Vehicle narrowly avoids slamming into driver on side of Ohio highway, dramatic video shows
A vehicle narrowly avoided slamming into a driver on the side of an Ohio highway Monday, video released by the state Department of Transportation shows.The motorist was standing along Columbus' I-670 adjacent to his vehicle, which was parallel to the road after seemingly striking the highway divider.Video then shows a sedan careening toward the driver and his vehicle. The man, noticing the oncoming vehicle, hoists himself onto the highway median at the last second.
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A vehicle narrowly avoided slamming into a driver on the side of an Ohio highway Monday, video released by the state Department of Transportation shows.The motorist was standing along Columbus' I-670 adjacent to his vehicle, which was parallel to the road after seemingly striking the highway divider.Video then shows a sedan careening toward the driver and his vehicle. The man, noticing the oncoming vehicle, hoists himself onto the highway median at the last second. The oncoming vehicle then smashes into his SUV, the footage shows.WATCH: DASHCAM CAPTURES THE SPLIT SECOND A ROUTINE TENNESSEE TRAFFIC STOP GOES SIDEWAYSAccording to a 911 call obtained by local news outlet ABC6, the SUV had a passenger in it at the time of impact.The passenger told 911 operators that their vehicle had lost a tire and hit the highway divider before the crash."It’s off to the side but we are right in the turnstile, and it's really worrying me because we’re going to get hit," the passenger told operators, according to ABC6.Fox News Digital contacted the Ohio Department of Transportation for updates on the conditions of the passengers involved.TRUMP TAPS VETERANS TO FIX ILLEGAL ALIEN TRUCKING PROBLEM PLAGUING US ROADWAYSA department spokesman highlighted the incident as a safety lesson, noting that the lane the impacted vehicle was in was closed and should not have had any other cars driving in it."There will be a green arrow over it if it's opened, a red X if it is closed. In this case, it was an emergency shoulder, so the person who crashed was stopped on the shoulder of the highway.
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- A vehicle narrowly avoided slamming into a driver on the side of an Ohio highway Monday, video released by the state Department of Transportation shows.The motorist was standing along Columbus' I-670 adjacent to his vehicle, which was parallel to the road after seemingly striking the highway divider.Video then shows a sedan careening toward the driver and his vehicle. The man, noticing the oncoming vehicle, hoists himself onto the highway median at the last second.
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