
A trailer hitch was turned into a missile in Texas on Monday as it fell off a vehicle and crashed through a windshield of a trailing car on Interstate 45.
Pictures posted on the Harris County Sheriffâs Office Facebook page show a dented roof of a BMW and large hole in its windshield.
âTragedy was narrowly avoided this morning on southbound I-45 N. at Spring Cypress when this unsecured towing hitch smashed through a driverâs windshield. Fortunately, the passenger seat was unoccupied,â HCSO reports.
âIf you havenât checked recently to ensure that your trailer hitch is properly installed, now would be a good time,â HCSO continues.
We couldnât agree more. Itâs hard to believe, but one small steel pin is all that stands between safety and disaster.