Passenger Survives After Being Impaled by Metal Bar That Fell Off Truck on Busy California Highway. ... the driver of the vehicle drove off the freeway and called 911. Meanwhile, ...

The bar also scratched his car’s hood, causing a total of $6,000 in damage. Garcia said it could have been so much worse. “I was on my way home, and I almost didn’t make it home,” he said.

Officials say the bar went through the car’s engine compartment and into the front passenger area, where it struck the woman in the right leg. Officials say the driver stopped and dialed 911 but ...