A Florida woman drove her sedan up the ramp of the tow truck, launched 120 feet and flipped through the air in a wild crash caught on body-camera footage. The driver has been described by authorities as a 21-year-old woman from Tallahassee.
on Wednesday. A tow truck had its emergency lights activated and was just about to load a wrecked vehicle around 11:20 a.m. when a 2014 Nissan Altima drove onto the truck’s deployed ramp and “vaulted” into the air, the GSP said.Body-camera video from a Lowndes County sheriff’s deputy shows the car airborne for less than two seconds and flipping as it flies 120 feet from the tow truck.
Authorities say they’re not sure why the motorist drove onto the truck’s ramp or how fast she was going. The speed limit in the area is 65 mph. It is unclear whether the driver will face charges related to the crash. State law says a driver who fails to move over for emergency vehicles faces penalties such as a fine of $500 and three points on their driver’s license.requires drivers to slow down and move over a lane when approaching emergency vehicles — including tow trucks — with flashing lights that are parked on the shoulder of the highway.
“Sadly, every year about 23 roadside workers and first responders loses their life at the roadside and hundreds more are injured while tending to disabled vehicles,” AAA says., an ABC affiliate in Atlanta, that the crash video should be a reminder to drivers in and out of the state to pay attention on the road.
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