Asleep At The Wheel

This accident occurred North of Dear Lodge on I-90 in Washington state. The driver was a 21 year old heading east to college. He had left central Washington early in the morning. He fell asleep at the wheel and drifted off the shoulder hitting the end of the section of guardrail. When State Police came upon the scene, the young man was walking around his car completed stunned.
A total of 120 lead feet of guardrail threading through the Suburban.

The guardrail came through the right headlight,
engine compartment, firewall, glove box, passenger seat and rear seat. The guardrail exited out the driver's side rear window.
There were no passengers. Amazingly, the driver was not injured.
engine compartment, firewall, glove box, passenger seat and rear seat. The guardrail exited out the driver's side rear window.
There were no passengers. Amazingly, the driver was not injured.
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