Shocking moment a couple was nearly killed after their truck hit a huge POTHOLE while driving on a snowy Colorado interstate, causing the trailer they were towing to flip over
- Thomas Kuemmel and his fiancee Leslie Brock were driving on I-70 towards Denver
- The dashcam of the vehicle behind caught it all as they began to lose control.
- Despite obeying the speed limit, they were still cited for careless driving
A Las Vegas couple is grateful to be alive after they were seen on camera footage crashing into a pothole in the Colorado mountains causing the trailer they were towing to overturn.
Thomas Kuemmel and his fiancee Leslie Brock were driving up I-70 toward Denver on what was to be a trip to the Loveland Ski Area in Colorado Springs with an RV in tow.
The vehicle behind their dashcam caught everything as they began to lose control a little before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
A bump in the road caused them to nearly collide, as they flipped the trailer behind them.
“We were cruising and the next thing you know the trailer starts moving and makes us lose complete control and it was very scary. I thought I was going to die,” said Brock, who was riding in the passenger seat.
A Las Vegas couple is grateful to be alive after they were seen on camera footage crashing into a pothole in the Colorado mountains that caused the trailer they were towing to overturn.
Kuemmel said they did not see any problems ahead and were driving at or below the speed limit at the time.
“There was a big jerk, and I feel like the trailer was pushing the truck and then I started to lose control and spin,” Kuemmel said. fox31.
While they were not injured, the state police cited the couple for careless driving.
Kuemmel, who co-owns a photo booth business with Brock, according to his LinkedIn page, claims that he tried to tell the Colorado State Police that potholes were responsible for the accident.
The state department of transportation closed I-70 just two days later to repair a pothole, though it’s unclear if that caused the couple’s accident.
“When someone disagrees with a subpoena, both parties can appear in court and present the information and evidence before a judge, who would then make a decision in the case,” said CSP public information officer Gary Cutler. , it’s a statement.
The state will also allow the couple to go through the process of filing claims for damages.
Other drivers complained about how badly they felt the state police handled the shutdown for the accident.
“We saw a CDOT sign that said I-70 closed, you must exit at 216,” Todd Phillips said. 9NEWS.
Thomas Kuemmel (pictured) and his fiancee Leslie Brock were driving up I-70 toward Denver on what was to be a trip to Loveland Ski Area in Colorado Springs with a camper in tow.
“We were cruising and the next thing you know the trailer starts moving and makes us lose complete control and it was very scary. I thought I was going to die,’ said Brock (pictured), who was riding in the passenger seat
While they were not injured, the couple was cited by state police for careless driving.
The vehicle behind their dash cam caught it all when they began to lose control a little before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The state department of transportation closed I-70 just two days later to repair a pothole, though it’s unclear if that caused the couple’s accident.
However, Phillips claims that he did not see the sign until after he had passed the exit required to make the detour.
“I realized we had a lot of people, a lot of traffic,” Phillips said. ‘We can’t magically fix that, but you can certainly mitigate it. And I think we do an extremely poor job of that.’
Kuemmel and Block said they were thankful to be alive.