Close call: Driver shaken up when board impales windshield
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - A driver in Kansas luckily escaped serious injury when a board went through her windshield.
KWCH reports the incident occurred Tuesday when an 18-year-old driver was on her way home from school and a board fell off a truck, piercing the Jeep’s windshield.
The Jeep’s driver said a small car in front of her swerved, and so did she, but the piece of wood went through her windshield.
According to the driver, she never saw the truck carrying the wood.
The 18-year-old’s mother, Michelle Covey, shared a photo of the incident on social media, saying that her daughter was shaken up but physically OK.
The mother said another motorist stopped to check on her daughter after witnessing the freak accident.
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