The Crash

クラッシュ / Austin, TX

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Before

その前に
The Bronco
The finished build — a 1968 Ford Bronco, fully restored. Glacier Gray, white hardtop, BFGoodrich All-Terrains.
In the shop
Pickup day at the shop — the Bronco sitting exactly as built, waiting to go home for the first time.
Pickup day
Standing in front of it for the first time.
At the shop
With the builder — handing over the keys.
Front on in the shop
Face on — the chrome grille, the round headlights, the stance.
Gulf Coast drive
The drive home along the Gulf Coast — white sand dunes, open sky, new truck.
Beach road
Navarre Beach. The Bronco looked like it belonged here.
Wide sky shot
The Panhandle sky doing the heavy lifting.
Mirror selfie
Shooting the mirror on the way down the coast.
Mirror reflection
The road behind.

The Scene

現場
The scene
Fire Engine 42 and Austin-Travis County EMS arrive at the intersection as the sedan sits in the flooded drainage canal below.
First responders at the canal
First responders work the bank of the canal as police secure the scene above.
Wide shot of intersection
The full intersection locked down — EMS, fire, and police units spread across both directions.
Both fire trucks
Two fire units flank the scene as crews assess the vehicle in the water.
Intersection overview
Looking back across the intersection — cones, cruisers, the Bronco still in the road.

The Other Car

相手の車
Sedan in the canal
The sedan came to rest in the drainage canal, hood crushed, water rising around it.
Long shot down the canal
Looking down the length of the canal — the car had traveled some distance before stopping.
Car from across the canal
The full extent of the damage visible from the opposite bank.
Shattered windshield glass
A panel of windshield glass landed in the grass — still intact as one piece, somehow.
Recovery begins
Recovery operations begin — a tow crane positions above the canal bank.
Tow truck at the canal
The sedan being lifted out of the canal by recovery crew.
Car in canal from far side
A final look at the car before extraction — doors open, completely destroyed.

The Bronco

ブロンコ
Bronco front damage
The front fender took the hit — bent but not broken. The Bronco held its ground.
Bronco front close
Closer inspection of the impact zone — the chrome bumper survived mostly intact.
Bronco profile
The Bronco's profile — lifted, composed, like it barely noticed.
Bronco door open
Door open, waiting. The interior survived without a scratch.
Bronco rear quarter
Rear quarter panel — untouched. The back half didn't know there'd been a crash.

Aftermath

その後
AFD Ladder 42 and Bronco
Austin Fire Department Ladder 42 alongside the Bronco — the intersection still blocked off.
Cleanup crew
Cleanup crew moves in, orange markers still dotting the road.
Southside Towing hooks up
Southside Towing hooks up the Bronco.
Bronco lifted
Front wheels off the ground — the tow begins.
Bronco on the tow truck
Leaving the scene.

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