> He explains how he bought the pickup from the guy and smashed it to bits with a sledgehammer. < Wikipedia gives a different story: "King's lawyer and two ot

> He explains how he bought the pickup from the guy and smashed it to bits with a sledgehammer. < Wikipedia gives a different story: "King's lawyer and two others purchased Smith's van for $1,500, reportedly to prevent it from appearing on eBay. The van was later crushed at a junkyard, much to King's disappointment, as he dreamed of beating it with a baseball bat. King later mentioned during an interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he wanted to completely destroy the vehicle himself with a pickaxe" - https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Stephen_King&oldid=394088610#Car_accident_and_thoughts_of_retirement https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=...