Over the Overpass! Woman Survives Crash Save Email Print
Reporter: Evrod Cassimy
Email Address: ECassimy@nbc15.com

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Posted Friday, February 22 --- 9:00pm

"I was getting on to the interstate from the 12 and 18 exit and I hit black ice and I started to spin and I got hit by a semi," says driver, Patricia Landen.

She's all smiles now, but just this past Tuesday she was in a car accident that nearly cost her her life.

"At that point I either shut my eyes or went into the unconscious state."

She was on her way to pick up her son that morning when a semi truck hit her car and knocked her off a bridge. Her car landed nearly 20 feet below I-90 near Femrite Drive.

"You just think the worst case scenario like when you hear car hit by a semi and you hear being pinned in it, being air lifted nothing good ever comes of that," says Patricia's daughter, Lisa Kennedy.

Lisa and her father rushed to the scene where they saw what was left of the 2000 Buick LeSabre. Despite fears for her mother's well-being, Lisa was able to snap photos on her cell phone.

"We wanted it more just so we can remember what happened. Good or bad you want to know and to be able to show my mom."

Her mother remembers nothing from the time she was hit till the time paramedics came to rescue her. And today was the first time she came face to face with these photos. Patricia walked away with only a cut on her lip and a bruise on her left arm. She believes that wearing her seat belt is what saved her life.

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Posted by: Anonymous Location: Madison on Mar 6, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Jeanne, I watched your sister on the news and I watched the News headline SEMI KNOCKS CAR OFF INTERSTATE BRIDGE. She doesn't say it directly, but indirectly she does by not saying I RAN into....then got knocked off. Instead she says a semi knocked me off. I know it's about word play but the NEWS stations more than anything took her words and make it more about the semi knocking her off not about what happened before. I just find it interesting that someone from FL noticed the same thing that I did based on the way the news presented it. I'm sure there are many others who feel the same way.

Posted by: Jeanne Location: Mt Horeb on Feb 26, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Patty is my sister - she is not blaming the semi at all - we all understand that she slid on the black ice and spun around in front of the semi's path - this was just an unfortunate accident. As far a medflight being called - I agree with the post by Alan Schade that it is better to be safe than sorry. We spent the whole day at uw hospital waiting to find out if she had any neck or back injuries or any internal bleeding. Everyone was amazed that she didn't have extensive injuries. We feel blessed that she was able to walk away from this accident and we feel someone was watching over her that day.

Posted by: Alan Schade on Feb 25, 2008 at 10:51 AM
They called medflight because of traffic. They accident had traffic snarled everywhere. I was always told, better to be safe then sorry. They also most likely didin't know the extent of her injuries. 20 foot fall in a car? I would want every precaution taken had it been me. Seconds can save a life.

Posted by: trax Location: FL on Feb 25, 2008 at 07:03 AM
She admittedly slid on black ice, why does she make it sound like the truck was at fault, when she slid into it's lane? The truck was on the same black ice, she was the one that was out of control.

Posted by: J Location: Waupun on Feb 23, 2008 at 12:58 PM
I'm as so glad to hear that she was ok. My father got hit by a semi about 4 weeks ago on 151 easts side and he was ok also. They both had Angels watching them. When its your family all you want is the best care at no matter the expence.

Posted by: D Location: Madison on Feb 23, 2008 at 07:43 AM
She sure had an angel watchin over her that day,thank god she was wearing a seatbelt. My only question is why was medflight called in if her injuries werent life threatening instead of having a ground ambulance from McFarland or Blooming Grove respond?? Medflight is awfully expensive for something not life threatening