Rescue 911 - 911 Runaway Car

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • season 6 episode 602
    A car gets stuck at high speed and won't stop in North Carolina on August 29, 1993

КОМЕНТАРІ • 173

  • @whistlingninja11
    @whistlingninja11 2 роки тому +31

    That poor woman. Those screams are hair-raising. What an amazing survival story!

  • @user-wi6sh6vh8u
    @user-wi6sh6vh8u 6 місяців тому +5

    Definitely the kind of a story that deserves to become a movie for theatre screens with the help of Francis Ford Coppola.

  • @nbthakar
    @nbthakar 6 місяців тому +7

    We had a family friend who driving on I-95 south when this actually happened. When we heard that this was being reenacted, we watched it during its first airing and it was my very first Rescue 911 episode I ever saw.
    FYI: The final scene with the car crashes was reenacted on I-95 Business/US 301 just north of Fayetteville. You can see the "Dobbin Holmes Road" exit sign in the background. They also filmed a scene near Rocky Mount on Exit 138 (US 64 interchange).

    • @CosplayDreams16
      @CosplayDreams16 5 місяців тому +1

      I thought it was filmed near Fayetteville. I recognized the exit.

    • @mercuryfever392
      @mercuryfever392 4 місяці тому +1

      Whoa! They actually saw this? I'd be scared out of my mind.

  • @LittleJennings38
    @LittleJennings38 3 роки тому +33

    That was an impressive feat of driving that she performed. I am also genuinely impressed that the tires on the Volkswagen Jetta held up under that kind of speed with that kind of hard maneuvering. There is no way that she had W or Z rated tires on that car. I have above average tires on my car, and there is no way that they would have lasted that long at over 100 miles an hour with that kind of maneuvering.

    • @kevingallagher6804
      @kevingallagher6804 Рік тому +3

      If I recall correctly, there was a recall on the VE Jetta years ago…

  • @andrewclark7559
    @andrewclark7559 Рік тому +16

    She was very brave. I can't believe how stupid all of the people on the freeway were to refuse to get out of the way of a police chase.

  • @PrincessEli82
    @PrincessEli82 Рік тому +8

    It’s been 30 years since this happened. I was 11 and my brother Andrew was 2 weeks shy of his 9th birthday at the time. It also happened 8 days before Labor Day. Today Sylesia is 51 now. I’m sure she said “Thank you” to those who helped her.

  • @PrincessEli82
    @PrincessEli82 3 роки тому +16

    Today’s the 28th anniversary of when this happened. I was scared out of my wits when I saw this happen. I live in North Carolina myself now. This happened on a Sunday.

  • @combs901
    @combs901 3 роки тому +18

    Whew! God was with her

  • @dieselwolf3005
    @dieselwolf3005 5 місяців тому +2

    8:33 slowed down you can see the magnet holding the car as its released on the truck.

  • @keeneyeful
    @keeneyeful 4 місяці тому +2

    WOW a Caprice that turns into a Crown Vic, that turns back into a Caprice, then back to a Crown Vic then... 😲

  • @mlp-violet-star
    @mlp-violet-star 4 роки тому +30

    As a paralegal intern, this accident is lawsuit material.

    • @BrixTremeGeek
      @BrixTremeGeek 2 роки тому

      Against the driver?

    • @mlp-violet-star
      @mlp-violet-star 2 роки тому +9

      @@BrixTremeGeek No, the manufacturer.

    • @Rihardololz
      @Rihardololz 2 роки тому +2

      @@mlp-violet-star Those times companies always had ruthless lawyers on their side.

    • @ThatCodeBlue
      @ThatCodeBlue Рік тому +2

      Good luck. The auto manufacturer would squash it with their high powered and highly paid attorneys of low morality.

    • @kevingallagher6804
      @kevingallagher6804 Рік тому +1

      I’m sure there was a lawsuit against Vw…

  • @gregelliott5016
    @gregelliott5016 Рік тому +5

    She's very lucky she wasn't killed at any time during that whole incident. Someone did a poor job fixing her car because someone could have been killed because of it

  • @loganmalough2379
    @loganmalough2379 4 роки тому +24

    First the car was checked out and it was fine, the next thing she knew, her accelerator got stuck!
    You just never know when your cars gonna act up on ya.

