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A 79 Jeep? What the hell were they thinking? Dang, just rent a new SUV, and a big one, not a mid size. But a 79 Jeep?
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It certainly is old; but then it might’ve been kept in very good condition. Do those old Jeeps also have a reputation for problems? I’m not familiar with them at all.
We had a hayride accident locally a couple of years ago. It was horse drawn and it got out of control going down a hill. The passengers were OK but the young lady driving the horses was paralyzed when she fell between the wagon and the horses and was run over. Seems like hills and hayrides are a bad combination.
Sh*t happens. Hayrides are a popular fall activity all over the country, especially in the north. They almost never cause injuries or problems.
The story didn’t mention what specifically went wrong–did the wagon detach from the jeep, or did the jeep lose brakes? No reason why a 1979 Jeep couldn’t tow a wagon safely.
But if you do enough of anything often enough, there will be a few accidents. Getting crazy over a single incident is an overreaction.
Very sorry about the young woman who lost her life, and other injuries. But a person is still dozens of times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a hayride incident.