🚗 When Lightning Strikes Twice: Car Crashes Into the Same Roof Again—Could a Self-Driving Car Have Dodged the Drama?

 

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Target Missed… Again? Nope. Nailed the Roof—Twice.

Clay-Ray Veterans Memorial Hall.On May 28, 2025, a car flew into the air and collided with the roof of a veterans hall in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. This was the second car to do so in a short period of time. --Excelsior Springs Police

Move over, Florida Man. Missouri just threw its hat into the ring of “You won’t believe this happened—again.” In a tale that would make even cartoon physics blush, a car crashed into the same building roof in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, for the second time in just three months.

Yep. The Clay-Ray Veterans Memorial Hall apparently moonlights as a magnet for airborne vehicles.

The most recent case involved 56-year-old Corrie Wright, who unfortunately, allegedly suffered a seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle. His car launched off the embankment like something out of a Fast & Furious blooper reel and planted itself in the exact same section of roof still being repaired from the previous crash.

We’re not saying the building is cursed… but the building might be cursed.

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🧠 The Plot Thickens: Did the Roof Insult the Car?

On May 28, 2025, a car goes up in the air and hits the roof of a veterans hall in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. This is the second car in a few months to do so.-KMBC

The first crash back in February involved a high-speed police chase. This time? A medical emergency. Coincidence? Probably. But if that building gets hit a third time, we’re checking for paranormal activity. Someone call the Ghostbusters or Elon Musk.

Now for the real question: Could a self-driving car have avoided this bizarre sequel?

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🤖 Could a Self-Driving Car Have Saved the Roof?

Here’s where it gets interesting—and slightly less funny.

Autonomous vehicles (AVs), including Tesla’s Autopilot and Waymo’s robotaxis, are equipped with sensors, radar, cameras, and AI decision-making. Unlike your Uncle Bob after three Red Bulls, these vehicles are built to think calmly and brake responsibly.

In medical emergencies like seizures, AVs theoretically offer a solution:

Redefining the Pickup Truck

Whatever the task, terrain or weather—Cybertruck was designed to do it all. - Tesla.com

✅ Safety Features That Could’ve Helped:

• Driver Monitoring Systems: Cameras track facial expressions and alertness. If a driver goes unresponsive, the car takes over.

• Emergency Pull-Overs: Some AVs can automatically pull to the side of the road if the driver is incapacitated.

• No Need for Human Reflexes: AVs don’t panic, swerve randomly, or floor it during health episodes.

So in theory, if Corrie Wright had been in a fully autonomous vehicle, the crash might have been prevented. Instead of crashing through a roof like a Kool-Aid Man stunt double, the car could’ve just pulled over and phoned 911.

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📉 But Hold the Champagne, AVs Aren’t Perfect

As much as AV companies like to toot their futuristic horns, autonomous vehicles have their quirks too:

• Turns are Tricky: A 2024 study found AVs have trouble with unprotected left turns and dawn/dusk lighting conditions. (Apparently, robot cars also hate mornings.)

• Too Cautious?: AVs get rear-ended more often because they drive like grandma—with zero risk-taking.

• E-Bike Drama: In April, a Zoox self-driving vehicle in San Francisco got into hot water for an incident with an e-bike. Critics say AVs struggle in chaotic city environments.

But let’s be honest—none of these incidents involved taking flight into a roof like a low-budget Marvel movie.

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📊 Self-Driving Cars vs. Human Drivers: The Stats

Here’s the data showdown you’ve been waiting for:

Metric	Self-Driving Cars	Human Drivers
Accidents per Million Miles	9.1 (mostly minor)	4.1 (often severe)
Fatalities	Extremely rare	Over 42,000 annually (USA)
Injury Claims	Waymo: 0 in 3.8M miles	1.11 per million miles

So while self-driving cars aren’t perfect, they’re far less likely to end up doing acrobatics off a Missouri hill.

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🏁 Final Verdict: Who Wins the Battle for the Roof?

Let’s settle it:

• Could a self-driving car have prevented this? Highly likely.

• Would a self-driving car aim for the same roof twice? Only if it’s secretly developing a grudge.

• Is it time for Excelsior Springs to install some guardrails or at least a car-catching net? Yes. Immediately.

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🚨 The Takeaway: We Need Safer Roads, Smarter Cars, and Fewer Flying Sedans

This oddball double-crash story might seem like something from a sitcom, but it brings up a serious point: We’re living in an era where AI might just drive better than we do—especially when it’s not distracted, tired, or having a seizure.

As autonomous tech continues to evolve, we’ll likely see fewer incidents like this—unless robots start holding grudges too. Until then, let’s keep humans alert, tech smart, and roofs… unbroken.