Nightmare situation - Please help
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Jonjo91 said:
menor95 said:
Hi all.
Bit silliness really but I was going sideways on a roundabout in my Z4 when unfortunately I lost it and the front wheel hit a curb at 15mph or so. Alloy is curbed, tire is ok etc. I think the camber is a bit out. Hard to tell by looking at it though. Is it likely that I bent my wishbone? Can my local tire and wheel garage sort it?
Thanks and yes I know it was stupid before you all have a pop at me
I think OP crashed (again) after a few glasses of wine. PH forums says he likes a bit of fun in his RWD car, don't we all. Bit silliness really but I was going sideways on a roundabout in my Z4 when unfortunately I lost it and the front wheel hit a curb at 15mph or so. Alloy is curbed, tire is ok etc. I think the camber is a bit out. Hard to tell by looking at it though. Is it likely that I bent my wishbone? Can my local tire and wheel garage sort it?
Thanks and yes I know it was stupid before you all have a pop at me
Driver101 said:
Shame the OP has removed the original post
He did, but unfortunately for him it had been quoted for posterity. Post 3 in the original thread.http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Interesting. So, either the OP has had two different crashes in quick succession, or he has had one crash.
That crash seems to be previously described as a bit of a loon around a roundabout in a Z4 hitting into a curb.
On this thread it is described as hitting a high curb, whilst of course he would never have ever thought about driving and only did so as his drink was spiked.
If the two incidents are indeed one, it would mean that after drinking wine and JD, he had a loon and crash on the roundabout and someone called the police.
When the police arrived and the OP refused the breath test, he got plonked in a cell.
Maybe the OP was removed because this whole thread is based upon absolute b
ks? Who knows.
That crash seems to be previously described as a bit of a loon around a roundabout in a Z4 hitting into a curb.
On this thread it is described as hitting a high curb, whilst of course he would never have ever thought about driving and only did so as his drink was spiked.
If the two incidents are indeed one, it would mean that after drinking wine and JD, he had a loon and crash on the roundabout and someone called the police.
When the police arrived and the OP refused the breath test, he got plonked in a cell.
Maybe the OP was removed because this whole thread is based upon absolute b
ks? Who knows.It'll have been removed, as he was hoping that he could use the thread as part of his defence. When it didn't go the way he wanted he'll have asked for it to be deleted. No idea why though. The prosecution case is already made. Charged with failure to provide.
CPS: Did you provide a sample?
OP: No
Mag: whacking big fine, long ban and potentially community service
CPS: Did you provide a sample?
OP: No
Mag: whacking big fine, long ban and potentially community service
Spangles said:
No harm having a bit of fun in a car park, although it was pretty crap with virtually no snow and revving it in neutral more than anything else. World of difference to smacking the front of your car into a kerb and needing a front wing whilst pissed though, that's not fun and pain should follow. Spangles said:
Oh dear...Please update us with the sentence OP!
LoonR1 said:
Spangles said:
No harm having a bit of fun in a car park, although it was pretty crap with virtually no snow and revving it in neutral more than anything else. World of difference to smacking the front of your car into a kerb and needing a front wing whilst pissed though, that's not fun and pain should follow. Megaflow said:
LoonR1 said:
Spangles said:
No harm having a bit of fun in a car park, although it was pretty crap with virtually no snow and revving it in neutral more than anything else. World of difference to smacking the front of your car into a kerb and needing a front wing whilst pissed though, that's not fun and pain should follow. I have no idea if the OP is telling the truth or not, but I have one experience of being with someone who's drink was spiked.
It was a few years ago in Bournemouth, & my female friend & I were going to see a singer she liked & knew. Neither of us had consumed much alcohol, maybe 4 drinks each, & as we left the venue we were both sober & walked normally the 50 or so yards to the bus stop. Halfway home she started leaning on me & slurring here words, then as we reached our stop she could barely get off the bus even holding onto me, & despite me living less than 200 yards from the bus stop it took me over an hour to get her home. She was like a rag doll, like she had no bones in her body, & was incapable of speech or any co-ordination of any kind. She fell down countless times, pulling me down with her most times, & actually slept on the floor next to the front door!
