My daughter was with me as we were driving a steady 68MPH down Loop 101 in Chandler, in the right lane, and at 5:41PM, my rearview mirror was filled with speeding car less than a half-second before impact. The other driver stopped with us, AZ DPS came, and a witness returned to the scene to tell us the other car had been weaving across lanes and came all the way over from the HOV lane to come in right behind us right before impact. So no wonder I had no opportunity to react. The other driver appeared to be okay otherwise. My back is a little sore but not too bad... we'll see how it feels in the next couple of days. My daughter says she feels okay but owing to her having a medical condition where impacts could lead to fatal consequences, we got her checked out by the ER and things look okay. Thank God.
I am immensely grateful that this happened in our Lucid. I don't think we would have fared as well in our other, lighter vehicles. The other vehicle was clearly unsafe to drive after the impact-- the hood flew up, the front of the car was hanging down, and multiple fluids were streaming out of it. The Lucid came away looking far better than I had expected. The trunk looks a little misaligned, the taillight is cracked and now says "UCID" (must be Christmas-- "Noel"?) but is functional, the bumper cover has a few cracks and the bumper itself took quite a hit, the trunk looks like it may be scuffed, and the back cover to the driver's seat popped off. That's all I could see on first inspection. It's possible there could be more-- but what's important is how well the vehicle protected its occupants. Excellent job, Lucid. I am grateful to all the people who built this car and to the brilliant engineers who designed it to take this kind of impact.
Assuming my daughter remains okay, I am grateful that we were there to take the hit. We may have saved someone else's life by taking this drunk driver off the road. He was arrested on the spot. I pray that he will learn from his experience.
I am immensely grateful that this happened in our Lucid. I don't think we would have fared as well in our other, lighter vehicles. The other vehicle was clearly unsafe to drive after the impact-- the hood flew up, the front of the car was hanging down, and multiple fluids were streaming out of it. The Lucid came away looking far better than I had expected. The trunk looks a little misaligned, the taillight is cracked and now says "UCID" (must be Christmas-- "Noel"?) but is functional, the bumper cover has a few cracks and the bumper itself took quite a hit, the trunk looks like it may be scuffed, and the back cover to the driver's seat popped off. That's all I could see on first inspection. It's possible there could be more-- but what's important is how well the vehicle protected its occupants. Excellent job, Lucid. I am grateful to all the people who built this car and to the brilliant engineers who designed it to take this kind of impact.
Assuming my daughter remains okay, I am grateful that we were there to take the hit. We may have saved someone else's life by taking this drunk driver off the road. He was arrested on the spot. I pray that he will learn from his experience.