mr. moreland suffered some sort of medical incident prior to him being launched in to the ravine. mr. moreland suffered a partially collapsed lung, had a lower lumbar fracture and fractured ankle. the driver is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries. i was actually very surprised when i found out the driver was still alive because i had thought for sure that he was either in critical condition or like bad because it was such a crazy thing. we were very fortunate this was a single-car accident. no one else was hurt. we didn t have any other residual damage. police don t learn about stacks video until a couple of days later when it goes viral. when i saw the video, it just solidified what we were seeing at the accident scene. live video is a wonderful thing but i would encourage people not
didn t have a fatality. they identify the driver as 58-year-old mark moreland. i think he was in quite a bit of shock. he was talking, but he wasn t making sense. from the time that i arrived on the scene, it was about 15 minutes to stabilize mr. moreland down in the creek bed, put him on a backboard and then he was lifted out with the use of a ladder truck over on to the highway and placed in an ambulance that was ready to transport to the hospital. [ sirens ] while moreland is rushed off for emergency care, police are left wondering why he sped off the road at more than 60 miles an hour. at that point in time we started to look at the accident scene with some of my investigators. eyewitness accounts, along with the trail of debris, offer up some clues. he didn t slow down or make any evasive turns or anything like that. he just kept his speed.
to videotape and drive at the same time because you are putting other people in harm s way. flint believes moreland owes his life to air bags, his seat belt and auto engineering. technology is a wonderful thing. we have a vehicle that s designed to crumble away, protecting the victims and it was captured on video phone. what a wonderful world we live in. coming up this is it. this is how i m going to die. man versus gravity. i thought this could be the last few moments. the thought goes through your mind. when caught on camera, brace yourself continues. there s no other way to say this. it s over. i ve found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced,
to videotape and drive at the same time because you are putting other people in harm s way. flint believes moreland owes his life to air bags, his seat belt and auto engineering. technology is a wonderful thing. we have a vehicle that s designed to crumble away, protecting the victims and it was captured on video phone. what a wonderful world we live in. coming up this is it. this is how i m going to die. man versus gravity. i thought this could be the last few moments. the thought goes through your mind. when caught on camera, brace yourself continues.
mr. moreland suffered some sort of medical incident prior to him being launched in to the ravine. mr. moreland suffered a partially collapsed lung, had a lower lumbar fracture and he had a fractured ankle. the driver is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries. i was actually very surprised when i found out the driver was still alive because i had thought for sure that he was either in critical condition or like bad because it was such a crazy thing. we were very fortunate this was a single-car accident. no one else was hurt. we didn t have any other residual damage. police don t learn about stacks video until a couple of days later when it goes viral. when i saw the video, it just solidified what we were seeing at the accident scene. live video is a wonderful thing but i would encourage people not