Project Desert Storm decomissioned indefinitely... by a bag of concrete

[chokudoriS13]

Fate has a cruel sense of humor. On my way back from a canyon run - a run I didn't really want to go on due to crappy front tires but went anyway - I hit this on the freeway at 75mph.



which was for some reason solidified (probably due to the moisture in the air). There were plenty of signs that this run was going to be problematic. A friend was pulled over on the way there, and a police cruiser was sitting at the bottom of the canyon... Alas, I followed through...

The damage so far (what's visible on the side of a freeway with a flashlight):

-destroyed oil pan and oil pump
-bent sway bar
-bent A-arms (possibly front subframe)
-bent rim
-blown tire (falken azenis)
-engine could be fried due to the chunks possibly ingested

The CHP officer explained that if he was to write a report, it would go down as an at-fault accident and I would have a point on my license. I, of course, promptly declined the said report. He said he was sorry for my loss and hoped the damage was minimal. Then, he drove off, but not before telling me that I was lucky, since he recently had a couch-car incident the end result of which wasn't nearly as nice.

Anyone else ever hit anything silly on the road?


Poor Desert Storm
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