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Roofing Safety

Lucky to be Alive

Video: Man Ejected from Truck, Lands on Roof

A 28-year-old slammed into a house and was then catapulted on top of a house; three people were inside at the time

By Bryan Gottlieb
A 28-year-old slammed into a house and was then catapulted on top of a house; three people were inside at the time
September 11, 2024

Earlier this week, multiple videos surfaced on Reddit of a Michigan man thrown from his truck after crashing into a house in Saginaw, Mich., located in the crook of the state’s mitten-shaped lower peninsula. The driver was catapulted from his flaming truck and landed on the home’s roof.

According to police who spoke to WJRT-TV and first aired the story on Monday, a 28-year-old man from nearby Bridgeport Township crashed into the home late in the afternoon on Saturday, September 7. The impact and a subsequent fire caused significant damage to the house. Three people were inside at the time, but none were injured.

One video shows the man lying motionless on the roof until the initial shock wore off. Then, seeming confused, he sat up and looked around. While sprawled out near the roof's edge, a fireman appears to speak to him while the other firemen extinguished the flames.  

The Saginaw Fire Department said three engines arrived on the scene, quickly extinguishing the fire.

While one video of the crash circulating was titled “Drunk driver ejected during rollover crash and landed on the roof,” it is unknown if the driver was under the influence. 

The man was taken to the hospital and was listed in “critical but stable condition,” according to ABC 12 News. The Saginaw police department declined the Roofing Contractor’s request for more information or to release the man's identity, citing the ongoing investigation.

Several of the Reddit videos have since been removed, but RC obtained a 15-second clip that is still floating around social media.

The most appropriate word that comes to mind about this story: Unbelievable.

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Bryan Gottlieb is the Managing Editor of Roofing Contractor. He previously worked for the Detroit Metro Times, the San Diego Daily Transcript and Adweek magazine. His beats include insurance markets, regulatory and legislative affairs, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and news analysis.

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