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A woman from Tallahassee, Florida is lucky to be alive after crashing her car at high speeds on the I-84 highway in South Georgia.
First responders were already on sight in response to another accident on the highway when the incident occurred near Valdosta, Georgia. A police officer’s body camera captured the driver using a tow truck’s ramp to launch her car like a daredevil.
The incident is under investigation though it almost certainly wasn’t on purpose. It is hard to imagine a world where the driver intended to launch their car over the tow truck ramp after seeing the footage.
A 21-year-old Tallahassee woman is lucky to be alive after her vehicle went airborne on a south Georgia highway last week.
Join us during the Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. today to learn more about what happened. @wctv pic.twitter.com/xpxXMTydfR
— Katie Kaplan (@KatieKaplanTV) May 30, 2023
According to WCTV, the car is estimated to have flown 120 feet after launching over the tow truck ramp. Upon landing it crashed into another vehicle, all while bystanders were on the other side of the highway looking on in horror.
The 21-year-old driver survived but did suffer serious injuries and was immediately taken to the South Georgia Medical Center. WCTV‘s report also makes mention of Georgia’s Move Over Law which requires drivers to slow down and move over a lane to give ample space to emergency vehicles.
The video has since gone viral on Twitter. Everyone has offered their two cents.
The tow truck has ramp down in the fast lane, with no warning cones or a cop car behind to divert oncoming traffic. Granted the driver should have been paying more attention. Some contributory negligence going on. pic.twitter.com/WapXZW2nn7
— D~SAN scuba diving, gaming, and more🦈🐋🐬🐟🎣🦈🤿 (@CleteVonMAXIMUS) May 31, 2023
It is remarkable the person in front of the tow truck didn’t get injured:
The guy from the loader was a lucky boy 🙏 pic.twitter.com/b34DDiAwMY
— Mark Jones (@markjVFXGAMING) May 31, 2023
This should certainly serve as a reminder to always exercise extreme caution when stopping on the highway. Years ago, I stopped on I-75 north of Gainesville, Florida to help a driver that hydroplaned off the road.
The driver asked me to get their pet out of the back seat and as I was walking back another car came hydroplaning straight into the back of their car as I had to leap into the mud to avoid being hit by either car.