Crime & Safety

Bimmer Beamed, Driver Escapes with Scratches

Firefighters say the driver was lucky to be alive.


A driver was lucky to be alive Friday evening after a metal tray loader slid off a truck and crashed through his BMW’s windshield, and miraculously he only escaped with a scratch on his arms, firefighters said.

The man was driving southbound on Highway 280 just north of Saratoga when the accident happened.

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He was the only person in the car. No other information was available at this time.

--Photo courtesy of the San Jose Fire Fighters local 230

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