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[ACCIDENT] Two People Ejected From a C6 Corvette in Rollover Crash

[ACCIDENT] Two People Ejected from a C6 Corvette in Rollover Crash

Photo Credit: Fayetteville Observer/Monica Vendituoli Two passengers in a red C6 Corvette escaped serious injury Monday after their speeding car flipped over on a North Carolina road. The Fayetteville Observer reports that the Corvette ended up on its top in a ditch after a collision with a black car on Stoney Point Road in Fayetteville, N.C. about 5 p.m. Fayetteville Polilce Sgt. Richard Mulcahy said witnesses reported that the Corvette was speeding behind a line

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[ACCIDENT] C3 Corvette Catches Fire in Florida

[ACCIDENT] C3 Corvette Catches Fire in Florida

Photo Credit: Brevard County Fire Rescue A heavily modded C3 Corvette is a real mess after catching on fire Saturday morning in West Melbourne, Fla. The once-sharp-looking silver Corvette, which had been modified with side skirts, a large rear spoiler, black window louvers, caught fire for unknown reasons on U.S. 192. Brevard County Fire Rescue from Station 82 on Pine Street in West Melbourne answered the call and managed to save the rear part of

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[ACCIDENT] Corvette Crash Shuts Down I-95 in South Florida

[ACCIDENT] Corvette Crash Shuts Down I-95 in South Florida

A red C4 Corvette coupe now looks like a convertible after crashing into a truck Tuesday afternoon in Boca Raton, Fla. The driver of the Corvette, Wordie Whidden, told a reporter for the Sun Sentinel that he was taking a woman to the airport when his car hydroplaned, spun out of control, and became pinned underneath a truck on I-95, causing the southbound lanes of the interstate off Yamato Road to close for an hour.

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[ACCIDENT] High Winds Bring a Tree Down on a C5 Corvette

[ACCIDENT] High Winds Brings a Tree Down on a C5 Corvette

Photo Credit: oregonlive.com A “compact” Corvette, in this case. High winds blasted western Washington County, Ore., on Monday, with the National Weather Service reporting a top gust of 55 mph at 12:45 p.m. in northwest Forest Grove. That’s where this C5 Corvette had the misfortune of being parked on Valley Crest Way when the storm struck. The huge tree that fell in the front yard basically crushed the entire car, turning it into a rolling

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[ACCIDENT] Classic Corvette Damaged in Fatal 5th-Wheel Trailer Crash

[ACCIDENT] Classic Corvette Damaged in Fatal 5-Wheel Trailer Crash

Photo Credit: arkansas911news.com Despite having no one behind the wheel, a classic Corvette still managed to be involved in a deadly crash in Arkansas on Friday morning. What appears to be a 1956 or 1957 Corvette (white with red coves) was being hauled westbound on I-30 in an enclosed trailer behind a 2015 Ford pickup when the truck left the right side of the roadway and ran into a tree. The impact with the tree

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[ACCIDENT] C4 Corvette Owner Survives Crash with DUI Driver That Should Have Killed Him

[ACCIDENT] C4 Corvette Owner Survives Crash with DUI Driver That Should Have Killed Him

It seems lately we’ve been writing a lot of stories about Corvette drivers being killed in their cars. Today, we have a story with a much happier ending. The Winnipeg Sun relates the tale of a driver of a 1996 Corvette who is lucky to be alive after being clipped by a 48-year-old drunk driver. Eric Bueckert was on the way to see his girlfriend on Halloween afternoon when he noticed a fast-approaching car in

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[ACCIDENT] 1979 Corvette Catches Fire and Burns UK Basketball Tickets

[ACCIDENT] 1979 Corvette Catches Fire and Burns UK Basketball Tickets

A Lexington man is probably pretty broken up after his 1979 Corvette caught on fire Saturday. But that’s not the worst of it as he was going to the University of Kentucky basketball game that afternoon and the tickets were in the car when the blaze started. Lex18.com says the Corvette owner had started his car inside the garage to go to the basketball game when the fire started. He was able to get out

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[ACCIDENT] Street Racing Leads to Death of San Antonio Corvette Driver

[ACCIDENT] Street Racing Leads to Death of San Antonio Corvette Driver

Photo Credit: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News Another case of street racing has turned deadly for a Corvette driver. This time, it happened this morning on the North Side of San Antonio, Texas. Police say the Corvette driver, in his late 20s to early 30s, stopped at a traffic signal next to an unidentified four-door vehicle in the 18200 block of Bulverde Road at approximately 7 a.m. The light turned green, and both drivers revved

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[ACCIDENT] Corvette Smashes into Rear of a Semi Trailer

Corvette Smashes into Rear of a Semi Trailer

Photo Credit: salemnews.com The driver of a black C5 Corvette convertible had to be extricated from his vehicle and transported to a hospital Thursday afternoon after his car smashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. The accident shut down the southbound side of Route 128 in Beverly, Mass., for about 30 minutes. Police and firefighters answered the call about 4:30 p.m. Another vehicle, a white Honda Accord belonging to a local driving school, was also

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[VIDEO] C5 Corvette Z06 Catches on Fire while Running Puerto Rico Half Mile Event

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With flames shooting out in all directions, the driver of this C5 Corvette Z06 keeps on moving for a few seconds before finally coming to a stop during the 2015 Puerto Rico Half Mile Event a few days ago. He climbs out, runs around for a few seconds, and then basically has to see his Corvette disappear rather quickly as the body and interior are consumed by the blaze. It doesn’t take long for several

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