Strange thing happened on my way to work...

HarveyH55 wrote:
My P.O.S. Ford Explorer developed a intermittent thumping sound, that just got louder. So, I pulled over, checked the tires, looked for some obvious cause. Nothing... So, I decided to take it easy, and hopefully get to work on time. Had all weekend to hopeful figure it out, get it fixed. The thumping got more regular, and it started pulling to one side or the other, unpredictably. Figured I wind up in a ditch, or crashing head-on. So, pulled over, called-in to work, and a tow truck. Was going to pop the hood, and do some more looking, until the tow truck arrived...

While reaching down for the hood release, heard a loud noise. Looking up, I saw a car zoom past, trailing car parts flying every where. There was another car, just coming to rest, on it's roof.

Dash Cam video of the crash at this link (17 seconds worth).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4u5YnPWRs

The white car, crossed the center line, and clipped the green car. The main reason I was pulled off the road, waiting for a tow truck...

No major injuries, everybody got out of the overturned car. One girl was taken to the hospital. The white car, had stopped just past where I had parked. Airbags inflated. He must have been flying, to need that much time to stop. Lucky he didn't slam into me as well. Couldn't possibly see where he was going.

Getting a tow, out of an accident scene, with injuries was interesting, but the deputies were nice about it. Only had to wait for fir and rescue to leave.

Turned out, had a major wheel bearing failure. But, that's a whole other adventure, but got it done in a day.