this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Easy. A couple years ago I was doing about 40 MPH on a highway when I was rear ended by a drunk driver. She hit the rear corner, and before I knew what was happening I was spinning across 3 lanes of the highway. Luckily I didn’t hit any other cars, and ended up doing a complete 360 degree spin before coming to a stop in the breakdown lane. My left rear tire was bent almost sideways.

Getting clipped by another car, suffering a tire blowout, or quickly swerving to avoid another car or some debris in the road could easily cause you to end up in this position

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dang that makes sense, glad you were ok, did the drunk driver keep on going?

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Her car was also totaled. She also spun and was facing backwards (like this photo) but in the middle of the highway. A highway patrol happened upon the scene about a minute later, followed by a few other troopers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. The troopers spoke with her for 15 minutes or so then arrested her for DUI.