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Resident, roberta ford. >> traffic has increased a lot since these houses have gone in. but i've found that sometimes even pulling out of my driveway, i'll just sit there and watch people go by and they're going 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 new young neighbors. the sheriff is already on scene. turns out the truck has hit a steel electrical junction box installed on roberta's property. the driver and his passengers ar...

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 flatbed's 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, he's got an angel on his shoulder. he has to. he's got more than an angel, because i'll tell you, anybody else, they probably would have been ...

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 that's 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 guard turning a residential road -- >> watch out, watch out! >> -- into a downhill demolition derby. >...

Veteran natives used to these conditionses, but for newcomers, it's even tougher. they often speed and won't slow down for slick surfaces according to long-term resident roberta ford. >> traffic has increased a lot since the houses have gone in. i've found out that i'll 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 new neighbors. the sheriff is already on scene. turns out, the truck has hit a steel electrical...

I really did. my heart was -- i thought the man was dead. >> the worker is pinned against the junction box but alive. with the suv still attached to the flat bed's winch, the tow operator slowly pulls the vehicle off the man. the man gets to his feet but has trouble standing up right. he uses another utility box to brace himself. then miraculously, he limps away on his own. >> he's got an angel on his shoulder. he has to. he's got more than an angel because i'll tell you, anybody else, they probably would have been dead. even now, to watch it, it still bothers me to watch it. >> he suffers sig...