ARIZONA (CBSDFW.COM) – A very sticky situation for a driver in Arizona who amazingly escaped injury after going off the roadway and having his car’s windshield impaled by a saguaro cactus.
According to authorities, the accident happened July 10 in Pima County. Officials say the driver hit the cactus when his car crossed a median.
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Pima County Sheriff’s Department)
The broken cactus, which was more than a foot in diameter, ended up partially inside the car, with several feet of it protruding out over the hood.
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Pima County Sheriff’s Department)
The 39-year-old driver was later arrested and charged with DUI and criminal damage.
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