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Jesus Take The Wheel

Just outside Flagstaff , AZ on U.S. Hwy 100.

Look at the picture above and you can see where this driver broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert, where the people are standing on the road, pointing. The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail. It flipped end-over-end, bounced off and across the culvert outlet and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert, facing the opposite direction from which the driver was traveling. The 22-year-old driver and his 18-year-old passenger were unhurt except for minor cuts and bruises.

Now look at the second picture below...

2nd chance

This reminds me of when I was driving fast to get past an avalanche in Colorado on a 2-lane highway when I hit a patch of ice and had no control of my car. I was headed straight under an 18-wheeler at 45 mph getting ready to duck and have the roof of my car sheered off.

I turned the wheel all the way to the left to try and head for the empty single lane, but nothing happened. My car just kept sliding straight for the back of the 18-wheeler truck, so I just let go of the wheel. Right after I let go, my car slid right into the empty lane in between the 7 foot bank of snow and the 18-wheeler, spun completely around and hit nothing. There was 1" to spare in front and 1" to spare behind as my car landed sideways in that single lane. I stepped out of the car and fell right on my butt on the ice.

There's no doubt in my mind: Jesus took the wheel.

It took a minute, but I edged the car out and drove on with my life. That will teach me to jump ahead of traffic by following fast right behind an emergency vehicle.

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