Last year in a Dump truck vs dump truck encounterand even last month Car was crushed by a seller, we have seen examples of some grim interactions between vans and passenger vehicles, and it never ceases to be scary. This week brings a new entry in the genre: A car gets caught under the trailer of a large rig outside Chicago, and the truck pulls the vehicle for more than half a mile — while the driver is missing. Stuck teen waved for assistance from what was left of her car window.
The crash happened at midday Tuesday on I-294 in Elmhurst, Illinois. Motorcyclist Grzesiek Misiek took a video of the consequences of slow motion.
Illinois State Police say the vehicle’s driver, 19-year-old Layisha Gardner, changed lanes – and appeared to have taken her Honda Accord 2005 below the trailer.
Incredibly, the soldiers said that she was not injured. The truck driver initially didn’t notice the towing vehicle or the popping sound, but eventually overtook it.