  • @nikoletamberdewater4472
    @nikoletamberdewater4472 Рік тому +3

    I bet this woman will never drive another Volkswagen again

  • @Breakstuff455khz
    @Breakstuff455khz 2 роки тому +6

    Best advertisement for a VW Jetta I've ever seen. Goes for over an hour at WOT and doesn't overheat, throw a rod, or blow a tire. I don't own any foreign cars, but I've had the ignition get stuck in "Run" on my 79 Chevy pickup multiple times. After the 3rd time having to disconnect the coil to shut it off I ended up just breaking the lock cylinder mechanism and it hasn't acted up since. Whether that same thing actually happened to her car, she just panicked, or there's an interlock to keep the key on in Drive (I've seen that before, probably because losing power steering and power brakes is frightening to most people, they try to prevent it except when in Park/Neutral) I cant say.

  • @PrincessEli82
    @PrincessEli82 3 роки тому +13

    I can’t pronounce or say that woman’s name, but I could tell that she was hysterical. Selicia is her name and she’s 49 now. Thank goodness that she didn’t kill anyone or herself. I’m sure she thanked everyone who saved her life.

  • @andreapatane4204
    @andreapatane4204 8 місяців тому +4

    Runaway cars aren't pretty sights to see even though they're dangerous vehicles to observe on scary occasions.

  • @Rlotpir1972
    @Rlotpir1972 5 років тому +23

    Volkswagen was expected a major lawsuit after that incident.

    • @anhkietvocong1966
      @anhkietvocong1966 4 роки тому +4

      Robert Lopresti and they have to recall

    • @SW2799
      @SW2799 4 роки тому +7

      That’s one of the incidents where VW, excuse me for saying this, started getting a reputation As piece of crap cars.

    • @enigmazero37564
      @enigmazero37564 4 роки тому +3

      Herbie intensifies

    • @harmfulmelody5958
      @harmfulmelody5958 3 роки тому +4

      @@SW2799 the only problem i've found with VW cars is oil sludge caused by the owner neglecting it.

    • @Hammerhead547
      @Hammerhead547 3 роки тому +5

      @@SW2799
      This wasn't so much a manufacturing defect as it was a failure by the mechanic who worked on the car before she left.

  • @AlienQueen2000
    @AlienQueen2000 6 місяців тому +3

    This makes me tear up everything I watch it

  • @TMVarchive
    @TMVarchive Рік тому +2

    Wow, key won't turn off and trans won't come out of gear...
    You'd think this was some kind of bad movie.

  • @Benratbag1997
    @Benratbag1997 Рік тому +7

    I’m sure this story was indeed the inspiration for the 1997 TV Movie titled ‘Runaway Car’ starring Judge Reinhold and Nina Siemaszko.

  • @DonnyTaylor-oj1hg
    @DonnyTaylor-oj1hg 9 місяців тому +2

    I remember watching this same episode years ago glad she survived

  • @tarynoliver1019
    @tarynoliver1019 3 роки тому +12

    I’m glad she’s ok that’s scary 😳😳

  • @nobodyneedstoknow.7308
    @nobodyneedstoknow.7308 3 роки тому +20

    8:32
    That driver is so damn lucky

  • @squeaky6041
    @squeaky6041 Рік тому +3

    ❤GOD was with my cousin GOD Is good all the time😻🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @tww1981
    @tww1981 2 роки тому +8

    3 things you do not do in that situation is : jam on the ebreak , 2 jam the shift lever into park Or reverse if it is automatic , 3) make realy quick manuvers unless you have to avoid hitting something ! You turn the wheel to sharp at that rate of seep could cause a role over !

    • @CoachTurp
      @CoachTurp Рік тому +1

      What do you do?

    • @jrw3533
      @jrw3533 Рік тому +2

      @@CoachTurp well got a couple of options : 1) open door and bail out, OR 2) try down shifting one gear at a time down to low, And ,3) apply the E break slow and steady, ( try 2 and 3 first ); 1 bailing out is not recommended unless you have to ! " by the way if the meddling in-laws are near by trying to use them as a bump stop for a run away car ; not good idea " !

