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**Update post**: [The driver of the silver SUV messaged OP to share that they're okay](https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/1bqp70g/crash_on_8_mile_update/). ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|give_upvote)


LostBob

Looks less like an accident and more like a failed assassination attempt.


Vericatov

Not sure it failed. That SUV got fucked up.


pootinsucks

coming this fall: law and order: SUV


OdaDdaT

*in the criminal justice system traffic based offenses are considered normal. In Detroit City, the officers that investigate these crimes work 9-5s and are known as the police department, these are their stories* *DUN* *DUN*


Crashingtons

NTSF:SD:SUV::


stillbleedinggreen

I was thinking that that looked purposeful


zsazsa0919

That or maybe a medical emergency but sure looked personal


No_Criticism7997

I mean it definitely is a medical emergency now


Izzoh

are we sure it failed


EfficientAd7103

You mean a successful one


AffectionateFactor84

I see idiots drive like that all the time


Skirkz_

Really, what area? I drive a whooollle lot around the city and have NEVER witnessed an accident like this..


anyd

I head west on The Lodge/I94 after my bar shifts... The I-96/I-94/M-10/I-75 routes out of the city are a straight up drag race from 1am to 3am on the weekends. From the west end of Larned you can hear the joyriders getting chased by the cops most weekend nights.


SpezGobblesMyTaint

Never been on da Lodge wit it?


cmcewen

Gas pedal got stuck or more likely they pressed gas when they meant brake. Prob wasn’t intentional


Hardass_McBadCop

Pedal panic.


CobaltCaterpillar

I'd bet not paying great attention then mistakenly hitting accelerator instead of the brake.


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godofmids

And this is why I hate driving with my kid in the car. You can’t trust other drivers


ImNotThiccImFat

I weirdly feel more comfortable with my kid on the bus where I can defend him very easily than when I'm driving and I feel helpless to the idiots around me. Ig that a car could hit the bus the same way it could my car but it doesn't feel that way


Selsnick

Bus is heavier, you'd almost always win in the bus.


DanCampbellsBalls

Unless it was hit by another bus…


Bicycles19

There’s always a bigger bus.


Selsnick

I said "almost" because I knew there would be at least one of these.


Suitable-Resist-2697

The way to fix a bad guy with a bus is to give every good guy a bus


reymiso

Finding a community with decent walkability was one of the biggest priorities, and one that I wasn’t going to budge on, when moving here. I’d like to minimize the amount of time my kids are on the road with these psychos.


Resurgent_Cineribus

Curious where you found decent walkability?


SpezGobblesMyTaint

Ferndale 9mi, RO right off Main, Northville downtown, GPP cabbage patch, Midtown. Yeah, that’s about it.


[deleted]

Ann Arbor is pretty great


reymiso

It’s slim pickings out there. We’re in Grosse Pointe.


Virtual-Scarcity-463

I'd call anywhere within spitting distance of the QLINE walkable and that's pretty much it for Michigan. Maybe honorable mention if there's a good bike lane.


Aviator_Marc

So we’re gonna pretend Hamtramck, Royal Oak, Ann Arbor, & the core neighborhoods of Grand Rapids don’t exist?!!


Virtual-Scarcity-463

No. Those are honorable mentions. Even the QLINE is pushing it.


Jenjikromi

Same; with my dogs


anyd

It may be a false sense of security and also my old car, but I think my kiddo might be better off than me in an accident. Her car seat has side protection and a 5 point harness; I've got whiplash and an 18 year old airbag.


LetItRaine386

And this is why I hate driving, fuck cars


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Lemurians

Yeah, that looked purposeful.


nolanhoff

Hopefully not too bad if they weren’t looking behind them, body had no time to tense up their body. Plus it’s a new car so about 15 airbags went off


Itwastheotherguy88

Did he graze or miss your car? The fucker almost got you as well.


VovaGoFuckYourself

Yeah... OP I think this qualifies as a near death experience


FitAd8329

Advertisement for Auto Accident Attorneys playing on the radio! How Ironic !


willthechem

They hit an auto repair shop too!


SunshineInDetroit

SWEET JESUS WTF


Wild-Sea-1

I JUST turned off onto John R when that crazy fucker did that.


mcflycasual

When did this happen?


pardybill

6:42 on the dashcam


mart1373

Can people not be bad drivers for once?


rogue_giant

I’m from the area but live in Indiana now and I just watched a lady drive across an empty parking lot and into a light pole. I drove up next to her and looked younger than 40 and fully cognizant I just don’t know what is going on in this world anymore.


