Shockingly Close Call: Car Nearly Hits Maine City Official While She Was on Sidewalk

Woman almost flattened by speeding car after it mounts sidewalk

A woman walking down the street was almost hit by a car as it mounted the sidewalk and sped towards her. Surveillance footage from 9 June shows the woman leaving Hallowell City Hall in Maine, descending the steps before turning onto Winthorp Street. A red Ford Mustang suddenly appears, hitting a streetlight as it plows towards the woman. According to city officials, the vehicle missed the woman, a code enforcement officer, by mere inches. The ou…

Shockingly close call: Car nearly hits Maine city official while she was on sidewalk

Video shared by the city of Hallowell shows the city's code enforcement officer was nearly struck by a car while she was on the sidewalk in front of City Hall.

Inches from disaster: Video captures car nearly hit woman in Hallowell

The incident happened on June 9 in front of Hallowell City Hall on Winthrop Street.