Student involved in rollover accident

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

A KU student was involved in a two-car accident that resulted in a flipped car at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A red 1997 Mustang belonging to Justin Goff, Baldwin City senior, landed on its roof at the intersection of 12th and Kentucky streets.

Witnesses at the scene said the driver of a van belonging to Rueschoff Locksmith tried to make a right turn onto 12th Street from the left lane and hit the Mustang.

Goff climbed out of the driver’s-side window and walked away with minor scratches on his head and arms.

He said he was surprised and pleased his injuries weren’t worse.

“Even the medics were like, ‘I’m surprised everything wasn’t worse,’” Goff said.

Goff said that both air bags deployed and that he thought he saw smoke but realized later it was dirt from a patch of grass the car hit as it flipped.

“When I realized what happened, I just knew I had to get out,” he said.

Both the Mustang and the van were towed from the scene. The van appeared to have only minor damage to the headlight; Goff said the Mustang was totaled.

Scott Rosell, Wichita senior, saw the accident from his home at the corner of 12th and Kentucky streets and ran to the Mustang to help Goff get out.

Rosell said he was surprised Goff wasn’t severely injured.

“The car just flew,” Rosell said. “It looked like it was really bad, but he was OK.”

— — Edited by Jesse Trimble

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