Posted on 05/28/2018 6:25:39 PM PDT by Enterprise
EMS found the engine running and the transmission in gear. They were driving by, perhaps slowly to get video- and the timing was just right for the tree root system to give way in the wet soil. In NC the ground gets saturated (clay, loamy) and refuses water eventually- hence the flash flooding.
The speed at which something that heavy falls, even with a wind assist means there is little to no reaction time. Large enough tree by the roadside of a two lane- they never saw it as they drove into the path.
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