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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBe careful out there! Or.... be very lucky out there.
Does this look like a disaster?
Nope...
"In what can only be described as a miracle, a driver is heading home with minor injuries after surviving a collision with a semi-truck near Mount Vernon, Washington.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rocky Oliphant said the car apparently this was once a Nissan Altima was struck from behind by the truck, folded it in half, and then rolled on top of the car, crushing the vehicle, on the I-5., in Skagit County, WA."
https://driving.ca/auto-news/crashes/car-folded-in-half-in-crash-with-semi-driver-miraculously-sees-minor-injuries?fbclid=IwAR0gnRkgTHkb5p8Muu2jLbsPr2dTqV0qPP3TU3nIo8PzTPxtz9_hdW925lQ
Native
(5,942 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Why I attempt to leave lots of room between me and the vehicle in front. Or if I'm overtaking that I don't cut out in front of the vehicle I just passed - stay my lane...
3Hotdogs
(12,374 posts)albacore
(2,398 posts)...or did the truck driver creep up on the car and when the car slowed down...clobber the car?
Whatever... it's a helluva picture.
2naSalit
(86,577 posts)A lot of suicide dare devils out there. A big lawsuit for getting rear-ended by a truck could bring big rewards after all.
I am surprised the driver of the car survived that, I suspect the truck was not loaded or was light.
"According to the Seattle Times, before the accident, a semi truck in front of the 46-year-old woman had slowed its speed, causing her to slow down as well. But the semi truck behind her was unable to brake in time, slamming into her car and sending it forward into the other truck."
https://people.com/human-interest/woman-miraculously-escapes-after-semi-truck-crushes-her-nissan-altima/
albacore
(2,398 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)and difficult to prove otherwise. There are laws about following too close. Even if the car in front has no brake lights operating, it doesn't necessarily get you off the hook.
liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)He died of a broken neck, head trauma, and massive internal bleeding.
This was one lucky guy to walk away from this!
Zeitghost
(3,858 posts)n/t
electric_blue68
(14,888 posts)My dad used to walk me and my sister when we were returning home from a particular church by a police station to see the cracked up vehicles to make us aware of careless driving.
Boomerproud
(7,952 posts)The story doesn't say who was at fault .
LisaL
(44,973 posts)NT