Af member in serious accident

I know thare are many people on this forum who find him abrasive and callous, but he is a great friend of mine, so I thought I would pass along this news.

My friend Jeff Hatter, known here on AF as gladhatter was in a serious automotive accident on the 24th of December. A delivery truck made an illegal U-turn directly in front of him and he hit it dead on at about 40 mph. His Nissan Silvia is totalled and he is currently in the hospital ICU, but is expected to make a complete recovery. They had to use the Jaws of Life to extract him from the vehicle, and he suffered a collapsed lung.

Please, everone, be careful out there. If you have the time, say a quick prayer for him and his family, as he just flew them all to Japan to visit for the holidays. Regardless of your political inclinations or personal beliefs, this is a good man and I wish him a speedy and complete recovery.

matada

Wow dude I'm sorry. I hope he recovers fast!

Oh man.. that is damned scary, about a month ago almost that same exact situation happened to me. A U-Haul truck was making an illegal U-Turn (because it's next to impossible to see oncoming traffic) and I was going around 55 MPH in a 50, and we came damned close to colliding. If he had turned a half a second later, and I hadn't have applied full brake pressure, I almost certainly would be in the same state or worse than Mr. Hatter.

My heart goes out to him, his family, and to his full recovery

I'll pray for him.

I was in a car crash a few weeks back, but luckily not a serious one. I send my prayers to him to get better now.

I hope he recovers quickly. :sadwavey:

I will pray for gladhatter for a speedy recovery.

Damn, sorry to hear that. I hope the Hatter pulls through all the way and makes a full recovery! What a shitty christmas for him, damn...

I can't even fathom how much that sucks. Get well soon glad and be safe everybody!

Shit!

Mark, buy Jeff a beer for me when he gets out.

He and his family are in my prayers.

My prayers are with him and his faimly.

best wishes to Jeff for a speedy recovery.Hope the clown that put him in hospital is held fully accountable.

Sorry to hear about this indeed!



I'm relieved to hear that he's expected to recover fully though.

best wishes to Jeff for a speedy recovery.Hope the clown that put him in hospital is held fully accountable.

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Hope he's better soon, for his and his family's sake.

Plus, the political forums have dulled up without him. :(

I'm late, but I wish a speedy recovery for him!!! He's in my thoughts.

Ditto. Full/fast recovery.

I'll pray for his quick recovery!!:(

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I'm sorry Mark, best of luck to your friend in his recovery.

:( Sucks when that happens. Especially to those associated with the AF community.

he and his family are in my prayers, may he have a quick recovery.

Good luck to ya Jeff. How all goes well for him and his family. Thanks for letting us know matada and please keep us updated on how he is doing.

He's getting prayers from me too. Godspeed on the recovery, gladhatter....godspeed:)

Thank you for all the kind thoughts and best wishes gang. I will share more info later. I amd still pretty stiff and sore. I sure screwed up the family Christmas plans, but we are all glad it wasn't much worse. We had discussed going to Phuket for the holidays....again...thanks loads.

We had discussed going to Phuket for the holidays.....
! Phuket, Thailand??

You really dodged a bullet

hey hey, welcome back Jeff!

Yeah, in a twisted way it's a good thing you didn't go to Phuket :/

Glad to see you're on your feet again.

meh, 'twas just a flesh wound......

Welcome Back!! Glad to see that your alright. Focus on getting your strength back, you'll need it, so when you go after that truck company, or the driver, you will be up for the long fight, to get a brand new car, medical bills all paid, and maybe a new house! :)

Its good to hear that you're going to pull through this just fine. I imagine that the family got quite the scare out of this too. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Good to have you back. I know I've been a real dick to you at times, but I'm glad your ok.

Glad to see your okay. Someone buy him a beer(making sure he don't drive after).

Damn, I some how missed this thread, Glad you are okay. Hope you are feeling better.

TS out

Glad to hear you made it through alright man, take it easy for a while! :D

Pity the fool who makes an illegal turn in front of the Hatter.He'll probably nag the offender to death!

Thank you for all the kind thoughts and best wishes gang. I will share more info later. I amd still pretty stiff and sore. I sure screwed up the family Christmas plans, but we are all glad it wasn't much worse. We had discussed going to Phuket for the holidays....again...thanks loads.
Just when you thought it was safe to open up the Politics forum.......







Just kidding man, good to see you back (and you didn't go to Phuket!)

Accidents suck, hope he is doing better, prayers are definately with him

Glad your doing fine and made it out alive. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Glad you made it out ok. Now since you probably need a new car, this is the perfect time to upgrade to a GT-R!

Glad you made it out ok. Now since you probably need a new car, this is the perfect time to upgrade to a GT-R!GT-R!!! http://santafemods.com/images/Smileys/AFPics/2pfft.gif Get a Hyundai. http://santafemods.com/images/Smileys/devilsmokin.gif

Back On Topic,
it was mentioned that you have a collapse lung. I guess that hurts. Is that repairable?

TS out

Back On Topic,
it was mentioned that you have a collapse lung. I guess that hurts. Is that repairable?

TS out

from experience...it hurts for a while but it's quite repairable...It's happened to me twice now I think...hurts like a bitch but they reinflate it and get you back to normal and your set...after a bit of rehab that is.

Glad to see you're back and get better soon! I know what it's like to be laid up for a while but it gets better in the end!

Best of luck with your recovery Jeff

I'm late but still not to late to wish a full 300 mph recovery to him....

Accidents suck.... more when your cauth off guard :(

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Yes...it WAS a Silvia.

oh man, that's shit house, how's he doing?

Holy shit, what a mess. Lucky to still be alive.

I reckon it'll buff out.


What happened to the drivers door? Jaws of life?

Looks a lot like my workmate's car after a head on smash, but he didn't even have any cuts or bruises from it...

oh man, that's shit house, how's he doing?

Well,considering he posted the pictures, I'd say he's recovering nicely .A little too nicely, tell Acme Hitmen that I expected more for my money.

What happened to the drivers door? Jaws of life?...
Yeah...after about 45 minutes they got there with the JoL and finally got me out.

That is all custom JDM work to the front though....all aftermarket mods.

I have been in a few fender-benders over the years but never ANYTHING like this.

No more for me, thanks. I have a new found respect for serious defensive driving.