I witnessed a reported rollover with entrapment Saturday afternoon, just a block from my home. I arrived before any fire units and found a one-car crash with no actual entrapment. The vehicle was a damaged Lexus SUV. One occupant was outside the car, while the other had run about a block before being stopped by police. Both were transported — one via BLS and one via ALS.

The reason I’m sharing these photos without any fire department involvement has to do with the nature of the crash… and a thought that kept coming back to me — maybe it wasn’t their time yet.

The car veered off the road, hit a utility pole first, then slammed into a metal fence post. As it rolled over, it crushed two sections of a wooden fence, with two 4x4 posts piercing the windshield — narrowly missing both people inside.

The car nicked the utility pole on the left before hitting the metal fence post on the right and rolling over sideways. Larry Shapiro photo

The SUV landed on its wheels after rolling. Larry Shapiro photo

The driver’s wheel broke free. Larry Shapiro photo

Exterior view of the windshield. Larry Shapiro photo

Closeup of the posts and windshield from inside the car. Larry Shapiro photo

One post pierced the dashboard before coming through the instrument cluster, missing the driver. Larry Shapiro photo

A few inches in either direction could have resulted in a far more serious outcome.

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