On Feb 24, 2004, at 4:51 PM, Andrew Gies wrote:

> Looking at the pictures, I seriously doubt this is a "typical" traffic
> accident.  I looks more like this guy hit a very high, solid structure
> (like
> a concrete wall) or the van was hit by a train or other large moving
> vehicle
> (i.e. semi).
>

That was my conclusion as well.