The car may be wrecked, but the cameraman driving it is A-OK. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Protect your camera clickin’ hand!
John Fisken, the hardest working sports photographer on Whidbey Island, is on a summer RV vacation with wife Diane — one which took an unexpected turn Friday.
Tooling through Walcott, Iowa in his car while the RV sat at a truck stop, the Diet Coke-lovin’ paparazzi met some locals in a violent manner.
As Fisken was driving into town, a car in the opposite lane was stopped to turn left after he passed.
Instead, the parked vehicle got belted from behind from another car, sending car #1 into the other lane, where it smashed into the owner of John’s Photos.
Hey, at least the little honeycomb survived!
All drivers came out of the accident seemingly OK, though the one who didn’t take note of a vehicle stopped in the road is likely looking at a well-deserved ticket.
Or a public caning. Not sure what the law is in Iowa.
Fisken’s car took the brunt of the damage.
“I fear it has suffered fatal injuries and will be going to car heaven,” he said.
But being able to walk away from the accident (and immediately shoot pics) is a blessing, and the couple plan to continue their trip across the backroads of America.
“I am fine, no neck, back or head pain of any kind,” John Fisken said. “We have another month to go on our trip and will soldier on.
“The car did its job and protected me well.”
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