-A driver totaled her car in upstate New York this week — after spotting a spider and freaking out, local authorities said.
The woman was driving on Silver Spur Road in the town of Cairo on Wednesday when she noticed the unwelcome eight-legged passenger crawling around the driver's area, the Cairo Police Department said on Facebook.
She panicked, causing her to crash her car in a wooded area — completely wrecking the front of her black sedan and suffering a leg injury, cops said. Police posted a photo of the wreckage as a warning for other arachnophobic drivers...
https://nypost.com/2019/04/12/driver...er-inside-car/
I first saw the story on facebook and was amazed at how many people said they almost did the same thing! Read those comments here:
https://www.facebook.com/Local4/post...81141002?__xts__