UT: CHAIR FLIES INTO WINDSHIELD (ON CAM)
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You may not cut down, alter or pull clips from this package.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Sunday</p>\n<p>Lehi, UT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Lily Eaton</p>\n<p>Passenger</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>UTAH DRIVE INTERSTATE CRASH SMASH SHATTER DASHCAM VIDEO</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Supers/Fonts: </b> Lily Eaton, passenger</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Location: </b> Lehi</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>State/Province: </b> Utah</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Shot Date: </b> 09/10/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>URL: </b> https://ksltv.com/585791/it-came-out-of-nowhere-dashcam-footage-shows-office-chair-flying-into-car-windshield/</p>\n<p><pi>Sep 10, 2023, 10:05 PM | Updated: 10:23 pm</pi></p>\n<p><b>Notes and Restrictions: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Newsource Notes: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Description: </b></p>\n<p>Elements: dashcam video from Eaton family / Lily Eaton, passenger SOTs / video of damage to windshield </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Wire/StoryDescription:</p>\n<p><pi>LEHI, Utah A Lehi family is grateful their dash camera recorded the moment when part of an office chair was catapulted into their windshield.</pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>I dont even know where an office chair wouldve come from. It seems like maybe its heavy enough to stay in your truck bed, but definitely not because it was on the road, passenger Lily Eaton said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The Eaton family was heading southbound on Interstate 15 in Lehi Saturday afternoon when they said the base of a chair without wheels flew at their car.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>We could see it looked like a rock, something flying toward us, Lily said. Were like, Oh, thats weird, oh thats going to hit us!.'</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Lilys mother was driving, and her older sister, Anabella, was sitting in the passenger seat. Eaton sat in the backseat between her three-year-old sister, Charlotte, and her partner.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>I was talking with my family and then, all of a sudden, the whole windshield is completely shattered, she said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The video shows the metal piece hitting the passenger side of the windshield, directly in front of Anabella.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Video Player</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>00:00</p>\n<p>00:53</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>I was trying to reach around and see her face, Lily said. What about Charlotte, whos sitting next to me? Im trying to make sure my three-year-old sister was okay, and nothing hit her. She had a little bit of glass on her.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Lilys mother, Lea Eaton, pulled over to the shoulder while Lily called 911.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>When I was on the phone with the 911 operator, she said can you pull off to the Subway because were dealing with another fatal accident, Lily said. Hearing that, I was like, were good, were okay, everybody is safe.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The Eatons said Anabella had cuts across her legs from the glass, but other than that, no one was injured.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>It was kind of the luckiest unlucky thing because it didnt go through the windshield, Lily said. Were just really grateful everyone is alive and well.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The family cant help but wonder what could have happened. They spent hours reviewing the dashcam footage to figure out what had hit them.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>It was two lanes over from us, Lily said. It was the bottom of an office chair, just the metal parts. It didnt have any of the wheels. It was sitting in the middle of the road when a car two cars over from us ran over it, and were assuming that when they hit it, it spat out from under their tire, it went over the car next to us, and onto our windshield.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The aftermath of the chair hitting the windshield. </p>\n<p>The aftermath of the chair hitting the windshield. (Courtesy: Lily Eaton)</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>They said this serves as a reminder to watch the road.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Obviously, we didnt get into the car thinking we were going to get into a car accident, Lily said. Its important to pay attention. I think if maybe my mom was on her phone or distracted with passengers, it couldve been a lot worse than what it was.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Lea said its important to pack heavy loads carefully and make sure everything is properly tied down.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>I think that it seems like maybe its not a big deal; people can swerve around it, but if youre not paying attention, it can create really big problems for a lot of people, Lily added.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Theyre working on repairs for their family car, which is covered in shards of glass. The windshield is concave.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>As much as its going to be a pain to fix it, were just happy that everybodys alive, Lily said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Theyre grateful they had the dashcam in their vehicle.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>It also gives you some sort of closure to know you can do a little bit of detective work to find out what actually happened, Lily said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Station Notes/Scripts:</p>\n<p>TAKE PKG DURATION:1:57] {***PKG***}</p>\n<p>NATS--dash cam vid; laughing, banter What was meant to be a lighthearted family food outing </p>\n<p>7:39 we were going to get tacos</p>\n<p>Turned into a terrifying ordeal.</p>\n<p>9:39 it happened all super super quick</p>\n<p>Lily Eaton was in the car on I-15 southbound with her sisters, mom and partner in Lehi.</p>\n<p>9:41 we could see it looked like a rock, something flying toward us.</p>\n<p>Near exit 279 </p>\n<p>9:41 'oh, that's weird. Oh that's going to hit us!' NATS dashcam--office chair crash, screams</p>\n<p>10:41 what was that? What hit us? It came out of nowhere! I didn't even see what it was.</p>\n<p>An object they initially didn't recognize crashed into their windshield Right in front of Eaton's older sister, Annabella.</p>\n<p>10:23 I was trying to reach around and see her face</p>\n<p>NATS dash cam :33 I'm fine, I'm fine Glass flew through the car</p>\n<p>10:32 I'm trying to make sure my three year old sister was okay and nothing hit her.</p>\n<p>Eaton's mom slowly pulled off to the side.</p>\n<p>11:03 I was crying afterwards while I was looking at the footage and I saw what happened and I was like oh my god.</p>\n<p>NATS replay object hitting windshield in slow motion What they thought was a rock turned out to be the base of an office chair, without wheels, sitting two lanes over.</p>\n<p>12:11 a car two cars over from us ran over it and we're assuming that when they hit it, it spat out from under their tire, it went over the car next to us and onto our windshield. It did more than shatter the glass. 11:29 part of the metal where the office chair was it had scraped up our actual dashboard. It went into our car</p>\n<p>No one was seriously injured, but they can't help but wonder what could have happened.</p>\n<p>16:01 It's important to pay attention. I think if maybe my mom was on her phone or distracted with passengers, it could've been a lot worse than what it was.</p>\n<p>Annabella has glass cuts across her legs. The Eatons are working out how they'll repair the family car.</p>\n<p>16:42 as much as it's going to be a pain to fix it, we're just happy that everybody's alive.</p>\n<p>The family spent hours reviewing the tape.</p>\n<p>17:29 it also gives you some sort of closure. To know you can do a little bit of detective work to find out what actually happened</p>\n<p>They said this serves as a reminder to watch the road, and properly pack away anything you're hauling in your car.</p>\n<p>13:08 It was kind of the luckiest unlucky thing because it didn't go through the windshield.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>