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I was in shock. i actually froze. i thought he was dead. i really did. i -- my heart was in my -- i thought the man was dead. >> the worker is pinned against the junction box, but alive. >> with the suv still attached to the flatbeds winch, the tow operator slowly pulls the vehicle off the man. the man gets to his feet, but has trouble standing upright. he uses another utility box to brace himself. then, miraculous, he limps away on his own. >> i mean, hes got an angel on his shoulder. he has to...

The ground when the suv hits the box. now, power is out for more than three dozen homes. switching her camera to video, roberta is ready to record anything else that might happen on her land. within the hour, new hampshire electric co-op workers are on site to assess the damage. before they can make repairs, a flat bed tow truck must remove the suv. the conditions are potentially deadly. >> you got wet ground, snow, and electricity. not a good recipe. its a recipe for disaster. so the electrical...

Bruising but recovers quickly. curious about how the worker managed to survive, roberta takes a closer look once the area is clear. she surmises the junction box still held in place by the cables stopped the suv. >> that thing is steel, and i think thats what saved the electrical guy. >> it just proves that on a bad day, a little good luck could go a long way. >> look out! oh, my god. >> from a bad tow in snowy new hampshire to a quick freeze incline in utah, dozens of drivers are caught off gua...

Veteran natives used to these conditionses, but for newcomers, its even tougher. they often speed and wont slow down for slick surfaces according to long-term resident roberta ford. >> traffic has increased a lot since the houses have gone in. ive found out that ill watch people go by doing 40, 50 miles an hour. >> prepared to document any incident on her property with her digital camera, roberta snaps stills of an suv that slides off the road on to her front lawn. behind the wheel is one of her...

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