Wood poles crash through woman’s car; driver survives
Jul 10, 2012, 12:30 PM | Updated: 1:44 pm
Troopers say the rear view mirror was stuck to the end of the poles poking through the rear window. (Twitter- Washington State Patrol)
(Twitter- Washington State Patrol)
A woman who was driving on the Mount Baker Highway Tuesday
night is lucky to be alive after a trailer load of wood
poles crashed through her windshield.
“She’s just really, really, lucky that she is not dead as a
result of all this material coming through her windshield,”
said Washington State Trooper Keith Leary.
The woman, who was driving a Toyota Camry, didn’t slow down
fast enough when the station wagon in front of her, towing a
trailer full of Tipi poles, slowed down for a dump truck.
She slammed into the trailer, which sent dozens of the poles
crashing through the interior of her car.
The woman was taken to a hospital with non life-threatening
injuries. She has told police she doesn’t remember anything.
Leary said they’re still trying to figure out why she didn’t
slow down. The driver of the station wagon said he was only
going about 25 mph at the time.
