[Vervain]

Remember that famous Mercedes-Benz television advert where, based on actual events, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz W123 survived driving off of Chapman’s Peak in Cape Town? Well, we may just have found the follow-up ad to that… While we don’t know what caused this Utah woman to accelerate through a train crossing in the first place, this dramatic dashcam footage from an attending patrol car shows how her Mercedes-Benz is first struck by one train and then, as the police officer attempts to free her is struck by another passing train. Incredibly, the driver survived both impacts with only a broken arm. Source: WorldCarFans.com - See more at: http://www.carmagblog.co.za/video/wo....NOtDZNj3.dpuf

[ptack]

I get the impression that she was being pursued by the police. The 1st cop in the video was waiting at that intersection for her, not thinking she would be dumb enough to go straight into a train. Looks like he then approaches the car with his gun drawn. The 2nd cop shows up in seconds and, after the 2nd train hits the car, they seem to figure she's not getting away.

[Vervain]

Originally Posted by ptack

I get the impression that she was being pursued by the police. The 1st cop in the video was waiting at that intersection for her, not thinking she would be dumb enough to go straight into a train. Looks like he then approaches the car with his gun drawn. The 2nd cop shows up in seconds and, after the 2nd train hits the car, they seem to figure she's not getting away.

Yeah it definitely was a cop chase. What's weird is that when the first cop goes to get her out of the car, it took a warning from the second cop to make him realise that the second train is coming at him. I mean, couldn't he hear it? It literally missed him by seconds!

[NemesisX]

Wonder why she was running from the cops.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Anodite10

Yeah it definitely was a cop chase. What's weird is that when the first cop goes to get her out of the car, it took a warning from the second cop to make him realise that the second train is coming at him. I mean, couldn't he hear it? It literally missed him by seconds!

i doubt he heard it, the sound was being drowned out by the current train that initially hit the woman...

[Vervain]

Originally Posted by shoei

i doubt he heard it, the sound was being drowned out by the current train that initially hit the woman...

Oh yeah that's true.

[MaDoNiOn]

Jeez that merc flew past. Lucky cop almost got hit also haha .

[Vervain]

Originally Posted by MaDoNiOn

Jeez that merc flew past. Lucky cop almost got hit also haha .

It seems like they were chasing her and she was fleeing. The cop even drew his gun when approaching the vehicle.