Lucky to walk away alive!

[stevej37]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/control-car-slams-truck-one-092638484.html

Dramatic video captures the moment a car lost control on a highway, slamming into a truck and sending it into the side of a highway overpass where it was engulfed by flames.

The truck driver safely escaped from the burning vehicle. https://t.co/WEDFlV9OJR pic.twitter.com/lKow940jPS

— ABC News (@ABC) April 14, 2022

[masraum]

Nice! That guy shouldn't buy any lottery tickets for a while, because he just used up his quota of luck. Thank goodness that the initial fireball died down to something smaller which gave the guy time to get out.

[David]

Reminds me of the oldie but goodie Cayenne dodging the semi video:

[masraum]

Originally Posted by David

Reminds me of the oldie but goodie Cayenne dodging the semi video:

Yikes. I hadn't seen that one before.

[Gogar]

Blows my mind that people will drive through that heavy smoke so they can ge to Mac Donald's on time

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Blows my mind that people will drive through that heavy smoke so they can ge to Mac Donald's on time

2 for $6 Filet-o-fish right now.

[URY914]

These live cameras have shown how close we all are to death on any given day. Crazy shiit.

[craigster59]

My favorite is still the MC vs Sentra crash that happened just a few miles away from me on the 14 Fwy.........

[vash]

lets put a pin in the trucker discussion. what was the driver in the white car up to!!! wow...

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by vash

lets put a pin in the trucker discussion. what was the driver in the white car up to!!! wow...

I think he was trying to cut across to the other side of the road but he balked at the last second.

- I've never seen diesel fuel blow and then burn like that!

[stevej37]

from the revised article....

"Amazingly, no one was seriously injured."
Police have not released the identity of the car’s driver, but told local NBC station KARE11 that the person “showed suspected signs of impairment” and is “being processed for driving while impaired.”


'Suspected signs'....lol

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by stevej37

from the revised article....

"Amazingly, no one was seriously injured."
Police have not released the identity of the car’s driver, but told local NBC station KARE11 that the person “showed suspected signs of impairment” and is “being processed for driving while impaired.”


'Suspected signs'....lol

The original article said the white car "suddenly lost control" but it was not sudden, it was a simple case of BAD driving. 100% the driver's fault and poor decisions making and bad driving skill. It was not an accident, it was just a wreck caused by bad driving.

[911 Rod]

I'm surprised a small car can knock a big rig around like that.

[stevej37]

^^^....and how did that bridge abutment handle that much of a direct hit?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by URY914

These live cameras have shown how close we all are to death on any given day. Crazy shiit.

Bingo. Be careful out there, folks...

[GG Allin]

A couple thoughts, I drove a truck just like that for 10 years, I always felt safe in it. I guess I was a fool. Also, assuming it's a diesel truck, I'm surprised the fuel ignited that fast. It's possible but not likely it was gasoline.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I surprised a small car can knock a big rig around like that.

Mass time velocity squared.

The car was moving at a pretty good clip, and no doubt it startled the truck driver. He likely jerked on the steering wheel.

[stevej37]

^^^ I think the car took out the whole passenger side steering on the truck.

[Tobra]

Yeah, he got hit right on the passenger side wheel and lost steering control.

[Flat Six]

Originally Posted by craigster59

My favorite is still the MC vs Sentra crash that happened just a few miles away from me on the 14 Fwy.........

Yikes!! But the 14 is full of a-holes on any given day . . . . you couldn't pay me enough to live in Palmdale/Lancaster