Dashcam video sought in fatal State Route 18 crash | king5.com
Drove past this scene some years back just after it happened.. Ugly.
I was on a highway in Vegas when a random package came flying out the window of some shitbox commuter car a few lanes over and many car lengths ahead. The box was about 10x10x10 inches and the way it flew, I figured it had to be light - maybe full of foam, looked like a g old Amazon box. It spun like a curve ball in the wind and headed my way - I knew I couldn't predict the bounce, and I was boxed in. I had first tried to accelerate but I didn't gain much ground on it and the car ahead wasn't getting the hint. So, I braked hard hoping it would pass in front of me. It disappeared from my peripheral vision below the passenger fender and then I heard a horrible noise. It apparently weighed about 50lbs, and must have been a ceramic teapot or vase or something. It bounced, and when it did it took my passenger mirror assembly with it on its way up. Shattered ceramic was all over the highway behind me.
Several years later I lost the drivers side mirror to a suicidal bird crossing a highway by a hay field... Then the wife wiped the passenger mirror off the car trying to back up on a tree lined driveway. I think the car's mirrors are cursed or something..
Not as bad as the mattress my dad hit on the highway in Southern California - wrapped the springs around the driveshaft. The imbalance at highway speed broke the tail shaft housing before he got to the shoulder...
The last one was a driver who lost a load of dishware on the highway ahead of me. I was on my motorcycle, and saw the loose box ahead of time so I was able to maneuver. It was the strangest sight... When all the plates shattered and came loose from the box, it didn't just all slide along the ground like I would have expected. Instead it was almost like a flying formation of busted glass bits, whirling and twirling around. Luckily that particular highway had a very generous left shoulder that was paved even with the road surface. I went around, but did get a few bits that hit my shins and boots. Didn't think much of it, but did find bloody pin pricks on my shins later that evening, and my jeans showed some of the damage after a wash too.
Head always on a swivel anymore.. Seen too many unsecured items come flying out unexpected, or just random crap that happens. Hell, I hit a bat one night on my motorcycle with my face (no helmet). Had it hit me any harder, I'm sure I wouldn't be here today. These days, I even watch people in their cars when I can - lots of drivers telegraph that they're awful people with no regard for those around them if you pay attention for it. Gets to be overwhelming though, so I I find it best just to avoid 3 legged creatures when possible!
