Top 15 Chilling Events Caught on Dash Cam

15.
Tianjin Inferno: On August 12, 2015, Tianjin, China was rocked by a series of massive explosions
coming from the port area a half hour before midnight.
A container of dry nitrocellulose, a highly flammable substance, had fell and ignited,
causing the initial explosion.
Firefighters descended on the scene, desperately trying to control the out of control blaze.
Residents in the surrounding area also began filming the fire, which could be seen from
many parts of the city.
At one point, the sky was filled with a bright flash as several more canisters exploded.
The shockwave was deafening and the light from the flames lit up the area as if it were
daylight.
Almost a minute later, a third and much larger explosion occurred, fully engulfing the port
in flames and leveling several buildings in the surrounding area.
A worker was able to capture the second explosion on his dashcam as he was waiting for a guard
to let him into the port area.
The driver and guard began to drive away as the third explosion occurs.
The shockwave is clearly visible in the video, rocking the guard booth, sending trees toppling
over, and debris flying past the lucky occupants of the vehicle.
It took until the end of that weekend for emergency crews to get the fires under control.
14.
Ramming Speed: Coincidences happen all the time, some more severe than others.
In May 2000, a highway patrol officer was conducting a traffic stop and instructed the
woman to move with him to the side of the road away from the vehicles.
He explains to her this is because he doesn't want them to be close to the cars in case
either his patrol car or the woman's car is hit by another car.
Literally seconds after he finishes his explanation, a truck smashes into the woman's car, sending
it rolling down into the ditch.
Luckily, because of the officer's instructions, neither he nor the woman were injured.
Thankfully, the officer chose to use extra precaution when conducting the stop, since
both could have been seriously injured or killed had they been near the vehicle.
In another miraculous circumstance, another officer pulled over a large, blue truck for
speeding.
As the officer exited his cruiser and walked towards the passenger door of the truck, he
turns and moves just in time to dodge an out of control pickup that careened off the road,
into the semi and over the guardrail.
Neither the officer nor the driver of the pickup were seriously injured, and had the
officer's reflexes been a fraction of a second off, it would have been a completely different
story.
13.
Lightning Strike: Nature can provide beauty is such spectacular ways.
Lightning is one such spectacle which is common, but still enjoyable to witness whenever it
happens.
However, one should still remember the dangers lightning can have, which includes starting
fires, damaging property and even causing severe injury to people.
Dashcams around the world have captured various close encounters with lightning strikes, most
of which are way too close for comfort.
A dashcam in Russia captured lightning strike an SUV in front of it as it was driving down
a busy road in late September 2012.
While it certainly made the occupants and surrounding motorists jump, there didn't appear
to be any injuries, as the vehicle continued to move, albeit slowing down for a few seconds.
Another video from a Mississippi State Police dashcam captured lightning striking the side
of a highway in late May 2015.
The light is blinding and the sound must have been immense, but nobody was injured.
A Police Officer was on patrol in Pudcah, Kentucky when lightning struck his vehicle,
disabling his dashcam and engulfing the car in a bright light before the footage goes
to black momentarily.
Luckily, the officer wasn't injured, but was likely suffering from ringing ears for hours
after the event.
12.
He Really Hated Church: Residents in Utah got quite the surprising news story hit their
stands in July 2009.
Utah State Police were alerted of a car that ran a stop sign, and soon a Plain City officer,
Clint Anderson, was in pursuit of the white car, which was driving erratically down the
roads.
Anderson initially believed the driver was intoxicated and maintained a distance as he
kept on the suspect's tail.
After a couple of miles, the car turned into a driveway and stopped.
To Anderson's shock, a 7 year old boy jumped out of the driver's seat and ran up the driveway,
with a confused Anderson close behind.
The child, named Preston Scarbrough, later revealed he was trying to avoid going to church.
While rather funny due to circumstances, it is miraculous Preston didn't manage to cause
a severe accident during his attempt to flee church.
Preston was too young to prosecute, and the parents were not charged after it was determined
they were unaware of the incident, nor had they been extremely neglectful.
