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Woman Happy to be Alive After tire Smashes in Windshield on I-5

 

Date: June 2, 2010

Location: Tukwila

Type: Car Accidents, Car Malfunction, Truck Accidents

Outcome: No injuries

 

A Normandy Park women is thankful to be alive after she walked away after a tire that fell off a truck smashed into her windshield near the Duwamish River Curve Wednesday morning. The accident took place around 9 a.m. when the while the woman was traveling on Interstate 5.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the was traveling northbound in her Honda Accord when the truck which was headed southbound lost its left front tire. The tire went flew across the median and hit the Honda's windshield on the driver's side.

Fortunately, the driver reacted as calmly as possible. When the tire hit her Windshield she was able to pull to the right shoulder. She suffered only minor injuries from the shattered glass but was clearly rattled from the accident.

State Troopers were still trying to determine why the tire came off in hopes of preventing it in the future.

Everyone here at Davis Law Group are happy to hear that the driver is ok and that no one else was hurt in this extremely scary accident. There are always threats while driving and this story reminds us that driving requires our complete attention at all times. You never know when something may happen.

 

 

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