Posted on 06/14/2023 8:36:28 PM PDT by Morgana
A woman, 21, who survived a 'Dukes of Hazard-style' horror crash in a now-viral video said she was left severely injured and makes it difficult to sleep.
Tanaijsha Bruton soared 120 feet in the air - struck another vehicle and tumbled end over end before coming to rest upside down during the May 24 Georgia highway wreck.
Video from the incident quickly went viral and drew comparisons to various TV and movie car chase scenes.
Bruton told WALB-TV she couldn't remember everything from the incident, but was shown the ordeal on social media. She said she remembered the pain she felt afterward.
'It hurts really, really bad. I felt everything,' she said.
A Lowndes County sheriff's deputy was responding to an earlier wreck on the day when his body camera recorded Bruton's sedan flying into the air after driving up the ramp of a tow truck.
The astonishing footage showed the moment Bruton's car flipped after hitting the ramp of the tow truck at full speed.
At the time, a Georgia State Patrol confirmed that a 21-year-old Tallahassee woman was severely injured in the airborne crash on Highway 84, but miraculously managed to survive. Bruton was , who was transported to the South Georgia Medical Center after the crash near Valdosta, Georgia.
The deputy rushed to help Bruton who was transported to South Georgia Medical Center after the crash near Valdosta, Georgia.
In the video, the deputy was seen walking along the stopped highway on the other side while attending to a separate crash.
The camera turned as he faced the other side of the road with the red tow truck in view.
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How many seconds went by without looking at the road? She was moving at highway speeds, so how many feet did she travel without knowing anything about what was in front of her.
I hope she learned her lesson...could’ve been worse.
Not only was he parked in the road without flashers, but it’s not clear why he was parked in the opposite lane from the accident. Also, his rollback was down no where near the vehicle to be towed.
It looks to me that the wrecker driver was in a hurry to get on scene and “claim” the recovery. But he forgot the the number 1 rule— be safe.
Actually tow truck was totally on the shoulder of the highway
$10 says she was on the phone...
Not sure why the truck was in a lane like this. Typically their cab lights are flashing, the video should indicate it but I can't see it. I bet she was a distracted driver, I notice she didn't say anything about looking at her phone at the time.
Must have been so. She hit the tow truck which surely had orange lights flashing at full speed.
Wonder if police checked her cell phone time for texting.
No free money for the Tanaijsha hustle.
No way she could miss a tow truck with lights on if she was driving and not texting.
Cracker getting harder to come by every day.
It was broad daylight
so what? She will get a huge settlement an tow truck will be found responsable.
Settlement? For the person who approached a previous active collision, with stationary vehicles all over the highway, with cops and others standing on the highway, including large flatbed tow truck, nearly killing people, and all this in broad daylight? You have no clue WTF you’re talking about. Trust me here.
If this blind dangerous idiot has insurance, their carrier will be sued to the maximum.
Distracted Driver Launches Car Off Flatbed Truck After Looking At Another Crash In GA
The incident serves as a stark reminder that even a momentary distraction can lead to catastrophic outcomes, as onlookers’ attention is diverted from the road due to the natural curiosity that arises from witnessing an accident.
Rubberneck...The totally negligent idiot paid the price. Fortunately she didn’t kill others while she was gawking at everything but where she was driving.
Wasn’t “in the middle of the road”, was clearly to one side... Another car went by just before this inattentive idiot did her stunt.
My bet is she was on the phone and not paying attention.
The three other squads and huge firetruck with lights going weren’t enough of a hint to slow the f*ck down and pay attention?
BS.
Well no s**t!
“I don’t really remember much".
“When I go to sleep that’s pretty much what I dream about,”
They’ll bring in a collision reconstructionist and prove this idiot never even braked prior to the initial impact with the truck.
This is what distracted drivers do. They kill, injure people and smash things then, attempt to blame others.
Looks like you’re right.
The left lane is for drivers exiting the highway?
Really?
In my neck of the woods, the right lane is for drivers entering and exiting the highway.
That's not what I wrote, but have fun with that line of thinking.
Accidents like this are all too common.
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