While Preston may have escaped prison, and injury, it can be assumed he received a lengthy
grounding that he's probably still serving.
11.
Flying High: A driver in Ohio attempted to pull a Dukes of Hazard in late August 2010.
A Sugar Creek, Ohio police officer was responding to a report of a tire in the middle of the
highway when his priorities changed in an instant.
Without warning, a car sped past the officer into the ditch, hit a mound of dirt and flew
side first into the side of an overpass.
The officer and other bystanders witnessed the car fall to pieces along the road.
The officer pulled over and rushed to the car, along with several other witnesses who
stopped to help.
Fortunately for the driver, he was alive, but seriously injured.
He was rushed to the hospital and managed to make a recovery from the ordeal.
An investigation revealed the driver had experienced a fault in the car and lost control, explaining
why he swerved off the road.
No one else was hurt in the accident, but many witnesses are now extra cautious when
driving the roads around their homes.
10.
TransAsia Crash: A driver in Taiwan captured more than he ever expected back in February
2015.
A TransAsia flight had just taken off from the Taipei airport, bound for the Kinmen Islands,
when the auto-feather unit failed.
The pilot and co-pilot mistook the fault for something else and shut off the only functioning
engine.
This sent the plane plummeting from 500 meters towards a busy road below.
One driver managed to capture the moment flight 235 clipped the side of a bridge and then
disappear out of view.
Drivers along the bridge had to quickly dodge debris from the plane that had scattered all
over the road.
The plane hit a taxi passing by before hitting the river waters below.
First responders descended onto the scene, managing to save 15 of the occupants on the
flight.
The investigation concluded the crash was a result of pilot error, but the manufacturers
also took responsibility for the fault and apologized, as well as compensating the families.
Several motorists captured the crash from various angles, including one fortunate driver
who was only meters away from the taxi that was struck ahead of him.
Expect the unexpected has become a well known phrase today, but we'd understand if no one
expects to witness a plane fall from the sky, and barely miss their car before crashing
to the ground.
9.
Semi Slide: Traffic stops are never routine for police officer, or so the saying goes.
Minnesota State Troopers found this out back in January, 2017.
State Patrol troopers had stopped along the road to assist several motorists who had slid
into the ditch due to icy conditions.
Suddenly, a large semi-truck with a full load slid out of control towards the ditch.
One trooper quickly radioed the one ahead of him, just in time for the trooper to back
his car out of the way.
The semi missed the car by inches and came to a full stop.
No one was injured in the incident, though had the quick thinking officer not radioed
his partner, things could have been a lot different.
As if some sort of crazy repeat, a Highway Patrol Officer from Kansas almost became victim
of a head on with an out of control semi a couple weeks later.
The truck driver was coming on the opposite road of the divided highway when his truck
began to skid due to the intense rain.
The semi plowed through the ditch and onto the opposing road, before jackknifing from
the skid.
The Patrol officer narrowly missed the truck and debris flying as the truck slid further
and further onto the highway.
Again, no one was injured, but it shows how unpredictable and scary the weather can make
the roads we drive on.
8.
The Ghost Car: Even though police are told to expect the unexpected, nothing could expect
officers for this.
Garden City Police were in pursuit of a suspected drunk driver who was swerving along the road
in the early morning.
An officer kept on the suspect's tail, but was having difficulty maintaining the pursuit
as the suspect was driving at high speeds and making dramatic maneuvers to evade arrest.
The suspect then makes a hard left off the road, and as the officer pulls left as well,
he is left staring as the suspect drives away from the opposite end of a chain-linked fence.
Dumbfounded, the officer was left to watch the the suspect drove off and disappeared.
The footage has become a sensation, and many have claimed the car is in fact a ghost car,
possibly driven by a spirit who perished in a drunk-driving accident.
Skeptics believe the car either drove under the fence in an unseen ditch, or even managed
to jump over.
However, people have quickly pointed out the intact fence to debunk the former theory,
and the lack of disturbance to the ground for the latter.
