Kaniesha Lynn was driving north on I-45 Thursday morning when a tire flew off another vehicle and hit a center barrier, the television station reported. The tired then bounced into the northbound lanes toward her vehicle.
"And it could have hit my side, but I just so happened to swerve out of the way, and it hit the right side of my car instead of my side," Lynn told KHOU. "I knew if I didn't move that that could have been my life. I started crying. I immediately turned on my hazard lights and slowed down, and another bystander actually saw what happened and he saw me trying to get the car moved off the road, and he slowed down with me, because I couldn't see, so I could get over to the shoulder."
How SCARY CRAZY is this?? A lady driving down North Fwy had a SUPER close call after a TIRE smashed into her windshield! AND roof of her car! She's now warning folks to ALWAYS pay attention on the roads, that's what saved her! Has this every happened to you?! #khou11 #htownrush pic.twitter.com/GVC2rFJuEe
— Michelle Choi (@MichelleKHOU) December 21, 2018
The tire destroyed Lynn’s windshield and crushed the vehicle’s roof on the passenger side, the television station reported. Lynn suffered minor cuts to her face.
Flying objects have been a problem on Houston interstates, with three incidents since October.
On Dec. 7, about 25 students and teachers on a school bus headed for a field trip barely avoided injuries when an 18-wheeler lost a giant spool, KTRK reported. On Oct. 25, drivers dodged a giant spool that rolled onto I-10 just before lunchtime. On Nov. 12, drivers avoided two spools near the East Freeway, the television station reported.
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