OK, I just now had a chance to look at it, but not before it got worse.

Now, it's starting to just stall randomly, even driving down the road.

I have actually torn the sterring colomn apart because it's dark, but I noticed a very loud, pronounced "clunk" the second the engine dies.

Got a video. I made my wife turn the steering wheel slowly and it the clunk happens around the 49 second mark. You can't miss it. It's even louder and more pronounced when you hear it in person, the camera does not do it justice.

YouTube - Loud Clunk