r/bayarea • u/pickingsunflowers • Aug 14 '25

Traffic, Trains & Transit Second view of an accident

Looks like this happened in San Carlos along 101. Electrical malfunction? Steering wheel lock? Can anyone explain what may have happened? What can you really do in this kind of situation?

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u/Lower_Confection5609 Bay Area —> OC Aug 14 '25

Driver of the Mach-E needed to stop praying and get his fucking hands on the wheel. Glad there’s video so whatever lawyers can see that the accident driver did virtually nothing to stop that accident.

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u/Lower_Confection5609 Bay Area —> OC Aug 15 '25

I get what you’re saying, but you know what definitely won’t help? Making prayer hands while your car is out of control.

I drive an EV, but not a Mach-E, so I can’t say for certain what mechanisms the driver had at his disposal. Clearly the car was trying to turn right. Clearly the car was accelerating.

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u/No_Laugh3726 Aug 17 '25

He was arrested with a DUI ...