Overview

• A Florida mother and her school-aged daughter survived a 'freak accident' when a loose tire from another vehicle crashed through their windshield, causing significant damage to their car.
• The incident occurred on U.S. 19 near Clearwater, Florida, around 6:30 p.m. on January 13.
• The tire, which had come off a vehicle in an oncoming lane, bounced over the median and crashed through the windshield, causing most of the damage on the passenger side of the car.
• Neither the mother nor the daughter were seriously injured, although they later sought treatment for minor injuries at Mease Countryside Hospital.
• The police have not released any details about the vehicle that lost the tire.