    • @CoachTurp
      @CoachTurp Рік тому +1

      @@jrw3533 Lol

    • @jrw3533
      @jrw3533 Рік тому +1

      @@CoachTurp or if Jo Biden is near by , use him as a bump stop !

    • @mikewillett5076
      @mikewillett5076 Рік тому

      @@jrw3533 . Ok so it wouldn't turn off for some reason. Why couldn't she just put it in neutral? I haven't had a runaway car situation (yet) but I've put my car in neutral and turned it off on downhills when I had overheating problems more than once to help cool it. If she couldn't turn hers off the engine would've just stayed pegged at max RPM til it blew or ran out of gas. I don't get it.

  • @irt3rdavenueel172
    @irt3rdavenueel172 Рік тому +4

    Spongy brakes is not a joke it’s a nightmare

  • @Branson2323
    @Branson2323 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow! That must’ve been a very very scary situation for her

  • @jrw3533
    @jrw3533 Рік тому +3

    definitely a very scary situation to be in ! same goes for loosing your breaks while towing a car " you start down the off ramp and break peddle goes to the floor while towing a full size car ; you got a serious problem ! "

  • @pokebreeder2517
    @pokebreeder2517 4 роки тому +10

    they should of had a cop car get in front of her car and have the cop car's back bumper touch the woman's car and try to get it to slow down.

    • @LegendaryRadioJock
      @LegendaryRadioJock 3 роки тому +4

      That's what it looked like they were trying to do but she kept swerving when she got close to the cop car.

    • @thegoogleplus1791
      @thegoogleplus1791 2 роки тому +2

      That's what they was trying to do but you can see her swerving out the way so she wouldn't hit them.

    • @NikkiWilliams-nj5yw
      @NikkiWilliams-nj5yw 9 місяців тому +1

      they did but she swerved to avoid hitting them

  • @justinanderson8758
    @justinanderson8758 4 роки тому +9

    I'm proud of my state's highway patrol

  • @Dan-uv5lw
    @Dan-uv5lw 4 роки тому +12

    There is a movie called "Runaway Car" that is the same as this.
    Listed on UA-cam.

    • @Dan-uv5lw
      @Dan-uv5lw 4 роки тому +5

      Thank God no one was killed.
      Just like in the movie.

    • @gregorkrause
      @gregorkrause 4 роки тому +2

      @@Dan-uv5lw also #speed.

    • @josephmullin5845
      @josephmullin5845 3 роки тому +2

      Was it based on this

    • @pdennis93
      @pdennis93 2 роки тому +2

      @@josephmullin5845 it likely was. That movie is said to have been based on a true story.

  • @ThreeRiversfan41
    @ThreeRiversfan41 Рік тому +2

    my reason is that her car failed to stop is possibly because her car was possibly losing brake fluid without that her brakes couldn't work well at all

  • @gregorkrause
    @gregorkrause 4 роки тому +7

    the scenario in the other segment which was part of #pilot2rescue911 is interesting because it was a suicidal driver, and in this segment it has to do with a stuck accelerator and whereas the crash is blacked out on the #rescue911pilot2 segment, this one shows the whole crash 8:32 without the black screen and this is #601 and the other one was #pilot2rescue911/ #106.

  • @dave11686
    @dave11686 3 місяці тому +1

    I remember seeing that episode on TV originally

  • @Coolstephers
    @Coolstephers Рік тому +3

    That’s crazy you would think letting go of the gas it would slow it down

  • @singingjennifer3832
    @singingjennifer3832 4 роки тому +8

    Glad she's ok she lives in North Carolina I would like to meet her.

    • @loganmalough2379
      @loganmalough2379 4 роки тому +4

      Singing Jennifer just curious as to why?

    • @sparklejan3
      @sparklejan3 2 роки тому +2

      @@loganmalough2379 lol. Like why?

