[ACCIDENT] Mechanical Failure Sends a C5 Corvette to the Woodshed

Photo Credit: Brian Hughes/News Bulletin

A red 1999 Corvette coupe suffered an apparent mechanical problem on Saturday morning and wound up in the woods in the Florida Panhandle town of Crestview.

“I love that car,” said a Crestview man who requested his name not be revealed. “It’s something I wish I didn’t have to be seeing.”

Unfortunately, the man did have to look at his Corvette, now with the bumper broken loose after the accident. He wasn’t sure how much damage the wreck caused.

He believes the control arm broke, leaving him with no way to steer the car. He and his little brother were in the Corvette when it suddenly veered off the road at a curve north of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce.

“I was trying to turn that way,” the driver explained, “and it went the other way.”

He said he won’t know for sure what caused the wreck until he can get under the car after putting it on a lift.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident, and both occupants were wearing their seatbelts. Speed apparently was not a factor in the mishap as the driver says he was only doing about 30 mph.

Source:
crestviewbulletin.com

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