SACRAMENTO, Calif. Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van.
The driver of the van, Tim Page, said he was on Interstate 5 on Thursday morning when the tripod smashed through the glass. He says it went through his passenger’s lung and popped out. The man survived, but with broken ribs and a partially punctured lung.
Authorities say a 32-year-old man they suspect threw the tripod was arrested on a warrant but could face a charge of attempted murder.
Page volunteers with El Dorado Veteran Resources and picked up his passenger, another veteran, from the airport.
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