Dash Cam - Witnessed Icy Bridge Crash

[dragoneggs]

Recently installed a dash cam. Coming home from town yesterday, we witnessed the vehicle in front of us suddenly lose it on the icy bridge. Once they cleared the bridge, the vehicle caught traction again and flew off the side of the road, flipped over forward, and landed upside down 25ft down in the ravine.

We were first on the scene, called 911, and helped with the rescue. Thankfully, an off duty first responder was second on the scene... was able to break a window and pull the family of three out, all in shock but miraculously not hurt!

Careful on the roads out there!

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[MesaAZGuy]

Crazy. You just never know. Here I was thinking the roads didn't look too bad. They were lucky you were there.

 

[Reinen]

Good thing you saw that. People coming later may not have.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Chitt can happen...

Anyway, an Emergency Car Escape Tool, should be readily available in every guys/gals vehicle.
To me it is a must have.

I've had to use such a tool many times and once you have an occasion to use one, you will always keep one readily available in your vehicle.

On my JL, I have a very brightly colored, (see pic) Resqme The Original Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool, fastened/Velcro... to the inside, (at the top) of the glove box, where it is very visible and easy to get to...

They make great Xmas stocking stuffer gifts.... great give-ya, love you, to the Son or Daughter for their vehicle..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G6C18EC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A 3 pack:
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[dragoneggs]

Good thing you saw that. People coming later may not have.

Yes, no way to see the vehicle from the road. Needed to stand over the near cliff to see. They could have been stuck for a long time.

 

[j2.pictures]

Chitt can happen...

Anyway, an Emergency Car Escape Tool, should be readily available in every guys/gals vehicle.
To me it is a must have.

I've had to use such a tool many times and once you have an occasion to use one, you will always keep one readily available in your vehicle.

On my JL, I have a very brightly colored, (see pic) Resqme The Original Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool, fastened/Velcro... to the inside, (at the top) of the glove box, where it is very visible and easy to get to...

They make great Xmas stocking stuffer gifts.... great give-ya, love you, to the Son or Daughter for their vehicle..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G6C18EC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A 3 pack:
https://www.amazon.com/RESQME-Original-Emergency-Keychain-Seatbelt/dp/B06Y1W4WSG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=253FZ0G34OHLX&keywords=glass+breaker&qid=1670198490&sprefix=glass%20breaker,aps,74&sr=8-8

Made in the USA

might even buy one for myself!

 

[j2.pictures]

Recently installed a dash cam. Coming home from town yesterday, we witnessed the vehicle in front of us suddenly lose it on the icy bridge. Once they cleared the bridge, the vehicle caught traction again and flew off the side of the road, flipped over forward, and landed upside down 25ft down in the ravine.

We were first on the scene, called 911, and helped with the rescue. Thankfully, an off duty first responder was second on the scene... was able to break a window and pull the family of three out, all in shock but miraculously not hurt!

Careful on the roads out there!

as per the other comments, it is a good thing you were there! Glad you stopped and were able to help in some way.

 

[dragoneggs]

The wide angle view of the camera makes it less dramatic than it was. Seeing the car flip over the guard rail and go airborne was scary. Don't know if the audio catches it but both my wife and I said 'oh my god' at the same time.

 

[dragoneggs]

Chitt can happen...

Anyway, an Emergency Car Escape Tool, should be readily available in every guys/gals vehicle.
To me it is a must have.

I've had to use such a tool many times and once you have an occasion to use one, you will always keep one readily available in your vehicle.

On my JL, I have a very brightly colored, (see pic) Resqme The Original Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool, fastened/Velcro... to the inside, (at the top) of the glove box, where it is very visible and easy to get to...

They make great Xmas stocking stuffer gifts.... great give-ya, love you, to the Son or Daughter for their vehicle..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G6C18EC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A 3 pack:
https://www.amazon.com/RESQME-Original-Emergency-Keychain-Seatbelt/dp/B06Y1W4WSG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=253FZ0G34OHLX&keywords=glass+breaker&qid=1670198490&sprefix=glass%20breaker,aps,74&sr=8-8

Made in the USA

Great suggestion... gonna get something such as that for all of our kids this xmas.

 

[smokeythecat]

The wide angle view of the camera makes it less dramatic than it was.

This. I have captured a few videos of cars changing lanes just off my bumper and then when I look at the video I realize I could never convince anyone that it was as dangerous as it was.

 

[Reinen]

Chitt can happen...

Anyway, an Emergency Car Escape Tool, should be readily available in every guys/gals vehicle.
To me it is a must have.

I've had to use such a tool many times and once you have an occasion to use one, you will always keep one readily available in your vehicle.

On my JL, I have a very brightly colored, (see pic) Resqme The Original Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool, fastened/Velcro... to the inside, (at the top) of the glove box, where it is very visible and easy to get to...

They make great Xmas stocking stuffer gifts.... great give-ya, love you, to the Son or Daughter for their vehicle..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G6C18EC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A 3 pack:
https://www.amazon.com/RESQME-Original-Emergency-Keychain-Seatbelt/dp/B06Y1W4WSG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=253FZ0G34OHLX&keywords=glass+breaker&qid=1670198490&sprefix=glass%20breaker,aps,74&sr=8-8

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One thing to remember when stashing these. When you need it, you may have just had a violent crash and you may be upside down or on your sides. Store it in reach and very securely or you may not find it or reach it.

Also remember that nearly every vehicle's driver & passenger headrests can be removed so the posts can be used to break windows. Maybe not the easiest thing to remove immediately after a crash or submersion, but they are always there, they're unlikely to fly away in a crash and they are designed as an emergency egress tool. That's why the end of the posts are pointed.

 

[Beachcomber72]

Great suggestion... gonna get something such as that for all of our kids this xmas.

5.11 makes a great tool too. Also a guy I met that started DTL Tactical makes one for the tactical crowd, it was actually made because of an emergency rescue during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 I was involved in. It’s a crazy intense story.

https://www.511tactical.com/esc-rescue-tool.html

https://www.dtltactical.com/

 

[Beachcomber72]

One thing to remember when stashing these. When you need it, you may have just had a violent crash and you may be upside down or on your sides. Store it in reach and very securely or you may not find it or reach it.

Also remember that nearly every vehicle's driver & passenger headrests can be removed so the posts can be used to break windows. Maybe not the easiest thing to remove immediately after a crash or submersion, but they are always there, they're unlikely to fly away in a crash and they are designed as an emergency egress tool. That's why the end of the posts are pointed.

All of this 100%, I know because I’m on the islands community emergency response search and rescue team.

****also when using any tool the best impact spot is directly at the lower corners of the vehicle windows.****

 

[SoCal JLUS]

Recently installed a dash cam. Coming home from town yesterday, we witnessed the vehicle in front of us suddenly lose it on the icy bridge. Once they cleared the bridge, the vehicle caught traction again and flew off the side of the road, flipped over forward, and landed upside down 25ft down in the ravine.

We were first on the scene, called 911, and helped with the rescue. Thankfully, an off duty first responder was second on the scene... was able to break a window and pull the family of three out, all in shock but miraculously not hurt!

Careful on the roads out there!

Off topic, how do you like your Blackvue camera? I know it's a bit more expensive than others (like the Viafo, Garmin, or the whole lot of knockoffs). Is it truly "you get what you paid for"?

 

[aldo98229]

This reminds me: I need to have a dashcam installed. Especially on my Fiat 124 Spider.

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