This is a really long post.
Well in my humble opinion and expertise in taking thousands of collision reports, my opinion is as follows..........But it is only given for fun, realizing it is actually IMPOSSIBLE to determine what really happened without seeing the car in person and if the truth were to be known, it is really impossible to determine what happened WITHOUT being at the scene of the collision.
That being said, let's look at this POOR Hummer.
First of all, there were two collisions. There was the collision with the earth or dirt or ditch or something like that that knocked the front end out from underneath this Hummer. (Rolling the vehicle wouldn't do it)
The second collision was right behind the left front headlight and was something similar to a telephone pole or concrete pole or something SOLID. Could've been another car, but it is very difficult to tell, maybe impossible to determine from a photograph. What ever this Hummer hit, DIDN'T MOVE MUCH if at all, providing it was an object. It is also consistent with a head on collision with another vehicle. If this had been an impact with another MOVING object, the damage would've been much similar, but in my opinion, would've had to have been a much smaller vehicle. Aside from the roof damage, the cockpit really held up fairly well, but the true facts of this collision will only clear up my conjecture. The POI (point of impact) is pushed in resembling a collision of some sort.
Secondly we would see paint transfer and other signs of another vehicle, which I don't see here, but then again this is a photograph. It is unknown which collision occurred first, but my guess is the collision with the OBJECT on the driver's side was probably first.
The other reason I believe this was an impact with a REALLY SOLID OBJECT, is that the collision caused the vehicle to roll. NEVER a good thing, but even the best vehicles can and will roll with a collision with a SOLID OBJECT.
Realizing I don't know where this collision occurred, but based on the plate, it appears to be Idaho. Out here (California) if the injuries were MINOR or FATAL, extraction would be through the passenger side of the vehicle with a driver's side impact like this one because of the ease of extraction. If this were a SERIOUS injury, then extraction of the driver would be through the driver's side to prevent moving the driver and causing more injury, using such things as the Jaws of Life and things like that.
My best guess is if you were wearing your seat belt, you probably survived this one. I say this because of the crumple zones; I see lots of headroom and believe the driver and the passenger probably survived, if they were strapped in.
That being said, here's what happened: Traveling at a decent rate of speed (50 MPH), Hummer hits an object, telephone pole or head-on with another vehicle. Vehicle continues on and veers off the road and hits a sharp incline or decline of dirt or rock with the front end, knocking the front-end out from under the vehicle. Now being unstable without a front-end, the vehicle continues on and rolls at least once coming to rest on the driver’s side or on its TWO remaining wheels. Driver and passenger were seat belted in and sustained only minor injuries and were extracted through the passenger side door, which was easily removed. Both are lucky and happy that this collision happened in a Hummer.
Maybe we can find out how this collision really happened and see how WRONG I REALLY was some time.
See ya
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