A Texas woman was killed after a tire flew off another vehicle and struck her windshield

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A woman driving home from her son's baseball game was killed instantly when a tire flew off another vehicle and hit her car's windshield in New Caney, Texas

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reported the 52-year-old woman was driving home from her son's baseball game when the left front tire and wheel flew off a Dodge pickup truck headed in the opposite direction.The tire flew over the concrete barrier in the highway's median and struck the mother as she was driving her GMC SUV. She was killed instantly, while her 17-year-old son, who was asleep in the front passenger seat, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.The accident happened around 7 p.m.

reported that investigators have not said what caused the tire and wheel to come off the Dodge truck.Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has warned it's not uncommon to find cars on the road that are running with one or more tires either over-inflated or under-inflated. When tires are not kept at the recommended pressure, it can lead to rapid wear and blowouts, which cause accidents.

 

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Cause of death: covid

Daaaamn. I may never drive again.

Väldigt rätt beslut.Det inte görs adekvata åtgärdar för att skydda sjukvård personal på välfungerande sätt från covid smiitning,det inte görs så mycket att stoppa covid smittning i landet, därför bästa säga upp sig visa fack med det,sköterska Ebba hitta jobb snart i Norge.

I take it you mean the whole wheel as opposed to the tire?

😥

Why no mention of what happened to the driver of the Dodge truck

She was tired.

Was it a blowout OR did the whole tire&rim come off (lug nuts loose & entire tire comes off axel)? Either way, it is absolutely heartbreaking.

How tragic..

Unregulated tire installers

jesus is coming

inspection tech in Maine got the blame for killing a state trooper for passing an unsafe vehicle,when a tire fell off a TRACTOR TRAILOR on I95.Killing the trooper during a traffic stop

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