The Ride From Hell in Huntsville,Texas: Driver’s Truck Gets Stuck In Cruise Control
It was a ride young Gatlin Jeter will never forget – and it was all caught on camera. Last Saturday, Jeter was on his way to get something for his grandmother when he could not get the cruise control on his Ford F-150 to disengage. Jeter was going 60 mph headed toward what he thought was an imminent car accident.
"I went to slow down, when I hit the breaks, the breaks wouldn't go in. The breaks wouldn't move at all. So at that point I realized that something's wrong. I tried turning the keys. I tried using the gear shift. Nothing worked. Nothing moved,” Jeter said.
He frantically called 911 and told them what was happening. Officer Rocky Carrell got the call and was able to track down the speeding truck in the nick of time. Just a few streets from crowded downtown Huntsville and a busy intersection, Carrell was able to use his police SUV to stop the truck.
I heard this story on the Today show this morning. Terrifying, to say the least. Here’s the video of how the police officer was able to stop the truck:
Is there a product liability issue with the truck’s stuck cruise control? It could’ve been possible if the run-away vehicle wasn’t stopped, although Ford said they can’t comment on the incident and aren’t aware of any safety issues with the truck’s cruise control system.
I’m just glad that everyone was safe and that they driver of this rogue vehicle knew what to do – call the police. On my personal injury blogs, I write about negligent drivers causing car wrecks a lot, but for once I’m able to write about one that was prevented.
