Nearly losing control?

[LCHIEN]

Quote from the Houston Chronicle today:

Witnesses said he was speeding when he changed lanes and nearly lost control, Houston police said. ********'s vehicle then crossed over into the left lane, hit the left curb, traveled several feet and went airborne over a walking trail. The vehicle then crashed into an embankment and flipped several times before stopping near a walking trail.

if crossing a lane, hitting the opposite curb, traveling several hundred feet and going airborne, flipping over serveral times is "Nearly losing control", I'd sure hate to see what really losing control is...

BTW, he was drunk.

[Sam Conder]

He "lost control" when he got behind the wheel.

[cabinetman]

What he nearly lost control of was the bottle he was holding.
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[gad5264]

He "lost control" when he got behind the wheel.

That is OH SO TRUE and has to be said WAY TO OFTEN!

[Uncle Cracker]

At least they didn't say "allegedly lost control..."

[mater]

I agree. I would hate to see what they call losing control.

[lcm1947]

Yeah I'd pretty much say he lost control.

[scorrpio]

It hardly applies here, but 'loss of control' is not always driver's fault. I had steering on a rental car quit on me at 75mph in the left lane, resulting in a rather nasty accident. I was sober and wide awake, weather was good, but at some point as I nudged the wheel a bit to follow the road curve, the car simply did not respond, going instead right into the concrete divider.

But yeah, I kinda doubt mechanical failure was a factor here.