Officers of Garden City have refused to comment on the ghost car since the investigation is
ongoing, but since then the ghost car has faded into history.
7.
Alberta's Taste of Hell: Throughout May 2016, the city of Fort MacMurray, Alberta was ravaged
by a massive series of forest fires.
While initially not being a threat to the communities in the area, the wind shifted
the direction of the fires straight towards Fort MacMurray and the various surrounding
communities.
The mayor's office quickly declared an emergency and ordered the evacuation of all residents
in the city.
However, many were still not out by the time the fires reached the edges of their communities.
Fort McMurray resident, Michael Chamberland, filmed his escape on dashcam just as the flames
reached the trees bordering his neighbourhood.
Viewers can feel the heat from the flames as they watch, since they appear to be intense
and growing.
There is also the overwhelming sense of fear, literally meters away from touching you.
The back seat cam at one point captures a motorcyclist forced to drive on the sidewalk
in order to escape the intense heat.
Chamberland managed to make it out, and in a funny twist is heard phoning his office,
notifying them he would not be in for his shift later that night.
Due to the quick reactions of residents and coordination by emergency personnel, everyone
was safely evacuated from the area.
It was the largest evacuation in Alberta's history, and one of the most costliest disasters
in Canadian history, having burnt more than 1.5 million acres between May 3rd and June
1st, and costing $9.5 billion in damages.
6.
War zones: War never changes, and many innocents find themselves caught in the crossfire.
Residents of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol have come under heavy bombardment from both
the Ukrainian military and Russian separatists in the eastern part of the country.
One unlucky, or lucky depending on how you view it, driver was going about his business
when out of nowhere, rockets struck the ground around him, and he frantically drove away
from the scene.
Residents in the city of Kramatorsk have also experienced periodic shelling, and dash cam
has filmed drivers frantically trying to escape and not end up a civilian casualty.
Convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan have also captured various encounters with their dash
cams.
One particularly scary incident shows an army convoy escorting contractors through Baghdad
when grenades begin exploding around them and they start taking automatic fire.
The convoy quickly accelerates back towards their base as the rear guard engages the attackers
behind them.
These examples show how unpredictable war is, and how an attack can happen at any moment.
5.
Struggling for his life: When things go wrong while on duty, officers are trained to take
any means necessary to deescalate the situation and to protect themselves and others.
In November 2015, officer Sean Hyman of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota pulled over a man and conducted
a traffic stop.
After checking the man's id with dispatch, it was discovered the driver, Lance Carr,
had a felony warrant for his arrest.
Carr had no intention of going in, and began fighting Hyman viciously.
Unable to get to his tazer, sidearm or radio, Hymen desperately called for help as Carr
wrestled the officer and struck him several times with his fists.
Nearby residents heard the officer's cries for help and called 9-1-1.
Others left their homes and screamed at Carr to stop, but Carr was determined to get the
officer's gun and escape.
Eventually, the officer fired off a shot, but it missed.
Hyman then deactivated the weapon so Carr couldn't use it.
Soon after, backup arrived and rushed to pull Carr off Hyman, even using a taser to incapacitate
Carr.
Eventually, he was cuffed and placed into custody.
Carr was charged as a result of the incident.
Hyman survived with minor injuries, thanks to the residents who heard his cries and called
for help.
4.
Eye of the Tornado: Natural disasters can cause a great deal of destruction.
Those who survive them witness mother nature at its worst, and are helpless to stop what
is happening in front of them.
Tornadoes are particularly nasty wraths of nature, as they are unpredictable in their
movement.
While most last less than ten minutes, others can last hours, stretch a mile in size and
cause massive consequences to communities.
Storm chasers have dedicated and even risked their lives to document tornadoes in order
to collect data in order for people to better understand them and better prepare for the
storms before they start.
Sometimes, even ordinary people find themselves trapped in the whirl wind, forced to witness
the carnage surrounding them.
Commuters in Tainan City, Taiwan were almost sucked into a vortex as they were driving
to escape the storm.
