Car dragged 8 miles on Kan. highway before the semi driver noticed

[KS Toronado]

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities continue to investigate an accident that sent a woman to the
hospital just before 3:30a.m. Wednesday in Johnson County.

According to Leawood Police, a Kia compact vehicle driven by a 28-year-old woman traveled southbound through a
red light at State Line Road just off Interstate 435.

The car struck the right rear of a westbound Freightliner semi driven by a 70-year-old Overland Park man. The truck
continued to the on-ramp to westbound Interstate 435 and dragged the car underneath for the next eight miles.
Both vehicles finally came to rest near Lackman Road in Lenexa.

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Wonder if too much snow on the ground prevented sparks from flying?

[2naSalit]

1. Right behind the drive axles...

On the passenger side is a blind spot, especially if it's snowing hard. A tiny car like that, especially if roads were also snowy/slippery, might no be noticed as an extra drag or weight. She's lucky she survived and the semi driver is probably kind of freaked out.

[KS Toronado]

2. You're dead on

I can't imagine how the semi driver felt after learning he dragged a car for 8 miles.

[2naSalit]

5. Near the end of...

My driving days I was involved in an accident, I was hit by a car that was trying to pass me but was not in position to do so and lost the battle of physics thereafter. I was more upset during the event, since the car was broadside on my bumper and if it had rolled I could have had three dead people under me in less than an s second. It was a very long five seconds. The people in the car were unharmed but the car was totaled.

You never know how it turns out until the dust settles.

[KS Toronado]

6. I almost smashed a woman once

who was climbing out of her car that was on it's top. Was first in line leaving the stop lights on a 4 lane that had an
S turn, while in the S I felt like I was losing steering at 30 mph and let off the gas thinking black ice. Coming out of
the S I could see vehicles scattered everywhere and I was getting ready to kill someone as I only had about 40 feet
to stop which would have been impossible for most vehicles on ice.

When out of nowhere my Guardian Angel or hers reminded me of an old article I had read published by GM I believe
in how to drive their big heavy FWD vehicles on ice & snow and started doing it. Steering wheel clear to the right
(still going straight) pedal to the metal for a split second (spinning the front tires), repeat as necessary (hitting the
gas & letting off) until you're headed the direction you need to be, return steering wheel to neutral position.

As I passed her she was just getting to her feet and when safely out of the way the car behind me T-boned her car,
seen this in my rear view mirror. And what was really amazing was 2 days later on Saturday morning there's a knock
on my door and she's standing there with a plate of home made chocolate chip cookies and thanked me for saving
her life. "How did you track me down?" I asked , "My husband thinks your Buick Rivera is a great looking old car and
since we live a block north we see it here all the time."

Sure is a small world, we became friends. And I educated Jim that only Oldsmobile & Cadillac made a FWD in 1970.
Hadn't thought of that in years, thanks for jogging my memory.

[Rebl2]

3. The woman

admitted she had been drinking, but thought she was ok to drive. Ummm, I don’t think so. I am surprised she lived.

[KS Toronado]

4. Thanks for the update, she sure was lucky!

Bet she never drinks & drives again.