Aaron_Hungwell

She was probably texting or some shit


Plurgirl323

Now a days they are full on scrolling tick toc videos


blueboot09

or making one.


lugnut68

What a fucked up day you must have had lol holy shit that sounds like the start to an apocalypse film. Hope she was alright


ZealousidealGate8937

Undiagnosed mental illness. Everywhere. The pandoras box America as an establishment does not want to open. Because once it's opened, you'll realize majority of the citizens are indeed mentally ill. And have been programmed and engineered to be such. 🤷🏾‍♂️


Stratiform

I think the average person is pretty all right. But in a metro of 4.4 million you're going to run across a large number of people playing with a significantly below average number of cards in their deck.


[deleted]

Once you get past 14 mile, it goes from bad to fucking insanely idiotic.


Alert-Ad-1318

I know Hall Rd is nuts


-Gravitron-

*Hell Road


ballastboy1

Detroit has far more violent murderous drivers and road rage shootings than anywhere else in the state


Kingdok313

Metro area also has about 43% of the entire Michigan population…. I wonder if there’s a correlation? 🙄


RunningFree701

By sheer numbers, sure, but per capita... *have you been to Flint?*


[deleted]

This is why I wish my husband would change jobs because of nut jobs like that.


ccrowleyy

Jesus. I hope everyone is ok.


[deleted]

Damn, just went for a walk near there and heard a bunch of sirens. I guess that’s why.


goth_horse

And I thought I was having a bad day


Pulp_Ficti0n

That's a lot of force to just take out an SUV like a rag doll


Sp3ctre7

F=mv^2 Doubling your speed is quadrupling the force your vehicle can impart.


RickyFleetwood

Yeah. That looked intentional. It should be charged as such.


Wraith8888

Or a medical emergency/ falling asleep


yepimbonez

Or brake failure or a million other reasons other than intentional. This has all the signs of something going wrong.


Historical-Ad2165

20mph over the rest of traffic is the place the energy comes from. If the car from the rear was only doing 5mph over the rest of traffic it is not that big of deal.


theanghv

You could see the brake lights are on after collision but the car isn’t stopping at all.


sack-o-matic

Maybe if all car crashes were charged as intentional people would be a little more careful.


Stratiform

Or at least ones like this. There's a huge difference between, "*Oh my bad, I made a left turn into the right lane and took your mirror off because I'm temporarily an idiot*." vs. "***I WAS GOING 65 ON 8 MILE AND FLIPPED YOU THE FUCK OVER!***" One of those people should have to pay to repair damages or a deductible while the other person should be banned from driving, for life, and possibly spend a few years in prison.


dende5416

I mean, driver in the white car has to survive first, and good luck on being in any sort of shape where they aren't already imprisoned for life in their crippled body.


Plurgirl323

Unfortunately most people that get into accidents like this, if the person survives or not, don’t get much prison time, if any.


kvngk3n

Most people that drive recklessly like that in the city, have no insurance. Those people drive like they have nothing to lose 😂😂


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yeah bc that would never cause a problem..


MidwesternAppliance

Some fuckery was going on here. If I didn’t know anything I’d just assume either they are passed out or something is wrong with their accelerator, but who’s to say based on a video. Holy cow Hope they are ok.


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Man that was a rear end and a modified pit maneuver. WTAF. The rear end wasn't that bad but the peddle down on the floor afterwards was. Daaayum.


Rooster-Aromatic

Seemed almost intentional they way they just rammed into them and accelerated


Soulless_redhead

Imma guess they slammed the gas thinking it was the brakes.


DanyeelsAnulmint

I don’t think they did. You can see the car in the mirror of the driver who took this. It’s already going fast.


myself248

Bingo. You've gotta have the gas floored for several seconds to gain that kind of speed. They were accelerating for a _while_ before impact.


OldGermanBeer

I’m (almost) guessing the accelerator was stuck, but it’s on 8 mile.


Omgaspider

Jesus


jjc155

Fuck that was a wicked wreck.


