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Sorry, no picture. Today, Dr. Thompson and I both had depositions at the same time on different cases. That is the first time this has happened in my 10+ years of accident reconstruction and testimony. We have had depositions one after another on the same case in the past, but not simultaneous ones on different cases. Business is good, thankfully.
Gary Johnson

More Pedigree: Alan Shepard, Clifton "C.C." Williams, and my dad

This letter from Alan Shepard to my father (Lt. Col. Joe R. Johnson, USAF Ret.) is framed and hanging in my office. It is referring to the October 1967 T-38 crash near Tallahassee, FL that killed astronaut Clifton "C.C." Williams. My father was the flight safety officer at Moody Air Force Base in nearby Valdosta, GA. He was the Air Force liaison to NASA and was in charge of the site excavation and careful removal of the remains of the aircraft from what he refers to as, "the crater." The crater was about 15 feet deep and 25 - 30 feet across. Williams and the ejection seat had just separated from the aircraft when they both struck the ground at about 600 miles per hour.

Gary Johnson

Sunset in Sandestin

This is sunset at the ninth hole of the Links Course. Pardon the image, it was taken with my Blackberry. Vear and Vista Engineering are simultaneously attending the Alabama Association for Justice and Alabama Defense Lawyers Association's annual meetings at Sandestin. PS, the heat index today was about 110 degrees (F).

Gary Johnson

Katie Dunn

Katie Dunn

August 14, 1997 - May 30,2009

Sometimes all these crashes get a little close to home. Last Saturday, Katie and her mother Millie were killed in a crash on I-65 north of Birmingham. Katie cheered with my daughter last year at ACE Allstars. Here are some links to the crash information and blogs:

AL.com
ABC 33/40
Obituary

Gary Johnson

First day of ARC CSI 2009

Click to enlarge. After a LONG day of crash testing, we are back to assimilate the data. This Cherokee is remotely controlled. Most of the others were driven by Rusty Haight.

A partial lineup of "the victims." Thanks to the ARC Network.

Click here for a Google Earth kml file of the location. Click "Open With" and "Browse" and select Google Earth. You must have Google Earth installed.

Gary Johnson