{"id":26230,"date":"2009-03-25T11:15:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2009\/03\/25\/pz-myers-car-wrecked-in-accide\/"},"modified":"2009-03-25T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T11:15:46","slug":"pz-myers-car-wrecked-in-accide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/25\/pz-myers-car-wrecked-in-accide\/","title":{"rendered":"PZ Myers Car Wrecked in Accident: Myers Suffers Minor Injuries (updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Read it in his own words! Relive the horror of the road! Cringe as you hear all the gory details of near death and automotive crunchiness, here at Pharyngula! <\/a><\/p>\n

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\nMyers, trapped in remote region, unable to blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE: <\/strong> Myers has been picked up from the scene by rescue vehicle dispatched from Morris, and is now en route to Saint Cloud airport. where he will take flight to Michigan. Pharyngula readers await direct word from Myers, who may be able to blog from airport.<\/p>\n

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Approximate Location of Car Wreck <\/em> <\/center><\/span>University of Minnesota, Morris, Biology Professor and Science Blogger (Pharyngula<\/a>) PZ Myers was in a car accident this morning while traveling across a remote prairie region of Minnesota heading for an airport. The wreck was apparently caused by snowy conditions. Myers suffered only minor injuries from flying glass, but his car seems to be totaled. As of this writing, Myers is waiting to be rescued by his wife. Myers has taken refuge in a diner in Glenwood Minnesota. This Glenwood diner, and it would seem likely, other venues in Glenwood, do not have wireless internet connections, so Myers, who has been reporting his plight on his twitter account, has been unable to blog.<\/p>\n

There were no major storms in the region at the time of the accident, but several freak snow squalls were reported in the area and can be seen on radar records. From an insurance perspective, this will probably be considered an Act of God. Which is funny.<\/p>\n

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Preliminary artist’s reconstruction of Myers wreck<\/a> <\/em> <\/center><\/span>Myers reports consternation over the cost of replacement of his vehicle, and ennui owing to his disconnection from the internet.<\/p>\n

We can only hope that this diner has some kick-ass biscuits and gravy.<\/p>\n

The initial tweets: <\/em><\/p>\n

At about 7:30: pzmyersDisaster. Trying to get to the airport it’s snowing, totaled the car in a crash. Now stranded in Glenwood.<\/p>\n

At about 8:20: Yeah, car is totaled-wheels pointing in diff directions. I’m OK, except for little cuts from a broken glass shower.<\/p>\n

8:20: Now stuck in a tiny town with no way tothe airport. Waiting for my wife to pick me up…but she has to drive slowly, too.<\/p>\n

Glenwood, Minnesota is about 60 miles or so west of Saint Cloud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Read it in his own words! Relive the horror of the road! Cringe as you hear all the gory details of near death and automotive crunchiness, here at Pharyngula! Myers, trapped in remote region, unable to blog. UPDATE: Myers has been picked up from the scene by rescue vehicle dispatched from Morris, and is … Continue reading PZ Myers Car Wrecked in Accident: Myers Suffers Minor Injuries (updated)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5020],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5fhV1-6P4","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}