In the morning she could remember everything that happened right up to leaving the venue, but had no idea how we got home & the state she was in.
We had drunk socially together many times, & I had never seen he in that state even after many more drinks. We are both convinced her drink was spiked, we even think we know who did it & why, but I would say that based on this experience that it is hard to believe the OP could get in his car, let alone drive it.
It was a few years ago in Bournemouth, & my female friend & I were going to see a singer she liked & knew. Neither of us had consumed much alcohol, maybe 4 drinks each, & as we left the venue we were both sober & walked normally the 50 or so yards to the bus stop. Halfway home she started leaning on me & slurring here words, then as we reached our stop she could barely get off the bus even holding onto me, & despite me living less than 200 yards from the bus stop it took me over an hour to get her home. She was like a rag doll, like she had no bones in her body, & was incapable of speech or any co-ordination of any kind. She fell down countless times, pulling me down with her most times, & actually slept on the floor next to the front door!
In the morning she could remember everything that happened right up to leaving the venue, but had no idea how we got home & the state she was in.
We had drunk socially together many times, & I had never seen he in that state even after many more drinks. We are both convinced her drink was spiked, we even think we know who did it & why, but I would say that based on this experience that it is hard to believe the OP could get in his car, let alone drive it.
Speedracer329 said:
I have no idea if the OP is telling the truth or not, but I have one experience of being with someone who's drink was spiked.
It was a few years ago in Bournemouth, & my female friend & I were going to see a singer she liked & knew. Neither of us had consumed much alcohol, maybe 4 drinks each, & as we left the venue we were both sober & walked normally the 50 or so yards to the bus stop. Halfway home she started leaning on me & slurring here words, then as we reached our stop she could barely get off the bus even holding onto me, & despite me living less than 200 yards from the bus stop it took me over an hour to get her home. She was like a rag doll, like she had no bones in her body, & was incapable of speech or any co-ordination of any kind. She fell down countless times, pulling me down with her most times, & actually slept on the floor next to the front door!
In the morning she could remember everything that happened right up to leaving the venue, but had no idea how we got home & the state she was in.
We had drunk socially together many times, & I had never seen he in that state even after many more drinks. We are both convinced her drink was spiked, we even think we know who did it & why, but I would say that based on this experience that it is hard to believe the OP could get in his car, let alone drive it.
Very scary story, the girl should be very lucky she had you there to look after her!It was a few years ago in Bournemouth, & my female friend & I were going to see a singer she liked & knew. Neither of us had consumed much alcohol, maybe 4 drinks each, & as we left the venue we were both sober & walked normally the 50 or so yards to the bus stop. Halfway home she started leaning on me & slurring here words, then as we reached our stop she could barely get off the bus even holding onto me, & despite me living less than 200 yards from the bus stop it took me over an hour to get her home. She was like a rag doll, like she had no bones in her body, & was incapable of speech or any co-ordination of any kind. She fell down countless times, pulling me down with her most times, & actually slept on the floor next to the front door!
In the morning she could remember everything that happened right up to leaving the venue, but had no idea how we got home & the state she was in.
We had drunk socially together many times, & I had never seen he in that state even after many more drinks. We are both convinced her drink was spiked, we even think we know who did it & why, but I would say that based on this experience that it is hard to believe the OP could get in his car, let alone drive it.
Different drugs can be used I believe and everyone will react differently to them also depending on how many drinks they have too.
As for the OPs story, it stinks really.
Like many others, I just cannot believe the story. I know that Doctors won't test for every drug out there but the chances of any controlled substance having completely left the body in the timescale between spiking and blood test are surely slim to nil.
I am jumping to a conclusion here but I think he just fked up and is desperate to not admit it. Wouldn't be the first person to believe they aren't responsible for their own actions.
