This from Larry Shapiro:

I took in a reported rollover with entrapment Saturday afternoon around the block from my house. I arrived before any fire companies to find a one-car crash with no entrapment. The vehicle was a Lexus SUV with extensive damage. One occupant was outside the vehicle and the other had run about a block away before being stopped by the police. Both were transported, 1-BLS & 1-ALS.

The reason that I’m submitting these images without any fire department involvement has to do with the circumstances of the collision … and a recurring thought about it not being their time …

The car veered off the road, nicked a utility pole prior to coming into contact with a metal fence post for a chain-link fence. The car then rolled over while crushing two sections of wood fence with two 4×4 posts piercing the windshield … narrowly missing both occupants.

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

The SUV landed on it’s wheels after rolling. Larry Shapiro photo

The driver’s wheel broke free. Larry Shapiro photo

Exterior view of the windshield. Larry Shapiro photo

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

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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