A driver, identified as a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, was involved in a prolonged, low-speed collision incident in Santa Cruz, California, which concluded with his car flipping onto its side.
Video footage captured the vehicle traveling at approximately 5 mph as it swerved across the roadway and struck the side of a bridge, dislodging a piece of the car. The driver continued, colliding with brush along the roadside before rejoining the road. The vehicle then turned onto a dirt embankment, impacting a tree and emitting smoke.
Following the tree collision, the driver reversed and attempted to continue driving, but the car then veered into a telephone pole, causing it to flip over. A bystander who had been driving behind the vehicle approached the overturned car to check on the driver.
"Are you okay, man? I saw you run into all kinds of stuff," the bystander asked the driver, who appeared disoriented and slurred his speech. The driver responded, "Shut up," and then asked the bystander, "Are you a cop?"
Emergency services, including fire trucks, arrived at the scene and surrounded the overturned vehicle. It was not immediately clear if the driver sustained injuries or if he was arrested or cited following the incident.