Another 4wd community death...

muchado · Jun 22, 2008

JT just called and said Tom Guaraldo died today while testing their buggy for the Ram Offroad Challenge next weekend.

No helmet, no seatbelt.

No details other than that.

...I don't think anyone should die at 27 so it saddens me despite personal issues with the guy.

This is the Ride Motorsports guy... Matt and I built the chassis for it

Jimbo · Jun 22, 2008

Man that is horrible, it is always sad to see someone leave this world at such a young age.

s10me · Jun 22, 2008

that is terrible, our thoughts and prayers are with his family :'(

bigsilly · Jun 22, 2008

Damnit, that sucks. His wife is the hot ass Lydia chick, correct?

P · Jun 22, 2008

That sucks , all I knew about the guy is what I read online , but regardless thats a tragic thing to go out with so much life in front of you.

RIP Tom :-\

InDaShop · Jun 22, 2008

is that Philly2Crazy on Pirate?

None the less, that sucks! Godspeed!

BamaTJ · Jun 22, 2008

That sucks. I no longer get in my rig or any others without belting up. Too much **** can go wrong in open top rigs

Bones · Jun 22, 2008

Man this has been a bad last 12 months. RIP buddy

kid rok · Jun 22, 2008

Seat belts are a must, and helmets make you that much safer. I think Doc rolled his in his shops parking lot a while back and brused his person pretty good. I have had a few close calls, two pretty ruff rolls One endo and one barrel roll ,both just the lap belt ,both no helmet ,both some type of injury to the head, both just messing around and never thought twice about rolling. Everytime I go and ride I always make sure I tell the wife I love her, because in our sport accidents happen.
His family will be in my prayers.

bigsilly · Jun 22, 2008

kid rok said:
I think Doc rolled his in his shops parking lot a while back and brused his person pretty good.

Yeah, he told me about that a while back. That roll was pretty bad and scared him as well. He got pretty banged up from it too.

Speeding · Jun 22, 2008

Dude that sucks.

I met the guy in Hannibal and he seemed pretty cool. He was very a talkative guy.

No seatbelt part is what upsets me the most, such a simple thing would have saved so many lives.

blacksheep10 · Jun 22, 2008

no comment other than belt up. I'm one to preach, I know, but I belt up to load on the trailer :-\

vanguard · Jun 23, 2008

MUCHADO said:
No helmet, no seatbelt.

Bummer. I have a friend that almost died last year in a roll. He was just moving his truck (at night) on a trail that he thought wouldn't pose any risk at all. He ended up rolling, falling out of his truck, and the slider was poised to cut him in two except for the fact that a 2" sapling was just barely able to balance the truck on two tires and he crawled out. (BTW, he was sober.) Planning to belt up just before things get dangerous isn't any smarter on the trail than it is on the highway.

Having said all that, RIP.

CHASMAN9 · Jun 23, 2008

DAMN THAT SUCKS, HOW MANY MUST LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT AN OPTION... IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME, ANY PLACE.

biggy · Jun 23, 2008

that sucks, I met Tom a few years ago before he moved west. Seemed like a nice guy.

muchado · Jun 23, 2008

... from KDRO one of the local TV stations in Co Springs

"BLACK FOREST - A recreational Sunday afternoon turned deadly when 27-year-old Thomas Guaraldo Jr. was killed after his A.T.V. rolled over. It happened on Old Barn Road just North of Hodgen Road.

Police say Guaraldo was traveling south when he lost control and rolled 3/4 time. He was ejected and the A.T.V. rolled over him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The use of drugs and alcohol is unknown, pending toxicology tests."