MVA in Buffalo Grove, 4-4-15

This is from Larry Shapiro:

I witnessed a reported rollover with entrapment Saturday afternoon, just a block from my home. I arrived before any fire units and found a single-vehicle crash with no entrapment. The car was a damaged Lexus SUV. One occupant was outside the vehicle, while the other had run about a block before being stopped by the police. Both were taken to the hospital— one via BLS and the other via ALS.

The reason I’m sharing these photos without any fire department involvement relates to the nature of the collision—and a thought that kept coming back to me: it wasn’t their time.

The car veered off the road, hit a utility pole, then crashed into a metal fence post. It rolled over, crushing two sections of a wooden fence, with two 4x4 posts piercing the windshield—narrowly missing both occupants.

Lexus SUV protects occupants during crash

The car nicked the utility pole on the left before hitting the metal fence post on the right and rolling over sideways. Larry Shapiro photo

Lexus SUV protects occupants during crash

The SUV landed on its wheels after rolling. Larry Shapiro photo

wheel of Lexus SUV sheers off during accident

The driver’s wheel broke free. Larry Shapiro photo

wood posts pierce car windshield during crash

Exterior view of the windshield. Larry Shapiro photo

wood posts pierce car windshield during crash

Closeup of the posts and windshield from inside the car. Larry Shapiro photo

wood posts pierce car windshield during crash

One post pierced the dashboard before coming through the instrument cluster, missing the driver. Larry Shapiro photo

A few inches in either direction could have resulted in a far more serious outcome.

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