what you re watching is not a stunt from an action-packed movie but a real-life car crash with 19-year-old brennan eden, a student from mason, ohio, at the wheel. it just was a freakish, freakish accident. it s early in the morning on august 23rd, 2010. an officer from sugar creek, ohio, near dayton, is scanning i-675 for traffic hazards when suddenly he sees a car flying fast through the air. sergeant james williams, a crash reconstructionist, rushes to the scene. the first thing i noticed was what appeared to be the engine compartment on fire in the high. speed northbound lane which is opposite from where the crash occurred.