Branch-Impaled Colorado Man Was Able to Steer Car to Safety Before Succumbing to Fatal Injuries
- Posted on January 1, 2012 at 6:24pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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(The Blaze/AP) A Colorado man who was killed when a 3-foot tree branch flew through his windshield and impaled him in the chest was able to steer the car to safety before losing consciousness.
The wife of 61-year-old James Baker-Jarvis told the Daily Camera that her husband was able to pull over to the roadside, saving her from any injury. Baker-Jarvis died later at a hospital.
“He loved to be outside,” Karen Baker-Jarvis said. “He was kind of a mountain man. He loved his theoretical work, but sometimes when he needed to wind down he would go into the mountains.”
Saturday’s incident north of Boulder came as high winds swept through the Northern Rockies, forcing shutdowns along long stretches of highways and causing some 19,000 power failures throughout Colorado.
In Wyoming, two people were injured Saturday when debris blew off the roof of a Cheyenne Sam’s Club store. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that at least five other people were treated for wind-related injuries.
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lembrandt
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 4:15pmThis happened a few miles from us on a road that I have driven on hundreds of times. We were also out driving around that day and had been buffeted by some really intense gusts… it seems an utterly incredible story, yet it *is* also believable…
For people who don’t live in this area, you can’t imagine the winds we get in this area. That day the winds topped out in Boulder county at 99 mph and hit a high in the mountains of 121 mph. These types of winds happen here regularly and can turn the most benign object into a deadly projectile.
My prayers go out to this woman who was thrust into a nightmarish situation by nature’s extremes.
Report Post »This is really a horrible story…
dontbotherme
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 1:11pmWhat a tragedy! God bless his wife.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 10:28amHe should have been driving an electric Goremobile!!!!
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 5:55pmWe have to stop growing trees until we can get to the bottom of this, and I can find out who’s ass to kick.
Do trees and forests grow without EPA permission, and without first filing environmental impact statements? If so, we need to round them up and punish them.
I even hear rumor that some plants are manufacturing illegal substances without FDA approval.
Eh, nevermind, let’s just halt the manufacturing of all windshields and automobiles until we can figure out how this happened. We can all be back on the road in a couple of years. The road’s will still be there.
Report Post »sURFNmADNESS
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 11:02pmYou forgot to include that it is these car things that enable the evil job stealing ATMs to work also.
Report Post »DaveOregon
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 2:46pmI hope if such a thing ever happens to me- that I have the same prescence of mind and gumption to make sure I steer the car safely out of way before I die. Real man there. Sorry for the wife – my condolences – but you married a “good, real man” and should be proud.
Report Post »American Mensch
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 1:03pmCan we please keep the discussion to the topic at hand? A man died in a very freakish and tragic accident. A wife had to watch as her husband died in a lot of pain, and trying to keep her from being killed. What does any of this have to do with Obama, Bush, or the price of tea for that matter??? I have said it before and I’ll say it again, many of the posters on this site are absolutely suffering from a bizarre form of Obama derangement. Let’s try to focus on what’s important folks. I am pretty sure that Obama was not on the road when this horrible accident occurred. Let’s pray for that poor man and his widow. They are the story.
Report Post »bondroid
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 1:23pmThank you!! I’m in 200% agreement! I’m sick and tired of the Obamatizers. As despicable as Obama is, he isn’t omnipresent and the silly posts are NOT funny or clever. This was a horrible tragedy and our prayers belong with the family. Sometimes it seems like a bunch of six year olds posting on some of these stories. Our hearts go out to this family.
Report Post »drago
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 1:38pm@Mensch
Report Post »Those making the off color remarks are the usual trolls on here, led of course by, encinom!
voiceofreason305
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 1:43pmDitto!
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 2:16pmA.M.
Report Post »Thank you. I always enjoy your posts, as they are reasoned and well thought out. Keep up the good work.
noland
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 12:55pmYa just never know when your last day will be here on earth, I hope his house was in order, and his wife and family i pray has His peace in thier hearts.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 12:18pmWhat is wrong with you people, a man lost his life.. and you make stupid jokes.. how much you want to bet if it was your father ot brother that you wouldn’t come on here and make crass idiotic jokes?? Where is your humanity..your compassion.. God in Heaven please comfort this family with their loss. RIP James! God help us when we lose our humanity and compassion for others.
Report Post »FreeUsAll
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 10:42am@000Degrees
Yes, perhaps Obama should make trees illegal. Lol. Always good to know that Positivists have those man-made laws that protect us from ourselves and Natural Law. On a more serious note, my condolences go out to the man’s wife and family.
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 11:46amIt was clearly the ‘ Bushe’s ‘ fault ! LOL
Report Post »wifezilla
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 9:03amHe was a leaf on the wind
Report Post »Psytoxic
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 9:59amWatch how I soar…
Report Post »wifezilla
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 3:33pmHe sure qualifies as a Big Damn Hero in my book.
Report Post »PCKaz
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 8:31amJust goes to show you that there are Heroes everywhere…
Report Post »piper60
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 8:14amI think NOTCRAZY means that The Blaze is not main stream media, or, as Rush puts it, drive-by media. I prefer the blaze over any of those guys.
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 7:21amChalk this one on the boards for the TV series 1000 ways to die, or a part in Final Destination 6. Un freaking real.
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 7:50amObama should make trees illegal. Then only criminals will have trees.
Report Post »ISpeak4Me
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 5:40amThere is a caption for the picture. I had to run my curser over the road several times to read it. North of Boulder.
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 2:52amThe Blaze is not “the press.”
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 3:18amUh….. my dictionary lists the “press” as: a group, or individuals who trade information pertaining to current events; for compensation.
By this definition…. the blaze would be… the press. Unless they are all working for free.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 6:26amOh please NOTACRAZY, PLEASE enlighten us and explain to us just who “the press” is and what exactly differentiates them from The Blaze?
Report Post »ForTheRepublic
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 2:22amya know, Colorado is a pretty big state
Report Post »and I‘m fairly certain that it’s dotted with counties and cities.
You think maybe the press could do their job or something and throw us a bone
or do we need to buy a vowel ?
AmericanStrega
Posted on January 2, 2012 at 9:54am“Saturday’s incident north of Boulder came as high winds swept through the Northern Rockies,” There are a lot of areas in Colorado where there aren’t any towns. The county was most likely Boulder County. BTW, this happened in Left Hand Canyon, north of Boulder.
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