    • @valentinrobert1192
      @valentinrobert1192 2 роки тому +1

      She probably is older she in her 49 woman and how do ill that it tells it went took in the ambulance she was 21 but now
      Probably doesn't drive anymore
      Hope is alive and well

  • @tomprosser8958
    @tomprosser8958 11 місяців тому +2

    The need a feature in the cars that if the brake pedal is pushed, but the car doesn’t stop it kills the engine, also the police would have a button in their cars to killl the engine of a car. This feature should be standard in every car.

  • @robertbrodrick9687
    @robertbrodrick9687 Рік тому +2

    This August will mark 30 years since that happened, making Sylesia 51.

  • @J4MMUS
    @J4MMUS 2 роки тому +3

    This incident got turned into the movie, Runaway Car (1997)

  • @Pacsoutdoors
    @Pacsoutdoors 4 місяці тому +1

    Cars should have a kill switch button for emergency

  • @sylvestercarter618
    @sylvestercarter618 10 місяців тому +3

    This Sister has such a voice

  • @jrw3533
    @jrw3533 Рік тому +2

    Oh DO NOT turn the ignition key off all the way if you have a lock steering wheel ! This should be common sense to anybody who drives ! if you in Rushia and you loose your breaks or gas peddle sticks ; you can use Pudin as a bump stop if he is near by !

  • @bluegrassbanjopicker1972
    @bluegrassbanjopicker1972 3 роки тому +6

    “Stay cool - keep calm”?!!!
    Most annoying instructions ever.
    As if the lady LIKED to be stuck in such a terrible situation!

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 3 роки тому +4

      That was not a criticism, it was an attempt of preventing a bad situation from becoming worse.

  • @Mmolesy
    @Mmolesy 6 місяців тому +1

    Thats it, from now on, im either walking or staying home. (With my luck, id probably get hit by a car anyway. ) 😂😂

  • @rosariomaristela7026
    @rosariomaristela7026 4 роки тому +10

    The car chase is a action movie

  • @marciturner4980
    @marciturner4980 4 роки тому +5

    Some modeled vehicle does not allow you to do anything while the car is in drive. Some cars has to be in park to be able to operate, while others have to have the vehicle all the way turned off, first. Each make and modeled vehicles functions operates differently. First off, starting with stick shift, and automatic. Some vehicles manually operates as opening and closing windows, and locking vehicle doors; moving side mirrors, and moving driver's seat forwAard and backward; or automatically. It's just how the vehicle was put together operate by the manufactures.

    • @mikewillett5076
      @mikewillett5076 Рік тому +1

      So far I don't know of any car you can't put in neutral while going down the road so I don't know why they just didn't tell her to do that.

  • @singingjennifer3832
    @singingjennifer3832 4 роки тому +4

    If your car doing that have one car behind you and in front it can stop your car when I do start driving I make sure the brakes are good

  • @cherylstanley5606
    @cherylstanley5606 4 роки тому +8

    i wonder how she is doing today

  • @projectdriven4493
    @projectdriven4493 2 роки тому +8

    Funny how they used 2 obviously different looking patrol cars for some of the clips😂

  • @coreyhill681
    @coreyhill681 2 роки тому +3

    That would be very terrifing if you were in the situation, yikes

    • @jtroll0724
      @jtroll0724 2 роки тому +1

      My mom once in that situation. How she handled it is she found an empty parking lot and drove around it until she ran out of gas.

    • @coreyhill681
      @coreyhill681 2 роки тому +1

      @@jtroll0724 wow , brave

    • @anniegreenwind971
      @anniegreenwind971 2 роки тому +1

      @@jtroll0724 did she get dizzy going in cycles?

    • @jtroll0724
      @jtroll0724 2 роки тому +1

      @@anniegreenwind971
      No she didn't get dizzy at all.

  • @charleneblack2792
    @charleneblack2792 2 роки тому +3

    They couldn't figure out 1 thing to help her in one HOUR?! Could they not let the front of her vehicle touch the back of theirs then slowly slow down? Just crazy

    • @spearmintpony7105
      @spearmintpony7105 11 місяців тому +1

      He was trying to do that, but she kept driving around him.

  • @ReadingAreaRailfan
    @ReadingAreaRailfan 3 роки тому +4

    That was the dumbest trooper of all time. The accelerator is sticking....and you tell her to keep driving?

