The second an unstrained board goes flying straight into the windshield of a automobile crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was captured on a surprising piece of dashcam footage on a windy afternoon final week.
What’s extra stunning, is how its driver stored his composure and averted colliding with another automobile regardless of having a shattered windshield.
David Deng was driving throughout the bridge on Wednesday when the unbelievable occurred. All through the entire terrifying ordeal, he and all three passengers in his automobile weren’t injured.
“There was shattered glass on our clothes and on the seats as well,” Deng recalled.
The Brooklyn man was touring along with his mother and father and his older sister, headed to a funeral service in New Jersey. Round 12:12 p.m., he mentioned he handed a white Chevy pickup truck on the Brooklyn-bound facet.
Deng mentioned he caught a glimpse of the motive force, however each needed to carry on going of their respective lanes.
”Even if I swerved into a different lane, the other cars behind me would have just [collided] all behind me,” he mentioned. “The smart decision is just continue driving and find a safe spot to pull over.”
As a result of Deng and his household needed to make it to the funeral service, he didn’t name 911 and report the incident to police. As an alternative, he dropped the household automobile off in Staten Island.
New York State legislation requires drivers to have a canopy or a tarp to forestall free materials from falling or blowing away from vans and trailers. If drivers are caught carrying an unsecured load, they face a minimal of a $250 fantastic.
”Anything that you have that’s rolling around the car: strap it down, make sure its tied, and make sure its protected,” he warned.
NBC New York reached out to the MTA, which operates and maintains the bridge, however haven’t heard again.
As for Deng, whereas he waits for his automobile to be repaired, he’s urging drivers to spend money on a touch cam and be looking out always.