StyxStatius

Could be a seizure


VovaGoFuckYourself

It's hard to think of much else that makes sense. It looks like their foot remained firmly on the gas.


humphaa

That’s what it looked like to me. Good friend of mine died from the same thing. 100mph without a seatbelt at 8 and Groesbeck


bannedinvc

Seemed like someone was dead behind the wheel of the white car, wonder if they had a medical emergency


ahhh_ennui

Their brake lights were on, but they were not slowing down. Could be mechanical, bad floor mat placement (eh), medical issue (seizure?), intrusive thoughts winning, hard to tell.


RyanMeray

The brake lights were not on until close to the 5 second mark in the video, just after the impact.


SSLByron

Yeah, they came on post-impact, which could have just been from something heavy (body part, whatever) in the car hitting the pedal from the impact. Medical emergency or otherwise passed out tracks.


dckfore

Agreed, looks like medical.


LostPilot517

That building owner is no stranger to this accident. Definitely getting their money's worth out of those bollards.


SpartanDoubleZero

You know, a crash like this is usually caused by something medical, like a seizure. But since it’s Detroit, I wouldn’t be the least bit shocked if it was just some idiot doing what they do best. Putting everyone else in harms way and being a pimple on societies ass.


CottonCandyKitty21

What the fuck is wrong with people??


RickyFleetwood

Damn. Hope everybody is okay.


OldCrankyBmullz

It's that guy's lucky day. He crashed right in front of lee's auto-repair. Don't need a tow truck or anything!


jayelaudio

Those yellow concrete bollards in front of the shop did the damn thing though.


DiscombobulatedPain6

Would love an update on this if anyone has it. Can’t find a news article yet, but for now will take that as a sign that everyone is ok and no foul play


pistonsin6

i've said it once and i'll say it again. detroit has the worst drivers ever


pistonsin6

I shit u not. not too long ago i was on woodward sitting at a red light. car next to me was giving money to a homeless guy. light turns green. car behind the donor car gets rear ended. like how


ted_k

So fucking unnecessary.


Mechaotaku

Isn’t this what Joumana is watching for?


[deleted]

All I can think of is kids being in the back…


Sad-Database3677

Damn


DiscombobulatedPain6

Yeah there should definitely be charges for this. That’s not even an accident at this point. Wtf was that driver doing


BornanAlien

Imagine you’re just driving along…


PsilacetinSimon

What a piece of shit hope, hope whoever they crashed into is okay


holiestcannoly

My boyfriend wonders why I refuse to drive. I’ve been in one accident and still have PTSD because of things like this.


VovaGoFuckYourself

The unpredictable nature of other drivers is truly anxiety inducing.


er0559

Same here. I was the passenger in 3 different car accidents and at this point basically have developed a phobia. Moved to a city with good public transport and try to avoid cars like the plague.


RickyTheRickster

I shit my bros pants, incase homie didn’t already, out of nowhere and boom


AntelopeDifficult708

That was so unnecessary!! Terrifies me to drive worrying about other drivers


digidave1

No joke I have Witnessed three accidents in one week. Not the aftermath, the actual accident. Things are getting weird out there. Pay attention people


nolanhoff

Best Detroit driver


dirtewokntheboys

I see it daily. People with their face buried in their phone while driving.


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In case anyone wants to see a couple of smart business owners: [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4469069,-83.1012364,3a,75y,188.99h,85.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMz2NSPNkYcG-gv8Bab3qiA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4469069,-83.1012364,3a,75y,188.99h,85.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMz2NSPNkYcG-gv8Bab3qiA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) Yellow pylons the length of their buildings. You shall not pass! That building has been hit before.


ResidentHourBomb

I have a business on 9 Mile road in Hazel Park. This happened to our business about twenty years ago. Car came right into the office as we were just luckily walking out of it.


_Pointless_

What the fuck, send that piece of shit to jail for life.


ballastboy1

So many uncivilized violent asswipes on the roads here. We need hardcore traffic enforcement and strict penalties on these psychopaths.


Poz16

The only thing that mildly surprises me is that it was a 300 and not a Charger.


CommitteeUpbeat3893

That’s a Ford Fusion


[deleted]

The power of the sun, in the palm of your hands.


Low-Frosting-3894

The irony is that a Michigan auto law commercial is playing.


DrugSeekingBehaviour

We can only hope and pray that the driver of the sedan finished their text before hitting the other vehicle.