    • @valentinrobert1192
      @valentinrobert1192 2 роки тому

      Well she wasn't petty if was petty
      He told her let call for tow truck
      Get help to check out

  • @kingoffarts8352
    @kingoffarts8352 Рік тому +2

    I'm sorry but how is the manufacturer not at fault for this?

  • @jamesfilbry7982
    @jamesfilbry7982 3 місяці тому

    Basically reenacting when Jesse in his Jetta lost his race for pink slips with Johnny Tran and just kept driving

  • @po9318
    @po9318 3 місяці тому

    Even after her car was stopped, the motor could have continued running at it's accelerated pace and blown, causing more injuries that eay from the subsequent explosion.

  • @RyanLeiby
    @RyanLeiby 2 роки тому +2

    Imagine what would’ve happened if she did not call the police and the cops were chasing her without knowing the gas pedal was stuck which made it impossible to stop the car

    • @HalonPoisoning
      @HalonPoisoning Рік тому +1

      I do wonder if she would've been able to shout to the cops what was wrong in that case. Question would've been would they have understood her?

  • @ryanlowery4881
    @ryanlowery4881 3 роки тому +2

    We had the same Volkswagen Jetta.

  • @kishla2827
    @kishla2827 11 місяців тому +1

    If I was a cop she still be in trouble with the car

  • @actionfire4036
    @actionfire4036 3 роки тому +2

    The siren reminds me so much of the show Emergency

  • @edwardbaker5373
    @edwardbaker5373 2 роки тому +2

    Moral of the story.
    If you panic, you will always do stupid shit

  • @galdavonalgerri2101
    @galdavonalgerri2101 2 роки тому +2

    a. get out of gear or switch to neutral on an automatic
    b. switch off the ignition
    c. Drive into the guardrail at an acute angle
    STOP SCREAMING
    better go with train or bus and do not drive a motor vehicle.

    • @TheTrueAdept
      @TheTrueAdept 2 роки тому +1

      With some cars, you can't switch it out of gear when the accelerator is on. That VW is sadly one such vehicle.

    • @galdavonalgerri2101
      @galdavonalgerri2101 2 роки тому

      @@TheTrueAdept I know it may be harder to do so, but hitting firmly might do the trick.
      Anyway, switching off the ignition is much easier and more effective.
      (Then, use the handbrake to fully stop the car)
      The last resort would be to find a way to crash your car in a controlled way, e.g. find a guardrail to scratch and finally stop your vehicle.
      No way that you go on with your car for kilometers!

    • @galdavonalgerri2101
      @galdavonalgerri2101 Рік тому

      @Chris Bradley
      driving schools should put more emphasis on the question, how to stop a vehicle if you feel the accelerator cannot go back.
      There are several ways to stop a car in the case that this should really happen.
      If there are a number of vehicles in the USA being that unsafe (in my opinion) then the driver s must be qualified to deal with the danger.
      Here, the minority of cars have automatic transmission and the type approval test make sure that
      * the brake can always stop a car even if being acceleratd at the same time
      * ignition can be switched out at every time.

  • @christhekid674
    @christhekid674 3 роки тому +3

    The breaks lines ether leaked or rusted away

    • @hunterneitzel3012
      @hunterneitzel3012 2 роки тому

      The brakes weren't the problem, the engine was stuck on full throttle. Only way to safely stop in this scenario is to jam the car into neutral, even if the brakes were working she couldn't stop that car

    • @christhekid674
      @christhekid674 2 роки тому

      Luckily no one was killed in the accident

  • @gregorkrause
    @gregorkrause 4 роки тому +1

    3:07 i have that same patch that officer is wearing and got it from Ebay.

  • @Timbrock1000
    @Timbrock1000 Рік тому +1

    Stupid woman!
    They were trying to get their car in front, allow it to make contact with the bumper, and then force it to a stop
    She kept swerving away.

  • @LoganCorelli
    @LoganCorelli 4 роки тому +5

    5:51

  • @vic1977ful
    @vic1977ful 2 роки тому +1

    64 minutes. My heavens. 😯😯

  • @toddclean547
    @toddclean547 8 місяців тому

    The ignition. Why was she not advised repeatedly.

