Surveillance video captured a wild crash in Oak Harbor on Saturday.
A woman in her 60s lost control of her vehicle, crashed through a fence, and careened onto the parking lot below. The woman survived the crash after Good Samaritans rushed to her aid.
The crash happened around 3 p.m. Saturday on SE Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor.
"It sounded like a dumpster being thrown from a roof," said Dawn Keith-Madeiros, who was at a chiropractic clinic nearby. "It still disturbs me. It makes me a little sick to my stomach when I see it." She called the crash 'a Christmas miracle' after learning the woman survived — a woman she recognized from town.
Witnesses used car mats and their own clothes to help the woman.
"They took the rug, they laid it flat on the surface on the road, in the parking lot. They laid her down there and tried to support her head with their clothes," said Mark Manuel.
Steve Davis, who shared surveillance video of the wild scene, said, "It was the best-case. scenario from the worst-case scenario, to be honest. God was looking out for her."
The driver was taken to the hospital for her minor injuries and is now home from the hospital.
Although an official cause has not been released, witnesses believe a medical condition may have contributed to the crash.