FL Vibe rollover, driver walks away unharmed

[joatmon]

http://www.floridatoday.com/ap...29027Quote »Woman survives I-95 rolloverBY JEFF SCHWEERSFLORIDA TODAYA vehicle flipped on southbound Interstate 95 on the Wickham Road overpass before noon Wednesday when the tire blew, rescue officials said.Jennifer Barber was heading to Brevard Community College in Palm Bay when the tire on her Pontiac Vibe blew. The Vibe flipped over several times before resting on its roof, and Barber crawled out the passenger window, unharmed.Manoel Ortega hit the back of the Vibe and hit the guardrail. He and his wife were uninjured.Rescue workers had a lane shut down, causing traffic delays for about a half an hour before noon.There's a link to a video of the wrecked vibe, the driver, etc (not the actual flipping) at http://www.floridatoday.com/ap...29033some snaps from the vid:

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[GrayFox]

ouch I wonder if she'll get another vibe

[northvibe]

Geez glad everyone was uninjured! vibe passanger section looks in great shape. So wait...her tire went out then she was hit from behind? that article is freaking not written in the proper order of events here!

[scherry2]

why not?tire blew she slammed on the brakes got hit from behind by the van, ect...oh she had redout tail lamps too.

[northvibe]

well it talks about her tire blowing. then her rolling and getting out of the car...THEN talks about how she was rear ended in another paragraph...its like..you shouldnt go back in time when writing a news story...sorta confuses people when the events occurred. I thought people were suppose to learn in drivers ed what to do in case of a tire blow out?

[joholste]

I think honestly that's exacty the order of events...she blew a tire... the vehicle flipped a couple times... and she was able to crawl out of the car.... and then this other dude manuel runs straight into the back of the vehicle. the reason i dont think she was in the vehicle when he hit it was it didn't mention anything about her being either whiplashed or injured from the dude hitting the car...so i'm assuming the vehicle was empty at the time.

[northvibe]

dang I think your right. they hit it afterward.

[Mavrik]

I read it thinking they hit her after she rolled.thats a pretty bad blow out.

[WaveAction]

wow thats insane

[808 Vibes]

"Rescue workers had a lane shut down, causing traffic delays for about a half an hour before noon."Yeah...is that how it's supposed to be? If that would've happened here, they shut down the freeway in BOTH directions for hours Glad she's OK. What's up with the people on the "story chat" though?

[gr8vibe]

my gosh! well i hope she turned out ok, and the vibe looked like it did surprisingly well!