A hearse driver in Colorado narrowly avoided plunging into a canyon thanks to the body he was transporting — which was heavy enough to prevent the other side of the vehicle from tipping over the edge.
The driver from Hubbard & Sons in Grand Junction was transferring a deceased individual for organ donation in the snowy early hours of Jan. 29 when he was forced to change lanes to avoid a speeding motorist, CBS News Colorado reported on Monday.
The man subsequently lost control of the hearse and crashed through the barrier of Interstate 70 before coming to a stop with the front wheels dangling on the precipice of a gnarly drop.
The body being transported was heavy enough to prevent the other side of the vehicle from tipping over the edge. KCNC-TV
The driver was transporting the body for organ donation when he swerved to avoid an oncoming motorist. KCNC-TV
The driver lost control after swerving and crashed through the barrier of Interstate 70 before coming to a stop with the front wheels dangling on the precipice of a gnarly drop. KCNC-TV
The driver’s family said the weight of the body in the back of the vehicle likely prevented the vehicle from hurtling over the edge. KCNC-TV
A responding officer called the driver a “lucky motherf—-r.” KCNC-TVVideo footage from the scene shows the black vehicle covered in snow and wedged over the abyss.
Although the driver and his family declined to be interviewed on camera, they told CBS News that the counterweight from the body in the back of the car likely kept it from hurtling into oblivion.
“That’s a lucky motherf—-r right there,” a responding officer can be heard saying in the scene footage.
