Fire Department Chevy Tahoe Flips After Hitting Icy Patch: Video
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It doesn’t matter how good of a driver you may think you are or how many drive wheels you’ve got underneath you – if there’s no traction, you’re just a passenger. Unfortunately, that’s a lesson that the driver of this Fire Department Chevy Tahoe had to learn the hard way after flipping the SUV onto its roof.
The video is brief, clocking in at just 35 seconds, and appears to be shot from a nearby porch camera in Monsey, New York. As we can see, the ground is covered in snow, with parked cars and the streets dusted with the white stuff. Overcast skies mean the light levels are low, making it difficult to spot potential hazards.
As the video starts, we hear the telltale siren of an approaching emergency vehicle. A red Chevy Tahoe appears in the right-hand side of the frame, lights flashing. The roadway appears to be clear, with the exception of a parked van behind a row of trees.
As the Chevy Tahoe approaches, it suddenly jukes to the left, the rear end sliding out in oversteer. The SUV collides with an embankment, sending the front end towards the sky before the tail pops up behind it. From there, the Chevy Tahoe tilts over onto its side before coming to a rest on the roof. The driver kills the siren, but the lights continue to flash.
Reports indicate that icy conditions led to multiple crashes in the area. Per monsey.info, the Chevy Tahoe was driven by the Monsey Fire Department Chief, who was luckily uninjured in the crash.
A secondary video shows some of the aftermath from another angle, including the snowy street, the embankment where the Chevy Tahoe flipped, and the SUV itself resting on its roof with the lights still flashing while other emergency vehicles block traffic.
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As the winter wears on, odds are the roads will be hiding all kinds of dangers. Stay sharp, folks.
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It’s not like the Tahoe was speeding either. Really didn’t take much to flip it.
Look carefully: the embankment he hit is taller than his hood and that parked sedan. Probably better that it flipped instead of taking it as a straight frontal impact.
“I’m from up North. I know how to drive on ice and snow, and I’ve got four wheel drive.”
Famous last words.
Your point ??
If you don’t understand, don’t try.
Must have been a donut run for the police that can’t get any time off. It wasn’t >Shotcago <was it with all the shootings going on in the Blue town with a halfwit Mayor.
Most SUC or CUV models will tip much more easily than cars.
While the high center of gravity look little it is enough to flip them. Mid size trucks also are prone.
And all the lights on the roof served to make the CG even higher
This type of snow and ice are the worst and too many people drive like its no big deal. I rather have a foot of snow and drive it than in ice any day.
As the son of a firefighter, I am glad that he was not injured. That being said, 4 wheel drive does not mean 4 wheel stop.
Watch carefully and compare to the driver before him going down the street…he was going a little too fast!
Another fine article by Jonathan Lopez, the Ernest Hemingway of GMA! I really wish you would find something better to write about than GM vehicles getting into accidents, soooo boring!
I’m actually thinking about writing a book about you, Bill. I think I’ll call it “The Old Man and the Keyboard” :X
How nice to finally hear from you, I was wondering how long it would take? How old do think I am, l could be as old as you or even younger 😉, you never know. Honestly, you really could expand your knowledge of GM cars to more than accidents! How’s this for a title The Inept Young writer, who can only write lame stories about car accidents!
I got another one – “For Whom the Bellend Trolls” XD XD
Whatever J Lo, what you lack in creativity, you make up for in imagination! In the mean time I will be looking forward to more of your exciting, informative and thought provoking articles, that I can critique! Have you considered a career in accident investigation, I bet you can write a mean accident report!
Amen.
Lopez is a driver of an auto Prius – do not understand “three on the tree” or “four on the floor” nomenclature.
It’s pretty funny actually. The donut eating fire chief decides to play hero and run to a small incident , with all the fancy lights flashing. He then flips a 6000 lbs truck on a resisdenstial road at low speed. If this was a Seinfeld episode, it would have Crammer still inside calling for backup.
Typical trashy comment from a typical trashy trump supporter.
Civil service rocks.
Hit the brakes, slid sideways on the ice, then the wheels hit a dry (or less slippery) patch to flip him. Accident probably shouldn’t have happened, but glad all are OK.
Hate to see things like this happen to those who are sworn to help.
Sudden impact does cRaZy things to fast-moving objects.
This is partly why I’d rather have GM offer one sedan PPV rather then an expensive, bumbling SUV for one. This might not be the case for this accident but many could be avoided or not cost taxpayers much with a car.
Lots of taxpayers money shot to hell in a few seconds there. He would not get another Tahoe to flip if I were the fracking mayor. Would buy him a Chevy Sonic or whatever that little 💩 car is.
Lots of people that don’t know what they are talking about. First thing, this may not be a PPV. It’s more likely a standard commercial vehicle. PPVs are speed rated over 140 mph. This thing was barely going 10 mph. Fire departments have little to no need for that kind of capability. Second, a PPV Tahoe is a specially designed and built vehicle. Lower center of gravity and specifically able to handle high speed maneuverability. Not your run of the mill SUV. If you are trying to compare this vehicle to the average Tahoe on a dealer’s lot, you are comparing apples to oranges. You need to learn more about purpose-built vehicles. Third, pricing is far different from retail. It’s done through a bid process and there are a number of discounts to governments that purchase large quantities of vehicles.
This has all the indications of driver error. Too fast for conditions and too icy of conditions for a motor vehicle.
Driving a bit too fast, that 4-WD doesn’t help on ice.