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I saw crashed cars with missing wheels, drivetrains torn off, oil pans blown off, windshields shattered from airbags or occupants’
faces, and mangled fronts ends that smashed the horns into the on position. I saw seatbelts stressed so fast and hard in crashes
that the webbing literally melted a little from the instant sudden forced friction. After a while I got used to seeing crazy crashes
in broad daylight on dry pavement when driving conditions seemed perfectly safe. I also saw things stuck under cars, like garbage
cans, animals, and people. I dragged road kill off roads and I made road kill and I saw some road kill that was quite spectacularly
gross and unpleasant. I also saw more than few fried squirrels that fell from power lines or transformers.

I saw more than a few crashed cars with drugs and alcohol in them. I saw vehicles lose loads, lose brakes, and lose major
components like bumpers, wheels, and transmissions. I saw the results of vehicle tires that have come off while in motion and
went rolling and bouncing and violently flying into ditches and into cars. I saw smoking tires, tires on fire, bald tires, brakes on
fire, blown tires, and shredded tires on rims. I saw some tow-truck mishaps, too, which was always extra fun.

I saw accident victims in shock from medical or psychological trauma. I saw people hit by cars who were knocked out of their
shoes. I saw people who had been ejected out of crashed cars. Some actually were thrown “clear”; others, not so much. I never
saw a seat belted occupant ejected. I saw some people survive an initial accident but die later from injuries sustained; some
lasted days and some only minutes.