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Originally Posted by Noah930
I think those two cars are completely spun around by the force of the impact. That's a T-intersection. Cars (going straight) will be doing 30-50 mph on that stretch of Sunset. Supposedly Arnold was making a left turn onto the smaller street (can't recall the name off the top of my head), and the oncoming Prius was going straight. Maybe the sun was in his eyes. It was about 5 pm and he was facing west. Maybe Arnold had the green arrow--or not. But those cars are completely not pointing in the directions they were initially traveling. Hope the woman's injuries aren't too serious. She was bleeding from the head, reports say.
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I disagree, there is no evidence of any significant impact to any of the vehicles. No way did the Prius "pit maneuver" the 7500lb. SUV like a spinning top.
I'm very familiar with the intersection, (used to live a short distance away), and I think that Arnold was heading north on Allenford, about to turn left or west onto Sunset. Everyone is in a rush and traffic is heavy at that time of day, so it's normal to be moving along but not recklessly. I think that the Prius was for some reason where it should not have been, maybe making a U-turn on Sunset as her light turned red. She caught him by surprise as he had the light and the slow-motion train wreck occurred.
That's my armchair guess, anyhow. I have a lot of time on my hands this week.
Funny thing is, because I'm stuck at home with Covid and bored out of my mind, I flipped on the local police scanner on my iPhone yesterday and heard this accident broadcasted in full as it was called in. They of course said nothing about Arnold on the radio but they did request a supervisor.
