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'I thought I was going to die': Woman, 21, severely injured in 'Dukes of Hazzard-style' crash where she flew 120ft through the air slams tow truck driver for parking in the middle of the road - and says she still has nightmares about the incident
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 14, 2023 | Aneeta Bhole

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: crash; georgia; wreck
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Tanaijsha

Tanaijsha

Of course it was Tanaijsha

1 posted on 06/14/2023 8:36:28 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

has she got a pilot’s license?


2 posted on 06/14/2023 8:38:01 PM PDT by Bob434 (question )
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To: Morgana

Dollars to doughnuts her eyes were on her phone and not the road.


3 posted on 06/14/2023 8:38:28 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Morgana

I hope she will come out ok.
Ideally, the less charges the better.


4 posted on 06/14/2023 8:39:52 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Morgana

She needs to paint a confederate battle flag on the top of her car


5 posted on 06/14/2023 8:40:11 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Dollars to doughnuts her eyes were on her phone and not the road.

It's almost a given...

6 posted on 06/14/2023 8:41:47 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No other explanation can really be given.


7 posted on 06/14/2023 8:43:25 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Morgana

Daisy, Daisy,
Into the air you flew
You’re so lucky
To survive the crash like a Duke...


8 posted on 06/14/2023 8:43:30 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: DouglasKC

my first thought also. On the phone.


9 posted on 06/14/2023 8:43:41 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Morgana

Interstate highways in Georgia are the worst I have ever seen about dealing with abandoned vehicles and debris in the shoulder, and Georgia drivers come to expect them. All drivers should be aware of the possibility of a disabled or emergency vehicle in the left lane. Visibility was excellent, the road straight and flat. She had NO excuse.


10 posted on 06/14/2023 8:43:56 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Morgana

Situational Awareness is severely lacking in most of America.


11 posted on 06/14/2023 8:45:26 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Morgana

12 posted on 06/14/2023 8:45:29 PM PDT by CtBigPat (There are people in this world who would kill you for a dollar, and the worst wear business suites. )
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Check out the pic.

She’s Lizzo’s twin.


13 posted on 06/14/2023 8:49:09 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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To: Morgana

No blame on her, what a trip!


14 posted on 06/14/2023 8:50:59 PM PDT by big bad easter bunny
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To: Morgana

In time, automobile manufacturers will include airbags in seats and overheads for such crashes.


15 posted on 06/14/2023 8:54:45 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Morgana

So don’t drive up the back of a tow truck moron.


16 posted on 06/14/2023 9:01:34 PM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: CtBigPat

Girls are still wearing the strategically busted up denim?
I thought that was long over.

This must be a Before The Crash photo.
If she was severely injured, she would not be able to casually balance herself like that.
I hope she laughs about it in the future.


17 posted on 06/14/2023 9:14:51 PM PDT by lee martell
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How did she not see a big truck in front of her in daylight and clear weather? She had to be distracted.


18 posted on 06/14/2023 9:18:32 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: CtBigPat

Baby got back.


19 posted on 06/14/2023 9:23:18 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: lee martell

The pressure from the blubber on her hips and thighs blew up the denim.


20 posted on 06/14/2023 9:25:36 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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