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T-Bone Crash

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"When Bill Koch's all-female crew for the 1995 America's Cup took to the water off San Diego in the early days, the women got lots of attention, most of it unwanted. They reported hearing sneers from opponents, off-color remarks, and even threats of collision aimed at flustering them, aimed really at making a big male joke.

"That was not exactly the case when the Somerville duo of Parshall and Brady with three other crew members sailed onto a blustery course Saturday, only to get hammered in a T-bone crash by a Miami boat called 5000. Seems the helmsman forgot his right from left and just rammed into Mutant Blondz' quarter, poking a big hole at the rail."

“My partner, Flip, parks the ambulance and runs to an accident victim. The ambulance gathers speed slowly but is tooling right along by the time it T-bones a brand-new squad car. Parking the ambulance and putting it in park are separate issues.”

"There is the safety bit, too. The ragtop has six airbags, including side-curtain airbags, anti-skid control, traction control and anti-lock brakes. Standard. Two pop-up roll bars are designed to blast through the rear glass if you roll. The side airbags are a particularly nifty invention in that they inflate upward along the doors to protect passenger and driver in a T-bone crash. Volvo expects to earn a five-star U.S. government crash test rating when the regulators get around to it."

"Freeman Cappio, her husband and two young daughters live on Sixth Avenue West, a street that is almost entirely residential, close to Coe Elementary School, and within walking distance of stores and offices. That's why the family moved there in the first place.

"Last month a fatal 'T-bone' accident bearing shattering similarities to the one that killed Seattle police officer Joselito Barber happened right at the intersection where this mom and her friends often cross with kids in strollers. One car ended up on the sidewalk, which is common in this kind of crash. And it wasn't the first fatality at that corner where Freeman Cappio's research shows that speeding drivers, hilly elevations and bad visibility can produce deadly outcomes."

Also Known As (AKA)

Side Collision, T-Bone Accident, To T-Bone

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