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![[ACCIDENT] A Dash Camera Captures the Scary Moment a C6 Corvette is Totaled in a Crash](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/01/012120_8-585x315.jpg)
A Corvette owner headed home after a day’s work was involved in a crash which totaled his red C6 Corvette and the whole thing was captured on video.
Mark Brumfield was on his way home from work on January 14th in Mesa, AZ., and the dashcam video opens as he pulls out onto a multi-lane road behind a white SUV.
![[ACCIDENT] Black C7 Corvette Crashes into Airport Fence in Burbank](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/01/011920_130-585x355.jpg)
Photo Credit: nbclosangeles.com
Johnny Carson always talked about “Beautiful Downtown Burbank.”
Perhaps the driver of this black C7 Corvette convertible was on his way to check out that city, immortalized by the legendary TV talk show host, for himself.
Unfortunately, the Stingray wound up on its passenger side after crashing through a fence along the western boundary of the Hollywood Burbank Airport about 9:45 p.m.
![[ACCIDENT] DUI Corvette Driver Knocks Out Power to 10,000 Customers in Sacramento](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/01/011320_33-540x360.jpg)
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Students at a Sacramento, California middle school got an unexpected break from class today, thanks to an alleged drunk driver in a Torch Red C7 Corvette coupe.
The driver crashed his Stingray into a utility pole about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, knocking out power for hours to thousands of customers in Sacramento County.
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![[ACCIDENT] C7 Corvette T-Boned in Florida By a Chevy Malibu](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/12/121319_2-543x360.jpg)
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The driver of this white C7 Corvette coupe had to be extricated from his car after being involved in a T-bone crash with a Chevy Malibu this week.
The Stingray suffered major damage to the passenger side, with photos from the scene showing the door and fender panels removed, the airbags deployed, and the windshield smashed.
![[ACCIDENT] Phoenix Man Says Driving Through Spilled Cooking Grease Ruined His 2017 Corvette](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/12/121219_2-585x317.jpg)
A Phoenix man says his 2017 Arctic White Corvette coupe stinks.
Literally!
Troy Tangeman was driving home after a late night of working on Friday when he noticed what he thought was dirt on the road at Seventh and Southern avenues in Phoenix.
Only it wasn’t dirt.
It turned out to be used cooking grease that covered about a quarter of a mile of the road some 3 inches deep.
![[ACCIDENT] Police Arrest Father and Son for Drag Racing and Crashing in the Lincoln Tunnel](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/11/112619_9b-585x360.jpg)
We’ve heard of father-son bonding over Corvettes, but this video takes it to a whole new level.
In fact, apparently even a criminal level.
Port Authority police this week arrested a New Jersey man and his son for causing an accident as they drag raced through the North Tube of Lincoln Tunnel back in February.
![[VIDEO] Wrecked 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible Spotted Behind the Corvette Assembly Plant](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/11/111619_11-585x326.jpg)
No sooner do I post a new video from Bryon at Drive 615 with his tracking down a Torch Red 2020 Corvette Stingray in Nashville at the CMA Awards when along comes another video from the YouTuber who captured a surprising find at the Corvette Assembly Plant.
Byron traveled to Bowling Green today in hopes of catching a glimpse of a 2020 Corvette, especially one in Accelerate Yellow if possible, but instead he came up with a wrecked 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible wearing full camo that he discovered parked behind the Corvette Assembly Plant.
![[ACCIDENT] Black 2020 Corvette Stingray Stuck on Snow-Covered Highway](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/11/111219_9-534x360.jpg)
Photo Credit: Corey Vela / Facebook
Nothing worse than putting the company car into a snowbank on a cold winter’s fall day.
We are trying to decide if this 2020 Corvette Stingray is equipped with the Z51 package, which as you know, is outfitted with the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires and not the all-season Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season 4’s that come standard on all non-Z51 Corvettes.
![[ACCIDENT] Scary Moment for a 2019 Corvette ZR1 as it Nearly Falls from a Transporter](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2019/11/111219_3-480x360.jpg)
Photo Credit: Greg Hunter / Facebook
We came across these photos on Facebook and we can tell you that it appears that all ended well for this 2019 Corvette ZR1 that nearly took a tumble off the motorized lift of an auto transporter.
Talk about needed some roadside assistance… and a new pair of shorts!