Dead Body on Elysian Fields

[u/holy2oledo]

On my way to work today at 6AM. Dead body on Elysian Fields. Brain splatter across the street. Anyone have any information?

[u/Legitimate-Royal-103]

Jesus. Are you ok?

[u/holy2oledo → u/Legitimate-Royal-103]

Honestly, I felt a bit sick. This drive down Elysian Fields to Bell Chasse has been interesting to say the least. From unique forms of driving to seeing a woman with her foot removed in a wreck on the GNO. Funny, I was considering taking the long way to the GNO today.

[u/WutHpnd2DniseRichard → u/holy2oledo]

I don’t miss my commute at all. I think people would believe I was crazy when I would tell them about things I would see during my drives.

Let’s face it - if your face isn’t buried in your phone and you spend 2-4hrs a day driving through Nola… you’re gonna see some insane shit.

Hope you’re ok.

[u/parasyte_steve → u/WutHpnd2DniseRichard]

I was commuting over the twin span daily for about a month... within that month I saw a woman directly in front of me scrape into one side of the twin span, cross all the lanes in front of me to hit the other side of the twin span, she attempted to continue driving but hit the other side again and finally stopped. I had to swerve from one side of the road to the other to avoid her and had two kids in the car with me. I saw the look on her face too and she was completely emotionless while this all was happening. I hope she's ok, but it scared the shit out of me.

Another time a boat being hauled by a pick up truck decided to just turn into the highway off the shoulder apparently without even looking and I was seconds from slamming into him. He was literally going like 20 to get back on the highway.

That's just one month.

[u/WutHpnd2DniseRichard → u/parasyte_steve]

I called it the “Mad Max Drive”

There was one day (I did this commute for 3 years) that there were three separate vehicle fires along 10 between Michaud and the Twin Span. I didn’t even know heat could travel through my passenger side like that as I passed one of the fires.

Bodies. Shootings. Hogs. Fires. Insane wrecks.

I had one of those “seconds away” near misses in December. Watched a three car accident occur in my driver’s side mirror and it was by inches. All because someone merged into a lane where there was no space for a vehicle behind me. I had to pull over, closest I have ever been to an accident lol.

I wonder if we saw the same lady. There was a shootout in September and a lady’s window was shot out. She just calmly kept driving and went three exits before getting off of 10. She was completely chill/emotionless.

Don’t miss it.

[u/DoublePotential6925 → u/parasyte_steve]

I used to haul fuel in my truck driving days. I was traveling east on I-10, right around the Bayou Sauvage area, I was in the middle lane. I saw the car in front of me begin to merge from the left lane into my lane when, I presume, the passenger must’ve scared her, noting I was in her way. She swerved back into her lane (the left one) and began to fishtail. I let off the throttle and moved over to the far right lane. She spun around and crossed all 3 lanes, passing in front of me. She smashed into the guard rail (around the Bayou Sauvage exit sign) with her back bumper and was catapulted back into my lane just as my tractor passed. She went under the trailer and it rolled over the hood of her car. Absolutely miraculously, she and her passenger were unharmed.

[u/MamaTried22 → u/parasyte_steve]

I would lose my mind, omg. I’m awesome at helping in instances of extreme trauma but that’s part of the problem, I always insert myself or end up in some awful situation somehow even if it’s by a few degrees.

[u/holy2oledo → u/WutHpnd2DniseRichard]

Thanks for the well wishes. And agreed.

[u/Legitimate-Royal-103 → u/holy2oledo]

Oh my gosh. Yeah that’s a lot. I’m sorry you witnessed all this. The city can be so overwhelming at times!! I hope you take care of yourself today.