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No brain injuries it looks
No brain injuries it looks like, but I bet he beat another guy to the light.
Huh?
Just in case they edit their post as they sometimes do:
The driver was killed, we know this now as the linked story was updated about 5 minutes ago at the time I'm writing this; what we don't know is anything related to what caused this fatal crash to occur.
Someone is dead and you are making stupid trolling comments that provide zero value to any discussion we could have on here about what has occurred.
definitely a head scratcher.
The location of this crash required the driver to drive completely straight through a left-only T intersection, and then perfectly drive in-between two barriers in order to get on to the sidewalk at the crosswalk (the only area without barriers) to then hit the concrete barrier they then went over at very high speeds. It was a very, very specific section of fence they hit that can only be hit from a straight-on angle coming out of the intersection going the wrong way. Map and Street View.
It's honestly hard to imagine that 19 out of 20 scenarios aren't explained by this being an intentional act or at least highly aggressive and foolish act. The way the SUV needed to hit this wall required a very precise angle of approach.
I go through there occasionally
I was trying to figure out how any of this was possible.
Horrifying, but either the result of intentional acts or extreme levels of recklessness. I'm just glad that the road below was empty.
Judging from surveillance video included
in this Channel 7 report (skip ahead to about 1:14), the driver went through the red light at high speed, failing to make the left turn (the only safe option there) and narrowly missing three vehicles that were proceeding through the green light.
They managed to hit the gap in the concrete / steel barrier cut for a crosswalk, taking out a pole-mounted traffic light, then into a tall concrete barrier at the outer edge of the Frontage Street ramp. The vehicle burst into flames and somersaulted over the barrier, then fell down 40 feet to the street-level Exit 16 off-ramp below. (More disturbing video of the crash here: https://www.instagram.com/wtwmass/reel/C72MI4lJQC1/ )
Only two lanes there below, a miracle at 9:40 a.m. that other cars below weren't taken out, too. I presume the concrete barrier the SUV hit was put there for just this reason: without it, the vehicle could have ended up on the train tracks that run parallel to the Exit 16 off-ramp. Terrifying.
That instagram footage shows
That instagram footage shows the true horror of the event. I had wondered why both NBC Boston and 7News didn't show the actual flip. Thanks @MC Slim JB, great find!
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Flying SUVs just aren't a good idea.
EDIT: Well, now that we've learned that someone died, I'm less happy to have made this joke.
It's terrible.
It's terrible. Condolences to family and friends.
It's also quite possible, maybe even likely, that a sedan wouldn't have made it over that wall. Big, powerful vehicles on truck frames are capable of far more horrific crashes, precisely because of their high center of gravity, wheel size, and inertia.
If only...
...such risks would result in fewer people buying them. Or at least cause SUV safety ratings to go down to where they belong, so it includes the greater dangers to other cars and pedestrians. Such statistics are currently excluded from car safety ratings.