Channel 4 Storm Chase Vehicle Involved in Accident

[Sean Ramsey]

Reportedly,during the storm, a member of the 4Warn Storm Team’s chase crews was T-boned by a driver, who reportedly ran a stop sign. At the scene, KFOR was told the driver who hit our crew was an amateur storm chaser and that he reportedly blew through a stop sign. KFOR storm tracker Conner Tune suffered some cuts and deep bruises, and his truck is a total loss, but he and his chasing partner, Blaze Edwards, were discharged from the hospital Thursday night.

Yeah but the million dollar question is who was the person who T-boned them? Unless they were a minor I'm not sure why this information is being so tightly withheld.

 

[Evan Hawkins]

Reportedly,during the storm, a member of the 4Warn Storm Team’s chase crews was T-boned by a driver, who reportedly ran a stop sign. At the scene, KFOR was told the driver who hit our crew was an amateur storm chaser and that he reportedly blew through a stop sign. KFOR storm tracker Conner Tune suffered some cuts and deep bruises, and his truck is a total loss, but he and his chasing partner, Blaze Edwards, were discharged from the hospital Thursday night.

Looking more at it, the vehicle is totaled, other than a few scratches and bruises (as well as Blaze Edwards having a cracked sternum) no-one got too seriously injured, the other person was released the Friday after the actual team, he was released after saying that he was undergoing observation overnight at the time of the crash

 

[Evan Hawkins]

Yeah but the million dollar question is who was the person who T-boned them? Unless they were a minor I'm not sure why this information is being so tightly withheld.

looking into it

 

[Evan Hawkins]

looking into it

Couldn't find anything but I'll update people in this forum as I do find something

 

[S Klein]

I spoke with Connor yesterday, he said he's still really sore and feels "banged up," but all things considered he's fine. I didn't ask for detail, I'm sure he'll talk about it when he's ready, and we'll find out who hit him (unless no one knows and all we have is a vehicle description).

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I strongly disagree with this statement, I think there should be gatekeeping to some degree. Is asking someone to take Skywarn classes gatekeeping? Technically, but it's not an unreasonable ask! If someone doesn't have the patience to spend a few hours learning the basics, they don't have the discipline for and shouldn't be chasing!

Other drivers are probably my #1 deterrent to chasing well-hyped set ups, my second is a crippling fear of bed bugs. I don't think most people should chase storms; they lack the attention span, knowledge, driving skills, and attitude to be doing this, and they shouldn't!

 

[Jeff Smith]

My issue is with the dude in the RFD. He was on Hwy 75, I was on 169 to the east and encountered the same RFD. Whether they were "freaking out" for the audience or genuinely scared because they were "in the tornado" (LMAO), that behavior leads to terrible crashes (not just hydroplaning and ending up in the ditch like these kids did. They were lucky.