  • @singingjennifer3832
    @singingjennifer3832 4 роки тому +2

    It better get your brakes check the people at the car dealership place should be sued it was her accelerator that cause her car not to stop

  • @Seanothan1590
    @Seanothan1590 4 роки тому +4

    Was this on the news?

  • @gregorkrause
    @gregorkrause 4 роки тому

    0:01 cool season 6th animated bumper as the Rescue 911 title is on the bottom left.

  • @KaryShort-wi7kv
    @KaryShort-wi7kv 4 місяці тому

    God be with you Silesia!❤😂🎉😅😊! 5/1/24. 6:44pm. 10:22

  • @simbatyler6994
    @simbatyler6994 2 роки тому +3

    Praise be the Lord

  • @wanderingdisciple
    @wanderingdisciple Рік тому +1

    Can't turn the ignition key with it in gear on many cars. Not a mystery at all imo.

    • @mikewillett5076
      @mikewillett5076 Рік тому

      You can turn them from the run position to off, just not all the way back to the lock position. That goes for 1969 and later cars. Also, why do they tell her to just put it in neutral? I haven't driven a car yet where that couldn't be done.

  • @kef103
    @kef103 3 роки тому +2

    Why did he not just break and let her rear end him and slow her down with his brakes .

    • @spearmintpony7105
      @spearmintpony7105 2 роки тому +3

      I believe he was trying to do that, but she panicked and swerved out of the way.

    • @BrixTremeGeek
      @BrixTremeGeek 2 роки тому +3

      She didn’t want to hit anyone, she felt horrible for hitting a few after she wrecked

  • @hunterneitzel3012
    @hunterneitzel3012 2 роки тому +1

    If anyone is in this situation, the first thing to do is grab the gear selector and jam it it neutral so that the engine isn't turning the wheels. You should never turn engine off if it's running away, it could cause the steering wheel to lock up and the brake assist to stop working and when you're going 110mph, then you'd be in big trouble. Don't pull the handbrake either, you could loose control of the vehicle

  • @robertotorres1692
    @robertotorres1692 17 днів тому

    6:52 That was close.

  • @rahma-cool8788
    @rahma-cool8788 5 років тому +4

    Cop she is a good driver
    Me how many people did I kill

  • @anthonyholmes195
    @anthonyholmes195 3 місяці тому

    Sticking accelerator in a car should be towed

  • @sumanghosh-pb3dw
    @sumanghosh-pb3dw 9 місяців тому

    10:48 - problems that caused this

  • @pjmillion9513
    @pjmillion9513 9 місяців тому

    God was her co-pilot

  • @irt3rdavenueel172
    @irt3rdavenueel172 Рік тому

    I hate I-95 it’s always congested with traffic

  • @nickpalmer6640
    @nickpalmer6640 Рік тому

    That is crazy she could have put it in neutral or she could have turned the ignition off. Bs it wouldn’t turn off or bump in neutral she jus freaked out

  • @player30gaming96
    @player30gaming96 2 роки тому

    110 mph is not that much of a speed on a highway i drive more than than on a daily basis...second thing is she could have stopped that car 100% if she started to press the brake pedal from 0% to around 70-80% gradually before cooking the brakes completely...that is a fwd jetta that doesn't have more than 100 hp in which case as in 90% other cases brakes overcome the engine power...problem here is she is not calm and she is not used to speed so she started to panic and when you panic your brain basically stops working properly....(only problem stated with the car is gas pedal floored and not being able to shift gear selector to neutral so it means brakes are still working)

  • @moefoe3213
    @moefoe3213 2 роки тому +1

    Does insurance cover that??

    • @marielaveau6362
      @marielaveau6362 2 роки тому

      maybe, but a law suit does against the manufacturer.

  • @private23930
    @private23930 2 роки тому

    This is why I never put nomore than 20 dollars worth gas in my gas tank at a time

  • @jameshatland4830
    @jameshatland4830 Рік тому

    WHY NOT TRY TURNING THE KEY OFF?

