Man shoots his way out of sinking car

[gzkrutoy]

Weird Car News
Man shoots his way out of sinking car

A driver whose car plunged into a Northern California creek escaped the sinking station wagon by shooting out the window with his handgun.

The 28-year-old was startled by his hands-free cell phone device and veered off the bridge he was traveling on, hitting the guardrail and falling into the chilly water below, a story by CBS13.com said. The man, who works as an armed security guard at Thunder Valley Casino, was trapped in his 2005 Ford Focus about 6 to 8 feet underwater in the 50-degree water of Pleasant Grove Creek, the story said.

After blasting the window out, the man flagged down a passerby and was treated for minor injuries on the scene by emergency crews.


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[Lucas McCain]

That has got to make your ears ring.

 

[owningpeoplesince1984]

This is a repost, except in the first post it was a suv......Original post titled quick thinking I believe......

 

[meth0d]

Who knew, hands free is just as dangerous!

 

[R1ch]

50 degree water isn't that chilly by New England standards. Heck, that's a summer day at the beach!

 

[drgrant]

That has got to make your ears ring.

I'd take a bit of deafness over death any day of the week.

-Mike

 

[vellnueve]

Remember the three girls who died a few months back in the same situation?

This guy definitely kept his head and realized the only way out of the car was by shattering the window. Quick thinking, happy ending.