As they passed a traffic signal, a tornado manifested in front of them, fully engulfing
the car in front of them.
The terrified occupants witnessed the tornado uproot several trees, fling debris into the
air and toss the car around as if it was cardboard.
As the tornado quickly dissipated, the footage shows a bystander was dragged several feet
before being left on the road.
While the woman was dazed, she did not appear to be seriously injured.
The driver and passenger of the dash cam car ran to her aid as the twister continued to
cause mayhem ahead.
Tainan City experienced several tornadoes that day, though it is debated whether or
not it was one tornado or many.
3.
The Hard Choice: The day an officer has to draw and fire his or her weapon is a day he
or she never wishes to happen.
Unfortunately, they sometimes have no choice.
In an incident in Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo Police officer Patrick Thomas was one of several
officers searching for a car jacking suspect when he came across him in a parking lot.
Upon exiting his car, Thomas saw the suspect was holding a gun and he immediately began
ordering the suspect to drop the weapon.
The suspect refuses and walks towards the car, pointing the gun at Thomas as he ducks
around the back of the cruiser.
Eventually, the suspect begins to walk around, forcing Thomas to move.
After several more orders to drop the gun, the suspect points the weapon at Thomas, then
double backs towards the front.
Thomas then fired his weapon, hitting the suspect several times.
The suspect cries in pain as Thomas radios in shots fired and rushing to secure the suspect.
More officers arrive and quickly apprehend the wounded gunman.
It was later revealed the gun was a realistic looking BB gun, but Thomas believed it to
be a real gun and it was determined he acted in self defense.
The suspect survived the shooting and is facing charges of car jacking.
2.
Heroes in Blue: With the wide criticism of police officers today, it's easy to miss their
moments of heroism in all the dark.
On October 12, 2016, Hood County, Texas 9-1-1 received a frantic phone call from a mother
and father after their 3 year old, Brayden Geis [Geese] son stopped breathing.
Brayden had suffered a seizure and became unresponsive following the episode.
Officer Chase Miller was the first to arrive on the scene, and he immediately jumped into
action.
Brayden's mother, Beth, was cradling her son in her arms when Miller took him and began
performing CPR.
As Miller made chest compressions, he instructed the father, John, to perform mouth to mouth.
The two worked non-stop for two minutes, with no change.
However, Miller refused to give up and it payed off; Brayden took a breath and began
to show signs of life again.
Brayden was rushed to the hospital and made a full recovery.
Doctors have credited Brayden's survival to Miller's quick action and refusal to give
up, believing it was crucial in Brayden coming back from the brink.
The footage found its way circulating on news networks until it became both a national and
international story.
The Glenbury Mayor, Nin Hulett, awarded Miller with a special live-saving award for saving
Brayden's life, and it was presented to him the Geis family.
Beth has expressed her thanks to Miller in many media interviews, saying “There is
nothing I can give him for saving my son's life.”
1.Russian Meteor: Since it was determined a meteor caused the mass extinction of the
dinosaurs, humans have kept a close eye on objects in space in order to prevent a repeat
of that devastating event.
However, thousands of objects are known to enter earth's atmosphere, albeit not large
enough to even stay intact to crash into the ground.
On February 15, 2013, residents of the Urals region of Russia were stunned by a large,
bright object descending from the sky.
It lit up so bright, it appeared as a second sun, with a temporary blinding light in some
parts.
The meteor exploded in the Earth's atmosphere, sending shockwaves across the landscape.
This was strong enough to break windows and damage buildings several miles away.
A factory sustained irreparable damage, causing it to be demolished.
Several injuries were also reported, but all were relatively minor; it ranged from injuries
from debris, to eye strain.
Scientists immediately sought the impact crater of the meteor debris, and discovered a 6-metre
hole in the ice on Lake Chebarkul; it was confirmed to be the impact site after several
meteorite specimens were recovered from the water and surrounding area.
The following year, on the one year anniversary, special gold medals were given to athletes
during the Sochi Olympics, to commemorate the event.

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