Las Vegas couple nearly killed when truck slams into giant pothole
A couple of shocking moments nearly killed them after their truck crashed into a giant pothole while driving on a snowy interstate, flipping over the trailer they were towing
- Thomas Kuemmel and his fiancé Leslie Brock were driving on Interstate 70 toward Denver.
- The drive recorder behind the car that started to spin out of control caught everything
- They were arrested for careless driving even though they were obeying the speed limit.
a Las Vegas The couple are grateful they were alive after they were seen hitting a pothole in dashcam footage Colorado A pile that caused the trailer they were carrying to tip over.
Thomas Kuemmel and his fiancé, Leslie Brock, were towing a camper trailer and driving I-70 toward Denver on a trip to Loveland Ski Area in Colorado Springs.
The vehicle behind their dashcam, which began to spiral out of control shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, caught it all.
Due to a pothole in the highway, they nearly collided while the trailer behind them overturned.
“We were just cruising and you know what’s next, the trailer started to spasm and I lost complete control and it was very scary. I thought I was going to die,” he said in the passenger seat. Block said.
A Las Vegas couple is grateful to be alive after dash cam footage shows them crashing into a dent in the Colorado Mountains and flipping over the trailer they were carrying.
Kuemmel said he had no problems ahead and was driving below the speed limit at the time.
“There was a big jerk and it felt like the trailer was pushing the truck, so I lost control and started to spin,” Kumel said. Fox31.
There were no injuries, but the couple turned themselves in to state police for careless driving.
He said Kuemmel, which jointly owns the photo booth business with Brock, LinkedIn Page claims he tried to tell Colorado State Police that a pot in the road was the cause of the accident.
The State Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 just two days later and repaired a pothole in the road, but it’s unclear if that contributed to the couple’s accident.
“If someone disagrees with the citation, both parties can appear in court and present information and evidence before a judge, who will then make a decision on the case,” said a CSP spokesperson. Gary Cutler said in a statement.
The state also allows couples to go through the process of filing a damages claim.
Other drivers complained that they didn’t feel state police handled the shutdown for the crash.
“I saw a sign on CDOT saying I-70 was closed. You have to exit at 216,” said Todd Phillips. 9 news.
Thomas Kuemmel (pictured) and his fiancé, Leslie Brock, were driving the I-70 toward Denver with a camper trailer towed on a trip to Loveland Ski Area in Colorado Springs.
“We were just cruising and you know what’s next, the trailer started to spasm and I lost complete control and it was very scary. I thought I was going to die,” he said in the passenger seat. Block (pictured) said.
No one was hurt, but the couple turned themselves in to state police for careless driving.
When they began to spiral out of control shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the vehicle behind their dashcam caught everything.
The State Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 just two days later to repair a pothole in the road, but it’s unclear if that contributed to the couple’s accident.
Phillips, however, claims he didn’t see the sign until after he passed the exit required to make the detour.
“I noticed there were a lot of people and a lot of traffic,” Phillips said. “You can’t magically fix it, but you can mitigate it. And I think we’re doing a very poor job of that.
Both Kuemmel and Block said they were just grateful to be alive.
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