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Related: About this forumAX NEARLY IMPALES WOMAN IN CAR ON HIGHWAY
TOPSFIELD, Mass. (KFSN) -- It was a scary moment on a highway north of Boston when an ax smashed through the windshield of a car.
Massachusetts State Police say the ax bounced out of a landscaper's dump truck at about 11 a.m. Wednesday on southbound Interstate 95 in Topsfield. They released a photo showing the ax with a corner of its blade stuck in the passenger side of the car's dashboard. The handle was sticking through the windshield.
Police say the car's passenger was "shaken up" but not hurt.
The truck driver, from Peabody, Massachusetts, was cited for failing to secure the ax, which carries a $200 fine.
Police say it could have been worse if the car's driver hadn't been obeying the 65 mph speed limit.
http://abc30.com/news/ax-nearly-impales-woman-in-car-on-highway/228840/
This picture comes courtesy of the Massachusetts State Police
petronius
(26,602 posts)speeding he would have passed the truck already, and not been hit at all. But trust Johnny Law to try and sneak in a bit of "obey! obey!" moralizing...
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)If I'd been behind a truck like that, I'd probably make every effort to pass him... I only posted this because I thought it was a bizarre story...
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)And not 20 over or 30 under???
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Great picture-- it was all over the news down here this afternoon. Must be viral by now.
The hands and feet of the woman look elderly. If so, since no one was hurt this could be great material for comics.
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)I'm expecting Letterman or Jimmy Fallon to mention this tomorrow.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)But hey, still a scary moment.
47of74
(18,470 posts)He was riding along in a car when all of a sudden a metal pipe went through the windshield and impaled him through the neck. It was later reenacted on some medical show.