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.

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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