UPDATE: For those first seeing this the truck is being fixed and getting close to done, updates are a few pages in.

Well guys, looks like I won't be driving a Dakota anymore. Wednesday night I was driving up to Lincoln to visit a friend up there with a few of my friends in the truck. We got off the interstate and the road actually seemed pretty good even though it was snowing for awhile. Pavement looked pretty clear and the truck didn't spin at all starting off from the stop sign at the end of the ramp (2wd). Even so I was doing about 30-35, which is odd because I normally would do 40-45 on a road like that if I wasn't spinning, just didn't feel right for some reason.

A little ways down the road from the ramp we passed by a jeep that was upside-down on the side of the road with 2 cop cars there, I was just thinking it might be worth it to slow down a bit more but before I did anything the truck started spinning left. Tried to countersteer but no dice, we were almost facing backwards by the time we hit the snowbank on the other side of the road, truck flipped upside-down and landed once on the roof and tailgate then flipped back over and landed upright embedded in the snowbank. Luckily we all escaped serious injury, I got a decent bump on my head from the roof caving in some and my friend who was in the front passenger seat got friction-burn on her neck from the seat-belt and her neck is a little sore but the ER said she will be ok. My friend who was behind her got off without a scratch.

I'm 99% sure the truck is totalled, it got pretty banged up in the crash and honestly I don't know if I'd ever want to drive it again now that this memory is associated with it... We were amazingly lucky, it could have gone much worse.

Here's a few pictures we took the next day where it was towed to:

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Right now I'm driving a spare truck my parents have had up for sale for a year or so, even if the insurance gives us a good bit for the Dak I will probably keep driving that truck, money is a bit tight for us right now.

Stay safe out there guys, I don't want any imitators

 

Holy **** man, glad everyone is ok, sorry about the dakota...definently lookstotalledfrom the pictures...hope allgoes well!

 

Damn, man you were lucky to get out unscathed. I would say that it is a total loss. Glad to hear that all walked away....

 

BTW, I know that you are a long way from GA. But if you are looking for a new truck, I might know someone who works for a dealer and I might be able to arrange a discount for you...

 

OUCH! Yeah, you and your passengers are very lucky for sure! The truck did it's job...it protected everyone from what could have been far worse. Glad you weren't driving something smaller! Sounds like black ice. I remember that from when we lived in Pennsylvania. Couldn't see it and that was the whole problem... You slid before you knew it was there. I'm sorry about your truck! That blue is really beautiful. All we seem to see down here are red or black Daks. Take care Altair! I hope everything works out well for you!

 

When you showed me this the other night, I was surprised at how bad it was....

Did you get any tickets, Rich?

 

Dang dude.... Sorry to hear that. Glad you are ok though.

 

Well glad to hear you are OK.

 

depending on what your truck is worth they might save that. does it still run?

 

Damn dude. Looks like luck was on your side there.

Makes my truck getting totaled last month look like a scrape. Glad to hear all involved were ok.