  • @beacher50_
    @beacher50_ 4 роки тому +1

    This is why cars need a switch that kills power to, idk the spark plugs or something

    • @Simufreund309
      @Simufreund309 3 роки тому +2

      This comment is a few days old, and I can't tell if you meant that sarcastically but cars have that switch, ya know. It's the ignition switch. For some unknown reason, it was blocked.

    • @beacher50_
      @beacher50_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@Simufreund309 i was a stoopid boy back when I posted this

    • @letsdiscussitoversometea8479
      @letsdiscussitoversometea8479 3 роки тому +1

      I have a theory as to why the ignition might not have switched off:
      Oftentimes, _before_ starting an engine, the steering lock can prevent a driver from being able to turn the key (without moving the steering wheel simultaneously).
      In this instance however, the ignition was in the 'on' position, leading to a question of exactly *how* the key wouldn't turn.
      _Maybe,_ the mechanism which locks the ignition in the 'off' position, had somehow rotated around, and when she actually started the engine normally, something in the mechanism had jammed in place, meaning that it couldn't be turned off.
      Something in the ignition *barrel* may have either worn and/or loosened - and subsequently shifted, to "lock" the engine 'on'.
      This would then mean that she couldn't turn the key *either* way, without moving the steering wheel as were it in its standard 'off' position.
      Either a phenomenally unfortunate coincidence, or possibly evil sabotage.
      Where can I find details of the official investigation in to this?

    • @Simufreund309
      @Simufreund309 3 роки тому +1

      The steering lock mechanism itself couldn't have blocked the key. It's mechanically not possible. My best guess is that she just tried yanking the key so hard, the whole locking cylinder assembly jammed, which is more likely.
      As to where to find the details about the investigation: It's gonna be really hard finding something about this incident after 30 years. I found nothing about it.

    • @hunterneitzel3012
      @hunterneitzel3012 2 роки тому

      It's a bad idea, the engine is also turning the power steering pump, and if the engine shuts off while at 100 mph, you've got little to no steering and no power brakes. Some cars to prevent it from happening have a lock inside the keyswitch that prevents turning the key while the car is moving

  • @MrBigrobmjca3
    @MrBigrobmjca3 2 роки тому

    Do we know if this car was gas or diesel? Could this have been a runaway Diesel engine?

  • @TheBattery900
    @TheBattery900 3 роки тому +1

    I wonder how old she is now

    • @valentinrobert1192
      @valentinrobert1192 2 роки тому

      Well at time she was 21 it say it went took into the ambulance that was 1993
      Do the math is she 49 in 2021
      Born in 1972

  • @robertbrodrick9687
    @robertbrodrick9687 2 роки тому

    Can somebody imagine if Sylesia's car had landed in a lake at the end?

  • @Daisygarcia812
    @Daisygarcia812 Рік тому

    🫂🙏🫶 I would be very scared I think I would made it but I know the Lord and his mighty guardian angels be with me like he was with her 🙏🥺😭

  • @sparklejan3
    @sparklejan3 2 роки тому +2

    Would have had to make the decision to take her out🥴😮🥺!!

  • @renj6531
    @renj6531 Рік тому +1

    I didn’t know Jetta’s could go that fast (120) most American cars only went to 85-100 mph

    • @CanadianTrenchcoatkid.
      @CanadianTrenchcoatkid. 7 місяців тому

      I hate to be that person but... there German made and in Germany the speed limits and regulations were different than the USA so they manufactured cars that where able to hit those speeds even for the imported cars.

  • @nathandalke9318
    @nathandalke9318 Рік тому

    Defect car 🚗 scary won't turn off why didn't she just tried shut the key off to turn off the car that she was very lucky she was hopefully she's doing well today in 2022

  • @mechanicallycreative9788
    @mechanicallycreative9788 Рік тому

    Neutral

  • @Lt34klfd
    @Lt34klfd Рік тому

    That black car was hit before this accident

  • @jackhibbs4158
    @jackhibbs4158 2 роки тому

    That sucked after that Volkswagen acted up like that

  • @stevehartz4615
    @stevehartz4615 6 місяців тому

    Shut it off!!!

  • @KabarkadaTV681
    @KabarkadaTV681 2 роки тому

    DOES LIKE RONIN!!!!!!