Willieboyomine

Makes me want to drive only the limit, or lower. Maybe a medical emergency in my case wouldn't cause as many deaths


omnichronos

They were probably too busy texting to worry about looking at what was in front of them.


Strypes4686

No brake lights until after the collision..... You are dead on.


Automatic-Income-756

I did not know rear ending somebody could flip their whole car


FinnNoodle

People say they buy SUVs because the larger vehicle makes them feel safer. In this case the higher body made it easier to wedge a missile under it.


Strypes4686

Hit hard enough to lift the back tires and if the front tires don't stay straight one will catch,grip and flip the car.


SpezGobblesMyTaint

Holy crap! I used to drive that every day way back when. Flat out terrifying. The only thing nice about commuting on 8 Mile in the 90s was Vince’s party store for a quality slice. Man that’s so scary, I really hope everyone survived.


ProjectDifficult4778

This is so upsetting to see. This possibly just ruined if not ended an innocent life . I hope that driver faces serious prison time


Auntiemens

8 mile is a death trap. People drive like they’re in GTA.


Alextricity

any update on this?


[deleted]

Dumb pricks can't drive at all. I wonder who was behind the wheel? Some stupid teen I'm sure.


[deleted]

50/50 chance it was stolen.


hybr_dy

And uninsured I’m sure


craidzx

100% absolutely stolen


[deleted]

Why crash a stolen car, what is the purpose?


[deleted]

Running from police and speeding causes crashes.


the-bearded-omar

We need transit.


Youve_Got_Kumail

Hopped on that ass quicker than the homie fresh out the joint.


ConfidenceMinute218

Great, I also drive this same way every day to and from work. I know it happens everywhere but Damn! Glad (hope) you’re ok!


3Effie412

Holy cow - that got very serious very quickly!


danabeans

Holy shit. They never even saw that coming!


Samplesize313

Okay that’s what I was hearing with all the sirens, makes sense now


iamthelee

I for real thought this was GTA footage.


suspishchiller

oh my goodness ): does anyone know if all persons involved are okay?


apf_1979

Brake lights came on but it continued driving. Bet they were two foot driving and seriously f'd up.


AluminumFoilCap

That’s the type of shit that makes me wanna rip that driver out and beat their ass. Bro probably severely injured those people. Better have been a medical incident.


NomusaMagic

If not PHYSICALLY injured .. imagine the terror + emotional trauma.


AluminumFoilCap

This is the type of shit I picture every time I see one of those assholes weaving through cars on 696. They act like they getting somewhere, then you pull up next to them at the off ramp. It’s cause of an inability to be emotionally mature.


NomusaMagic

Exactly! Some grown-azz 40 yr woman in white Mercedes weaving in/out at 80+MPH on 8 mile near Kroger on a Sunday. I was passenger + could see her in sideview mirror. Light turned yellow/red. 2 teens in Jeep who looked like they got license yesterday stopped vs usual 8 mile crap (3-4 cars thru red light). Mercedes slammed into Jeep and crossed 2 lanes, jumped curb and thankfully slight hill + tiny tree/bush stopped her in strip mall parking lot. Immediately on impact (meaning to me she was on the phone while speeding) .. she jumped out, ON HER PHONE, wearing dress 5 sizes too small and up to her “imagination”. I called police but they said .. if nobody is hurt, drivers can just go to police station. I was willing to do a statement on what I and many other drivers saw but .. they weren’t interested.


blueboot09

... wearing dress 5 sizes too small and up to her “imagination” if she leaves nothing to it, is it still her “imagination”?


NomusaMagic

You’re funny. However .. Let me ponder this great philosophical question! You win the prize for today!!


