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![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Emergency Response Deux
More emergency vehicles, a passing motorist, and my blurry car in the corner.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5138-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/204613088313b79ff461o/449301289_Lxmjx-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Emergency Response Deux
More emergency vehicles, a passing motorist, and my blurry car in the corner.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5138-new)")
![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: The Other Guy's Vehicle
The truck that hit me from behind. This vehicle spun out, went over the guardrail, and actually flipped. I'm stunned everybody walked away from it. The passenger reported that when it came to rest, everybody was dangling from their seatbelts. Scary!
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5136-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/20469204889986f30d28o/449301284_pFdL8-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: The Other Guy's Vehicle
The truck that hit me from behind. This vehicle spun out, went over the guardrail, and actually flipped. I'm stunned everybody walked away from it. The passenger reported that when it came to rest, everybody was dangling from their seatbelts. Scary!
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5136-new)")
![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Flipped out Truck
Another view of the truck that nailed my car.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5135-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/20461273635030698f92o/449301293_HbWVg-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Flipped out Truck
Another view of the truck that nailed my car.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5135-new)")
![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Emergency Response
A view of some of the emergency vehicles who came to our aid.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5133-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/2046916764441c203b7ao/449301291_UvSha-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Emergency Response
A view of some of the emergency vehicles who came to our aid.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5133-new)")
![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Hit From Behind
My smashed up rear-end
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5131-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/20469162409dd68fc734o/449301307_gNQ4H-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Hit From Behind
My smashed up rear-end
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5131-new)")
![Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Smashtail Flash
Another view of my destroyed rear-end.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5128-new)](http://gallery.tatumweb.com/Other/Other/2046123333711ca75b5ao/449301295_7r3yR-Ti.jpg "Rich Tatum > Accident in Kentucky: Smashtail Flash
Another view of my destroyed rear-end.
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On my way to my new job, driving from Illinois to Tennessee, I was minding my own business on Highway 65 a bit south of Louisville. I was going about 65 miles per hour (I'd seen a lot of deer lying by the highway, so I was going about five miles below the speed limit) when I suddently heard a braking sound behind me, lights flashed in my rearview mirror, I heard a great "bang!" and suddenly my world started spinning. As my car spun around 180 degrees, I saw a truck in my windshield literally off the road, headlights askew. Another 180 degrees and I saw the highway in front of me, and I'm trying to regain control Another 180 degrees and I saw the truck behind me vanish over the guardrail on the south-bound side of the highway. Finally, I saw road again, and thinking only of not getting hit by other traffic, I finally managed to control my car and I pulled onto the grass media. Shut the motor down (it was still running!) moved my limbs and head to make sure I wasn't injured, and gathered my wits. I finally found my flashlight on the floor of the car, unbuckled and headed out across the highway to check on the truck that had disappeared over the roadside. I worred that I'd find something really horrible.
I can't really describe the relief I felt when I got to the truck and found two people climbing out, dazed, but whole. Everybody had seatbelts on, and nobody was injured.
Thank God!
The police report exonerated me.
I managed to make it to Nashville the next day when the Executive Pastor drove up to bring me in.
What a ride. Any accident you can walk away from is a good one. This was a good accident.
(2007-10-20-accident-5128-new)")
Air ;^* (Kiss)
Just prior to lighting up the candles on AJ's birthday cake at his seventh birthday party, his aunt Kerrin struck a pose. I obliged by striking the shutter release.
Looks like she'd be right at home in a smoky Paris café.
For this shot, I post-processed it to separate Kerrin from the kitchen background so I could blur it and desaturate it a bit more. I like how it came out.
(2008-02-25-7-yrs-kerrin-5756-new)
Just prior to lighting up the candles on AJ's birthday cake at his seventh birthday party, his aunt Kerrin struck a pose. I obliged by striking the shutter release.
Looks like she'd be right at home in a smoky Paris café.
For this shot, I post-processed it to separate Kerrin from the kitchen background so I could blur it and desaturate it a bit more. I like how it came out.
(2008-02-25-7-yrs-kerrin-5756-new)
Air ;^* (Kiss)
Just prior to lighting up the candles on AJ's birthday cake at his seventh birthday party, his aunt Kerrin struck a pose. I obliged by striking the shutter release.
Looks like she'd be right at home in a smoky Paris café.
For this shot, I post-processed it to separate Kerrin from the kitchen background so I could blur it and desaturate it a bit more. I like how it came out.
(2008-02-25-7-yrs-kerrin-5756-new)
Just prior to lighting up the candles on AJ's birthday cake at his seventh birthday party, his aunt Kerrin struck a pose. I obliged by striking the shutter release.
Looks like she'd be right at home in a smoky Paris café.
For this shot, I post-processed it to separate Kerrin from the kitchen background so I could blur it and desaturate it a bit more. I like how it came out.
(2008-02-25-7-yrs-kerrin-5756-new)
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