[Merged] N/S- Henry Ruggs car accident in Vegas (update from old thread)
I was rear ended on I55 a few years back. Driving a Ford Escape, at a dead stop because of roadwork, a carload of college aged girls hit me at about 75-80 in a VW of some sort. It picked my rear end up, spun me around and threw me in the median. My Escape looked much worse than that Toyota, but I had so many airbags deploy that it felt like I was surrounded by pillows. Seeing that image, I'm very glad mine didn't catch on fire, but I wasn't trapped inside either, I just undid my seatbelt and opened my door. I'm wondering why she was trapped? Are we positive she was conscious? Or maybe she was dazed until the fire reached her? It's just a terrible way to die, horrible.Ruggs rear ended the Toyota. If you look at the back of the Toyota there seems to be minimal damage to the rear end, so it seems she was probably moving at the time of the collision, which would explains why she didn't die from the impact.
Does it seem odd a car with this amount of damage should catch on fire? Maybe part of a possible defense? No, the crash didn't kill her, the fire did, and it was because so and so fault with the car so Ruggs isn't entirely at fault? (just making wild speculation about a possible defense)
