get back to normal. We are bruised,
cut, and sore.. but alive. And VERY thankful.
Later
Ken and Cheryll Nachman
Here are few shots of the TR3 on the Trailer after the accident
