PSA - Towing hitches can kill you

[Playa]

This is a tragic local story. Towing hitch came loose at hiway speeds, bounced off pavement and came through the windshield and killed an old lady.

Some dude is wondering what happened to his hitch, and probably has no idea he killed a person!

81-year-old woman dies of her injuries after tow hitch comes through windshield
KCBD Digital
Jun 9, 2016 07:02 AM
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - An 81-year-old woman died of her injuries on Wednesday after she was struck by a flying tow hitch while traveling in the westbound lanes of South Loop 289.

Police say a Green Subaru was driving in the main lanes of 4400 block of South Loop 289 around 5 p.m. when a tow hitch came flying through the windshield to strike the passenger, Dorothy Martin, of Porterville, California.

The driver, William Martin, 81, was not injured.

Investigators with the Lubbock Police Department Accident Investigation Team were called to the scene and are investigating to determine where the tow hitch came from. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the Lubbock Police Department Accident Investigation Team at 806-
775-2876.

[FIRETX12]

Sad

[AgHntr10]

****, bizarre way to go.

[Ætheling]

How does that even happen?

[bowhunterchris]

I keep a lock on mine and always in. It can be a chin killer but saves your butt if you are ever rear ended.

[systemnt]

Happens more than one would think... I've seen a few lying in the middle of 59 on the way to ranch... long drop receiver hitches, shortys... people forgetting to put the pins in or something..
dangerous as hell.

[systemnt]

I keep a lock on mine and always in. It can be a chin killer but saves your butt if you are ever rear ended.

*** are you doing to hit your chin on it?

[FIRETX12]

chin killer

Either you've got a huge lift kit, or you're really short!

[Playa]

How does that even happen?

I'd guess the pin was held my a standard cotter pin/ clip that was loose or weak and gave way, or maybe the driver forgot to fasten it and the hitch rattled loose.

I wonder what the force of a steel hitch at 65mph is? Can anyone do the physics on that?

[SaltwaterSlick]

*** are you doing to hit your chin on it?

Was it a chrome plated ball?

[Man]

How does that even happen?

Failure to secure pin

[47]

Was it a chrome plated ball?

maybe before

lol

[jbarr]

I've waited for this to happen with the "smart guys" that have 2 huge nuts attached to hitch come off on the highway.

[Thumper]

Prayers sent.

[DJM]

It may have been thrown from an overpass.............according to the news that's really a thing.

DJ