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1. Freak fall from bridge / Chain-reaction crash catapults man 100 feet into bay, and he survives
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article - [Cached]Published on: 6/20/2002 Last Visited: 6/20/2002
As they stood behind their cars, they were hit by a 2001 Ford Taurus driven by Karen Abbey, 40, of San Francisco, who was allegedly drunk, the CHP said. Her car was traveling about 40 mph.
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Abbey, the driver of the Ford that crashed into the stopped cars, was not hurt. She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, causing injury.
An employee of a paper company, Abbey has a clean driving record, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
The incident underscores the dangers to motorists who are stopped on the side of the road, especially one such as a bridge with no shoulder. The CHP tells motorists stranded on the Bay Bridge either to consider staying inside their cars with their seat belts on or moving to a safe place outside their cars.
