A vehicle overturned in Lakewood this morning when the driver attempted to avoid striking a dog crossing in front of him.Officials tell TLS the driver spotted the dog Crossing New Hampshire Avenue at approximately 9:45 this morning near the intersection of Oak Street, and swerved his vehicle to try to avoid hitting it. The driver ended up striking the dog, and his vehicle flipped as he swerved.
The driver was luckily not injured in the accident, but the dog died at the scene.
(TLS-15)
Oy Vey!!! Hope the driver is okay emotionally. What a terrible experience to go through.
The car flipped like that and the driver was” luckily not injured” ??? I would say a lot more Neis than luck, here! Hodu LaHashem ki tov, ki l’Olam chasdo…
The driver went for a roller coaster ride, I saw him walk away with out a scratch, LPD, EMS, LFA and Hatzolah were there in minutes, thank you!
Lesson: Don’t put yourself in harms way to save a dog
Never swerve unless 100% possible… a car driving at 40 miles per hour will Almost 100% of the time flip over if you swerve rapidly, I know it’s human reaction to Swerve but that is the worst thing you can do to yourself. Worse comes to worst you damage your car but you save yourself. I’m talking from personal experience. Just ask the cops will tell you the same thing
If u take drivers Ed course they teach u the same thing hit the squirrel / dog save ure life
Poor doggy….eyes on road and TWO hands on steering wheel. PPL