I have a friend who had a bit of an alcohol problem mixed with depression. He used to get moody after a few drinks and then go for a drive. A few times he tried it when we I was there and we came to blows in order for me to get his keys off him. He became quite violent and, I'm ashamed to admit it but, I actually beat him pretty bad one day as it was the only way to stop him driving. He was fighting like a man possessed to get out to his car but I knew if he went out he would kill himself or, worse, an innocent party. Each time he sobered up and would still refuse to admit that he was drunk and would genuinely believe he would have been fine to drive.
Then, 18 months ago a very close mutual friend died. We drank a lot at the wake (the deceased friend was a Yorkshireman after all, it's what he would have wanted). By midnight my friend was properly legless, he couldn't stay on his feet unsupported. We were staying in local accomodation and he woke up at 6 am the next morning and jumped in his powerful RWD car to start the 120 mile drive to get to work on time. No one knew he was doing that until we got up and he was gone. Someone contacted the Police and Obs were put out for his car. He stuffed it. How he got out of that crash alive is beyond me. He lost it on a country road and flipped a number of times before hitting a tree. Having seen the car it is a true miracle that he survived. Naturally, he refused to admit that he had still been pissed (I didn't see him until a couple of days afterwards) and he managed to get the car recovered and away before the Police fund his crash and he never reported it. He blamed it on a mysterious white van which veered onto his side of the road and caused him to swerve and crash, though they never made contact. Total bks of course.
Finally, a few months later, he went in a drunken strop again and stormed out to his car. No one was able to stop him and he made it 400 yards before wiping out a telegraph pole with his new car. This time he saw sense and just sat on the bonnet of his car waiting for the Police to arrive. He got a 16 month ban and a massive fine. Lost his job aswell. He seems to be recovering nicely and has pretty much stopped drinking and has a grip on the depression. But he still, to this day, insists that he wasn't too drunk to drive the morning after the funeral.
Long winded I know, but I thought the denial aspect of the story was particularly relevant to this thread.
I am jumping to a conclusion here but I think he just f
ked up and is desperate to not admit it. Wouldn't be the first person to believe they aren't responsible for their own actions.I have a friend who had a bit of an alcohol problem mixed with depression. He used to get moody after a few drinks and then go for a drive. A few times he tried it when we I was there and we came to blows in order for me to get his keys off him. He became quite violent and, I'm ashamed to admit it but, I actually beat him pretty bad one day as it was the only way to stop him driving. He was fighting like a man possessed to get out to his car but I knew if he went out he would kill himself or, worse, an innocent party. Each time he sobered up and would still refuse to admit that he was drunk and would genuinely believe he would have been fine to drive.
Then, 18 months ago a very close mutual friend died. We drank a lot at the wake (the deceased friend was a Yorkshireman after all, it's what he would have wanted). By midnight my friend was properly legless, he couldn't stay on his feet unsupported. We were staying in local accomodation and he woke up at 6 am the next morning and jumped in his powerful RWD car to start the 120 mile drive to get to work on time. No one knew he was doing that until we got up and he was gone. Someone contacted the Police and Obs were put out for his car. He stuffed it. How he got out of that crash alive is beyond me. He lost it on a country road and flipped a number of times before hitting a tree. Having seen the car it is a true miracle that he survived. Naturally, he refused to admit that he had still been pissed (I didn't see him until a couple of days afterwards) and he managed to get the car recovered and away before the Police fund his crash and he never reported it. He blamed it on a mysterious white van which veered onto his side of the road and caused him to swerve and crash, though they never made contact. Total b
ks of course.Finally, a few months later, he went in a drunken strop again and stormed out to his car. No one was able to stop him and he made it 400 yards before wiping out a telegraph pole with his new car. This time he saw sense and just sat on the bonnet of his car waiting for the Police to arrive. He got a 16 month ban and a massive fine. Lost his job aswell. He seems to be recovering nicely and has pretty much stopped drinking and has a grip on the depression. But he still, to this day, insists that he wasn't too drunk to drive the morning after the funeral.
Long winded I know, but I thought the denial aspect of the story was particularly relevant to this thread.
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