a woman is trapped in her car and it is sinking fast. >> i could see the lady inside, and she was terrified because she was going to die. >> moments earlier, rocky cosla was on his way to dinner with his family late for their 7:00 reservation and slowed even more by bad weather. >> it was just driving rain, and there was flooding on the highway. >> as rocky comes down the exit ramp, he looks to his right and sees a flooded underpass. >> it was like a lake. i was thinking, well, now we are going to be a little bit later. >> as rocky prepares to turn away from the flood, another car catches his eye. >> as i stop, this car comes in front of me, and she goes into the water. and it wasn't a small amount of water. >> another driver, howard absets, also sees the car trying to plow through the flooded road.