• Just before the devastating accident, the driver rear-ended another driver.
  • After being hit by a pickup truck, the SUV rolled and overturned several times.
  • A witness says the driver refused to be taken to the hospital after the crash.

The driver of an SUV allegedly involved in a hit-and-run somehow managed to walk away from a catastrophic collapse after apparently running a red light and being decommissioned in Tempe, Arizona. It’s a story that’s equal parts outlandish and reckless – one where no lesson was apparently learned from the previous incident, only to have a far worse outcome.

In dramatic incidents like this, the only available footage typically comes from security cameras or dash cams of drivers who happened to be in the right place at the right time. However, this particular accident was captured in its entirety on the dash cam of a driver who was allegedly rear-ended by the SUV just moments before the situation turned to disaster.

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According to the poster, the driver of the silver SUV rear-ended the videographer while he was driving with his daughter. It is unclear how serious this accident was, but instead of pulling over and exchanging details, the other driver refused to pull over. Towards the start of the video, he can be seen knocking over the man filming him – just before it all goes horribly wrong.

After exiting the freeway, the driver ran a red light over an intersection. The SUV was then T-bone by a truck. Most of the impact appears to have been sustained by the rear driver’s door, and the force of the shunt lifts the SUV onto two wheels and spins it before it goes flying and rolls several times. The accident completely destroyed the vehicle.

Incredibly, the man who shared the video on social media says the driver was able to walk away from the crash, apparently without serious injuries, and even refused an ambulance ride to the hospital.

It is unclear whether the driver ran the red light on purpose or perhaps did it accidentally while distracted by the earlier incident. Regardless, they could be in deep trouble with the authorities for causing the devastating accident. We hope that the innocent occupants of the van were not injured in the accident.

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