A video has been released showing a car flying through the air after being thrown off a tow truck ramp in Georgia at high speed.
This incredible accident, captured on body camera footage, took place on May 24 when officers from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office were responding to the scene of an accident on the side of Highway 84 in the southern part of the state. Occurred.
The video begins with a police officer standing next to an apparently overturned vehicle on one side of a highway median.
As officers approached the wreckage, they saw a car speeding towards a tow truck parked on the other side of the highway. The car then jumped off the tow truck's lowered ramp, soared through the air, and stopped in an upright position.
The lieutenant sprinted to the car and heard his voice calling for emergency medical assistance. Debris from
can also be seen scattered on the highway.
Georgia Patrol told WSB-TV that the driver of the accident survived but was hospitalized with serious injuries.
According to the police incident report, the car "jumped" about 120 feet over the tow truck after jumping off the ramp, police added.
As it landed, the car collided with another vehicle that was traveling on the highway at the same time and was thrown another 23 feet after the collision, according to WBS-TV, which cited the Georgia Patrol incident report. A Lowndes County sheriff's deputy was reportedly hit by debris from the accident and taken to a local hospital.
It is not immediately clear what caused the initial accident that prompted the police to act in the area.
It is also unclear whether charges will be filed against the driver of the second vehicle involved in the accident.
Lawmakers told that the accident forced the public to comply with Georgia's no-movement law, which states that "motorists driving in lanes adjacent to the shoulder must change lanes." He said it was a good example of why it should be done.
“Vehicles covered by this law include all first responders (law enforcement, firefighters, EMS), commercial vehicles, DOT vehicles, HERO units, and accident tow services. It is intended to protect police officers and traffic violators from accidents caused by vehicles that drive," the Georgia Governor's Office road safety website describes the law.
source(Foxnews)