Boulder Smashes Through Car's Windshield On Cazadero Hwy
SONOMA COUNTY (CBS SF) -- A North Bay driver was lucky to be alive Monday after a boulder came crashing through his windshield as he drove down the Cazadero Highway, according to authorities.
The driver was travelling on the Cazadero Highway west of Guerneville Monday morning when the big rock smashed into his windshield and grazed the driver's shoulder.
Luckily for the driver, it hit the passenger side and no one else was in the car.
"What had happened is he came around a turn and the rock came off of the hill up above, about 40 feet up, went through the passenger side wide and hit him in the shoulder," said Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman. "And that caused him to lose control and go off the road."
It was estimated that the rock fell from about 40 feet up.
The call initially came in as a car crashing into a tree, but authorities soon figured out the driver was stunned by the impact of the boulder. That was why he lost control and the car ended up a mangled mess.
As for the driver, he was shaken up, but not seriously hurt.
Crews actually found him sitting next to the car when they arrived. The vehicle was taken away by a flatbed tow truck.
