# Was the other driver in Rick Allen's 1984 car crash ever caught?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322 "2023-12-29T19:35:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/1 "2023-12-29T19:35:04Z")

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Some background: [Rick Allen (drummer) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)#Car_crash_and_recovery)

And see: [Def Leppard’s Rick Allen On The 1984 Corvette Accident That Took His Arm](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2021/11/21/def-leppards-rick-allen-on-the-1984-corvette-accident-that-took-his-arm/?sh=1b426780452f)

Google has failed me. Anyone know?

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/2 "2023-12-29T20:26:48Z")

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[http://www.deflepparduk.com/2014newsdec212.html](http://www.deflepparduk.com/2014newsdec212.html)

> Police later questioned two men in connection with the accident, but they denied everything.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/3 "2023-12-30T23:09:43Z")

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Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/4 "2024-01-02T10:31:42Z")

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Do you mind if I pat myself on the back for immediately knowing who you were talking about just from the subject line?

Love me some Def Leppard!

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/5 "2024-01-02T14:24:45Z")

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Pat away!

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-other-driver-in-rick-allens-1984-car-crash-ever-caught/995322/6 "2024-01-02T15:25:43Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Pat away!

What is the sound of one hand patting?

Too soon?

I love, well, I likes me a lot some Leppard.