Into Two Trees on Dryden Wrecks Mercedes, Explodes Gas Tank

mercedes crash

A teenage driver made a left turn from eastbound Hawthorne to go north on Dryden, but missed the turn and hit a tree on the east side of Dryden at 709 North Dryden about 4:00 p.m. last Thursday. The impact caused severe front end damage to the teenager’s red Mercedes convertible, but the car bounced off of a tree and mailbox and traveled back across Dryden to the west side of Dryden, up a driveway at 714 North Dryden and on to the sidewalk. Neighbors reported that the car engine was whining in a high gear, but that the car was traveling slowly about 5 miles per hour down the sidewalk with the driver struggling to control the car. The car was leaking fluids along the way and smelled of something burning. A neighbor yelled to the driver to turn off the ignition, but the car continued north — passing 728 North Dryden for about 30 feet. Then the car went into reverse and backed up down the sidewalk and rear-ended a tree in the parkway in front of 728 North Dryden. A neighbor helped the teen out of the car and the car burst into flames and an explosion was heard from the rear of the car.

mercedes crash