{"id":60202,"date":"2015-12-13T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T14:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=60202"},"modified":"2015-12-13T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T14:46:41","slug":"man-cheats-death-with-only-a-scratch-after-large-metal-beam-impales-his-car-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-cheats-death-with-only-a-scratch-after-large-metal-beam-impales-his-car-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Cheats Death With Only A Scratch After Large Metal Beam Impales His Car Window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A driver has escaped death after a large steel beam flew off of a truck in front of him and smashes through the car window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The driver was driving Friday afternoon around 2pm on southbound Interstate 280 in San Jose, California\u00a0when a tray loader on the back of a truck came loose and flew off, bounced off the road, and then slammed right into the windshield of the man&#8217;s black BMW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Firefighters who responded to the scene said he escaped with &#8216;only a scratch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The fire department\u00a0tweeted a photo of the lucky escape with the caption &#8216;Always be alert to your surroundings.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60203\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f.jpg\" alt=\"8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f\" width=\"746\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f.jpg 746w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f-696x647.jpg 696w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8535fd8a141d82a6bbec518fa771482f-451x420.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0picture shows the enormous metal tray speared straight down the center of the car&#8217;s front window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The driver was able to pull to the side of the road, and escaped with only a scratch on his arm, reports <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/San-Jose-driver-narrowly-avoids-death-when-beam-6693128.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SF Gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Had the person been a little more to the right, it would have impaled him,&#8217; Captain Christopher Salcido, spokesman for the San Jose fire department told the outlet. &#8216;It looks like he not so much dodged a bullet, but dodged a large beam of metal.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A tow truck from Courtesy Towing removed the car from the highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">R<a href=\"http:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/2015\/12\/11\/driver-escapes-death-from-metal-beam-into-windshield-on-san-jose-freeway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Driver Escapes Death From Metal Beam Into Windshield On San Jose Freeway<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driver has escaped death after a large steel beam flew off of a truck in front of him and smashes through the car window. 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