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mattzj98
June 15th, 2014, 08:52 AM
This was no fun by any means, the buggy is equipped with safety nets, 5 point harnesses, and comes with air conditioned helmets... now if only yhose were used..

Hypoid
June 15th, 2014, 08:58 AM
Preach it, brother!!!!!!! :thumb:

mattzj98
June 15th, 2014, 12:39 PM
Amazing how quickly people get put back together at a hospital.. just over 24 hrs from fractured skull and brain damage /brain surgery and istalling a titanium plate, to being released from hospital and able to talk and function somewhat..

Chris
June 15th, 2014, 01:46 PM
Amazing how quickly people get put back together at a hospital.. just over 24 hrs from fractured skull and brain damage /brain surgery and istalling a titanium plate, to being released from hospital and able to talk and function somewhat..

Maybe I'm dim but were you driving Matt? Good to hear modern medicine comes through!

ILuvtheMountains
June 15th, 2014, 02:07 PM
What are we looking at in the first pic? Is that blood and mud inside the buggy?

mattzj98
June 15th, 2014, 02:39 PM
Yes sir, mud and blood. It was my co driver and best friend

mattzj98
June 15th, 2014, 02:39 PM
Actually, its all blood and grass

Chris
June 15th, 2014, 02:41 PM
Yes sir, mud and blood. It was my co driver and best friend

Give him our best Matt, sounds like he'll be okay but may take a while.

javaman34
June 15th, 2014, 02:47 PM
Wow. It is going to be a long road back. Will keep him in our prayers for a full recovery.

Brad
June 15th, 2014, 07:58 PM
Crazy Matt. Glad he is still among us.

mattzj98
June 15th, 2014, 08:57 PM
I definitely am too, when I pulled him out of the buggy it was on fire, and he was not conscious. I checked for pulse to make sure he's alive, and then concentrated on shutting off fuel line which was leaking fuel all over the exhaust. He finally opened his eyes as I was carrying him over to the truck

gm4x4lover
June 15th, 2014, 09:32 PM
It seems like every year we lose someone else to a silly mistake while not wearing seat belts or harnesses. I am glad to hear he will be ok.

Shane
June 15th, 2014, 09:55 PM
WOW!!!!! Glad to to he is ok. Hope that he has a speedy recovery!

alexb
June 16th, 2014, 08:23 AM
Wow! Definitely praying for a speedy recovery.

The StRanger
June 16th, 2014, 08:47 AM
You guys will be in our prayers...

glacierpaul
June 16th, 2014, 11:56 AM
Thanks for the post Matt. Speedy recovery to your friend, heck you too. Great job getting your friend out and handling the situation :thumb:

Fatboris
June 17th, 2014, 05:19 AM
Glad he's going to be OK. That first pic is just downright creepy.
I work in the oilfield and one thing I've always said is there's a hundred things out there today that can kill us. If we can eliminate one or two by doing something simple like wearing a hard hat or safety glasses and we don't? Well shame on us. Same thing on the road or the trail.

Java
June 17th, 2014, 06:59 AM
That's awful, hope he makes a full recovery. I think he's overpaid for that lesson already, poor guy.

94ToyBear
June 17th, 2014, 07:34 AM
How did this roll over happend ?

Shadowmaker
June 18th, 2014, 05:08 AM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Jim
December 12th, 2014, 12:23 AM
Hey Matt,

It has been a few months - how is your friend doing? Any long term issues?

(hope he's well)