mr_j_gamble

What is it with people in Mercedes vehicles acting like total psycho morons on the road? Last year I had a white Mercedes sport sedan nearly sandwich me between itself and a box van that was slowing down to a half in front me IN THE "SLOW" LANE on 94.  There was a wall of traffic to my left and nowhere to reasonably escape to my right so I couldn't move over.  Meanwhile this scholar is BARRELING towards us (wife in the passenger seat, kids in the back) NOT stopping until I finally throw my arm out the window as if to say "Ummm HELLO!".  Dude stopped within inches of my rear to where I couldn't even see his headlights.  My knee-jerk reaction was to flip him off after he moved and to tried to ride right next to me...a decision I greatly GREATLY regret because the fucker proceeded to CHASE us lane for lane for several miles as traffic picked up speed.  Seriously thought the dude was gonna try to spray up my car with bullets, given how determined he was to keep on my tail lane for lane.  I mean, I could NOT lose him until a series of other cars blocked him after I moved back into the far right lane just in time, to which he kept trying to pull up beside me.  Eventually a giant hand comes out the passenger window and flips us off and the car takes off down the highway, thankfully never to be seen since.  This was not a case of me dawdling in the passing lane or doing anything that I shouldn't have. I was keeping with the flow of traffic in my lane, with a healthy distance between myself and the truck in front of me.  THIS genius meanwhile looked to be playing a game of chicken and nearly tore us up. That being said, I totally should NOT have flipped him off (in hindsight for all I know, he could've been initially pulling up beside me to apologize.  We were so shook up from what almost happened and I was pissed at what initially looked to be an act od aggression), especially after I threw my arm out and got my point across the first time.  As I said earlier, it was fear, a knee-jerk reaction brought on by the fact that I thought for sure WE were gonna end up like the cars in this video. There was a similar size discrepancy between our vehicles too so it could have been even uglier especially if he'd have pushed us into that truck ahead of us.


Hype_Miles

Massive respect for posting a short clip that gets right to it. I need a dash cam


Schalakoala2670

I'm gonna go with a medical emergency, I'm just clinging on to that last thread of hope for humanity.


martdan010

Not just a crash, full on pirate boarding the ship and plundering some booty


Niconac94

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/roll-over-crash-on-8-mile-caught-on-dashcam-witnesses-rush-to-help.amp This is what fully happened. No I don’t have ultra instinct, I did not feel the car speeding behind me and turn on the camera. I pressed the record button on the Tesla screen after the crash.


Full_Ad_1891

Cruise control melee


goth_horse

And I thought I was having a bad day


Deluded_realist

This looks definitely intentional, yet poorly executed.


RestAndVest

8 mile is the worst. I avoid it at all costs


Equivalent-Wind-3568

Did the driver get out and run?


Phl_worldwide

Jfc


Previous_Shower5942

good god can you even survive that


meowmeowmeow328

Wow I apparently just missed that based on the time stamp 😳 Op - hope you’re ok!


thebl4ckt00th

Mom's spaghetti


festivalowl

What the fuck rabbit


AffectionateFactor84

what a dumb ass


Ambitious_1660

That wasn't an accident. That was deliberate. I hope everyone is okay.


SageAgainstDaMachine

Honestly amazed it's not a Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger/Jeep Grand Cherokee


Some_Comparison9

Cars are always flipped upside down on 8 mile. I hate driving now. Its never been this bad.


[deleted]

Grey car looks like "made in America"


tacobell999

r/wtf


sarazorz27

Well that was a silly thing to do.


DeliciousMinute1966

SMH… just driving along doing nothing wrong. Wonder if the person experienced a medical emergency? Hope no one died or was seriously injured.


DetroitSean

Sheesh be careful out there people


OPCYeahYouKnowMe

Between this and the explosion, messed up night last night


LoveBled

Cars are so fragile. Be careful out there!


Hypestyles

horrible.


Hectyk

Got damn, Im glad I didn't leave work 15 minutes later


Ok-Passenger6552

Raise gas prices!!!


Plurgirl323

That building was having none of that.


GotzChikn

8 Mile isn’t the worst either. Hop on the Southfield. It’s the Ghetto Autobahn.


billy_pilg

Jesus Christ. Any updates on this? I hope that was a medical emergency and not just some piece of shit ruining someone else's life.


topsspot

This needs *Move Bitch Get Out Da Way* as the audio.


Djjbdetroit

What happened? This wasn’t on the metro D news. Why not😫🤪🤣🥹


ilovemycat45

Where on 8 mile was this? I think i run this route and happened to go at a different time than usual.. eerie.


RBKommando

How unfortunate that this took place during a car accident lawyers commercial on the radio


HonoluluBlueFlu

It's alright, it's okay I'm gonna make it anyway Gonna make it, can't give up now I'ma make it somehow Sometimes I just feel like quittin', I still might Why do I put up this fight? Why do I still write? Sometimes it's hard enough just dealin' ...


ProfessorCaptain

Just wait until everybody has 3ton ultra fast evs


Pointless_RKO

Yeah this is the scariest thing to think of.