Raw video: 'Dragon' crash survivor says final goodbyes

Raw video: 'Dragon' crash survivor says final goodbyes
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What would your last words be to your loved ones? In touching videos taken on his cellphone, Kevin Diepenbrock, 41, originally from Greenville, Texas, says his final goodbyes to his family after he and another motorcyclist crashed on a stretch of U.S. Highway 129 known as “The Dragon” on Oct. 15, 2016, and tumbled down a rocky embankment. Diepenbrock, who suffered two punctured lungs, 17 breaks in 12 ribs, and multiple spinal fractures, was found more than 24 hours after the crash. The other motorcyclist, Phillip Polito, 29, of Perryville, Mo., died. (Video courtesy of Kevin Diepenbrock)

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38 Comments

  1. Fair play to the guy like a trooper not screaming in pain wen he was fucked up n at least he got chance to say goodbye not many if us do bet it was shit hearing people n not being able to move…god bless him thank God he was found

  2. This was purely a consequence of his own stupidity. Unfortunately Darwin didn't take over and eliminate him. Play stupid games Win stupid prizes. In addition this all kind of sounds a little fake to me. Yes I know there are places where there are no cell phone signals but that's like Antarctica.

  3. The dragon is a long winding road that stretches from Maryville TN to Robinsville NC. I used to take this road every morning to deliver car parts to companies from TN to NC this is a real video because he was admitted to the nearest ER in Tennessee.

  4. So I’m here and this video is very sad. I’m so confused I’ve never heard of this I LIVE IN KNOXVILLE WHY HAVE I NOT FIGURED OUT ABOUT THIS I LITERALLY LIVE IN THIS PLACE

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