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I think I've only called 911 once.

My wife and I were driving down the highway in the second to left lane (highway is maybe 6 lanes?). Conveniently, something like an ottoman or large sofa cushion had been deposited in our lane. I saw it in plenty of time to move over to the left-most lane.

As we passed it, I said something like, "I hope other people spot that early," while looking in my rearview mirror.

Right on cue, someone behind me was taken by surprise by the piece of furniture and swerved to avoid it. The driver did manage to dodge the object, but in attempting to get back on course, he lost control of the car. Suddenly, the car made a sharp 90 degree turn to the left and slammed into the cement partition that divides the highway. The hood of the car folded and the rear of the car jumped into the air.

We were too far ahead of the car already to safely stop on the highway and help out. I called 911 and the call was relatively uneventful.