Man Drags Himself To Safety 3 Days After Car Wreck

[matcom]

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After three days of yelling for help at cars passing far above him, 19-year-old Christopher Bennett knew he wouldn't survive unless he got back to the road.

His body was bruised and swollen, and he was cold after sitting through torrential rains and strong winds. He had taken cover under his car, which lay smashed near the bottom of a steep ravine along Ky. 1694 in Oldham County.

On Sunday, he started to crawl, propelling himself mostly with his arms. He said he writhed in pain from a hip dislocated when he veered off the road at 2 a.m. last Thursday during a downpour to avoid a car that had crossed the center line.

He said it felt as though his hip had been shattered. But after several hours of pulling himself on his stomach through the mud along Harrods Creek, Bennett came to a slope less steep than the one he had tumbled down. He climbed back to Ky. 1694.

Sitting on a rock near the road, he waved his arms. But two drivers passed by.

http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/06/03ky/A1-rescue0603-9813.html

[GOPisEvil]

1. Wow...it's always a good idea to let someone know where you are.

That habit of just disappearing for a few days without contacting anyone could have been deadly for this guy.

I'm glad he's going to be OK though.

[Don_G]

2. It Was On My Local News

The police think he was deliberately run off the road and are checking those leads now.

He is very lucky. That area sustained heavy damage and flooding during the storms we had here.

[ps1074]

3. scary

Sitting on a rock near the road, he waved his arms. But two drivers passed by.

The guy must have looked like sh*t... obviously needing help and yet 2 drivers passed by. <sigh>

[underpants]

4. That's one tough guy-He fell DOWN 160 feet?

16 stories? Did I read that right?

[Don_G]

5. I Know The Area

It's not straight up-and-down but pretty steep with a lot of small trees growing on the embankment.

Its also a highway to a well-heeled "Reganville" area so the Rethugs in their SUV's aren't about to help a guy sitting by the side of the road in his underwear.

[underpants]

6. Hey Bessie come and look at this Slacker

Damn Bob you should told me sooner I could have hit him with the RV door.