A B.C. woman says she suffers pain and nightmares and is without a car after a dump truck lost two wheels on Highway 1 Thursday, yet the driver got only a 'slap on the wrist.'
WATCH: A woman whose SUV was crushed on Highway 1 this week by a runaway tire is questioning the 'stiff' fines handed to the driver and dump truck owner. The crash happened at high speed on Highway 1 , and as Taya Fast reports, the victim is counting her lucky stars, but calling the fine for the other vehicle an insult.“One more split second it would have been a different outcome,” said Smith. “And if I had a passenger, it would have been a different outcome for that passenger.
“Then I heard a loud explosion which was the tire, I guess, hitting the front of the car on top of the hood and then the airbags exploding, and the car was filled with white powdery smoke.”For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.She was taken to the hospital as a precaution but ultimately walked away from the crash with only minor physical injuries.
“Seven-hundred dollars, to me, is an insult – an absolute insult. His tire probably costs more than that, it’s an insult. They are not going to care,” said Smith.
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