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Flying Tire Smashes Windshield On I-95, Missing Driver By Inches

LYNNFIELD (CBS) – A car's tire came loose and hit a 69-year-old woman driving on a Massachusetts highway Thursday afternoon.

Linda Foster was driving on I-95 north near Exit 43 in Lynnfield when another car, traveling on I-95 south, lost its tire. It bounced over the median and hit her windshield, sending debris into her car as she was traveling at highway speed.

Linda says it happened so quickly, she had no time to react. "I seen the tire coming, but the tire was coming so fast, I just, I didn't know what I was thinking," she said.

One look at Linda's Toyota Camry and you'll understand why she feels lucky to be alive. "All the glass came flying. The whole inside of the car was just hanging. It was scary," Linda said.

The tire missed Linda by just inches.

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A tire crashed through a woman's windshield in Lynnfield (WBZ-TV)

"This tire came flying over the guardrail, bouncing it was coming right at me," Linda said.

State Police say a 29-year old woman was behind the wheel of a 2005 Nissan Altima when that tire popped off at around 2:00 p.m. shutting down traffic. A close-up of the Altima in the tow lot shows mismatched lug nuts attached to the front right tire.

Linda says she doesn't blame the other driver. She's just happy to make it back home from the hospital in one piece.

"I'm OK. Banged up, shaken up. Just a few sprains, but they said I was OK," she said.

Both the Toyota Camry and the Nissan Altima are sitting side-by-side in a tow lot in Peabody. The State Police are investigating why this all happened.

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