Corvette Accidents Archives - Page 45 of 45

July 23, 2013

[ACCIDENT] Drunk Driver Takes Out a Parked Corvette and Motorcycle in Idaho

You’d like to think that your Corvette and motorcycle are safe when they’re parked in your own driveway and garage, wouldn’t you?

But not always.

A black on black C4 convertible and a motorcycle unwittingly became the victims of a four-vehicle pileup in Moscow, Idaho last week.

Police believe a 24-year-old driving drunk instigated the chain-reaction crash that caused an estimated $25,000 in damage at 3 a.m. Thursday, July 18.

The chain of events began on Quail Run Drive when the man crashed his SUV into a pickup truck, causing it to strike the Corvette parked in a driveway across the street. The Corvette then rolled into the garage and damaged a motorcycle parked inside.

Neighbor Lianne Wappett told KLEW-TV that it was “just an unbelievable night.”

“We actually had the whole block was out here watching, and just couldn’t believe how much damage one person could cause,” Wappett said.

The driver walked away from the crash, but he was taken to Gritman Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries. No word on any charges he’s facing, but police are waiting on the results of a blood test to decide if he was drunk.

Source:
KLEW-TV

July 22, 2013

[VIDEO] C6 Corvette Caught in Arizonaâ€™s Flash Flood

[VIDEO] C6 Corvette Caught in Arizona's Flash Flood on Sunday

A thunderstorm hit the Phoenix, AZ area Sunday morning and dropped up to two inches of rain, causing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood alert. Unfortunately, that warning came too late for one driver who became a hapless passenger after his silver C6 Corvette was swept off the road and down a wash for more than 100 yards by raging flood waters.

ABC15.com reports the seventy year old owner was spotted near his vehicle after it was washed off the road. The man was rescued by the Phoenix Fire Department and no injuries were reported.

In this video from ABC15.com, you can see just how far the Corvette traveled before it came to rest against the side of a tree in the wash.

Damage to the Corvette appears to be extensive as the rear bumper cover is missing and the Corvette is resting in water that is higher than the wheels wells on the passenger side.

Source:
ABC15.com

July 16, 2013

[ACCIDENT] C5 Corvette Hits a Tree in New Jersey

Photo Credit: Stephen Canning

A medical helicopter was used to transport a West Milford, New Jersey Corvette driver to the hospital after he crashed his yellow 2003 coupe into a tree last Thursday morning.

Anthony Venturella, 57, was believed to be on his way to work at 5:42 a.m. when the one-car crash occurred on Route 23 South near the Kinnelon border.

Lt. John Matarese said Venturella was headed south on the highway when the car left the road and went into the median.

Venturella was left in serious condition after the accident and had to be extricated from the Corvette and taken to a landing zone at Kinnelon High School, where Hackensack Air 1 picked him up and carried him to Saint Josephâ€™s Trauma and Medical Center in Paterson.

The car suffered extensive damage, including the outer skin of the passenger door being ripped off and coming to rest a few feet from the vehicle.

Click here to view a larger picture of this Corvette accident.

West Milford police are hoping someone who witnessed the accident will come forward and tell what they saw to help explain why the accident occurred. Witnesses who were heading in either direction are asked to call the police at 973-728-2802.

The accident remains under investigation by the West Milford Police Crash Investigation Unit.

Source:
NorthJersey.com
Photo Credit: Stephen Canning

July 9, 2013

[PIC] Corvette Caught in Torontoâ€™s Flash Flood

[PIC] Corvette Caught in Tornonto's Flash Flood

After a major thunderstorm swept through Toronto on Monday afternoon and dumped the equivalent of one month’s worth of rain in four hours, reports of flash floods starting pouring in. We caught a tweet from @meltait who is a/the multimedia editor/video producer for the Winnipeg Free Press. She shared a pic of this yellow Corvette submerged under an overpass.

Even sadder than the Corvette under water is wondering if the person standing to the left of the car is the owner. We can only wonder what it would be like to be staring at your pride and enjoy as it sits submerged in the rising flood waters.

Wow. My friend Holly snapped this of submerged Corvette #stormTO Flash flooding hit the west-end & 427 real hard. pic.twitter.com/iNuxrwNOCL

— Melissa Tait (@meltait) July 8, 2013

Click here to view a larger picture of this Corvette.

Hopefully everything works out for all involved. And who knows, perhaps there is a new C7 in the owner’s future.

Source:
@meltait on Twitter