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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,513 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:31 PM Oct 2019

Alleged drunk driver nearly hits family in crosswalk - ABC News

Not really "lounge" stuff, but what a freaky video!

Alleged drunk driver nearly hits family in crosswalk l ABC News
3,573 views • Oct 24, 2019

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The Arizona family told “GMA” they heard the “screeching” of the cars in the crash and said, "It definitely crossed my mind, like, this might be it, you know?"

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Alleged drunk driver nearly hits family in crosswalk - ABC News (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 OP

Being in exactly the right place at the worst time. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #1

This took my breath away. MontanaMama Oct 2019 #2

Damn! Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #3

To use a football metaphor rsdsharp Oct 2019 #4

Ernesto was on the brakes coming into the intersection, but carrying way too much speed Submariner Oct 2019 #5

I have zero tolerance for drunk drivers Major Nikon Oct 2019 #6

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Hasta la vista, spammer. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 #10

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Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

1. Being in exactly the right place at the worst time.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:33 PM

Oct 2019

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)

2. This took my breath away.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:38 PM

Oct 2019

It could have been a horrible tragedy. So happy it wasn't.

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)

3. Damn!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 01:38 PM

Oct 2019

rsdsharp

(9,186 posts)

4. To use a football metaphor

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 02:50 PM

Oct 2019

that family was saved by a perfect trap block.

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

5. Ernesto was on the brakes coming into the intersection, but carrying way too much speed

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 03:14 PM

Oct 2019

to even try and swerve away effectively in time. Whatever placed that black car there at that moment in time in the time space continuum was the luck of the draw.