Lund, who retired from IIHS in 2017, was driving within the Interstate 95 categorical lanes close to his Virginia house final August when a car going the unsuitable manner struck his 2020 BMW 540i, inflicting it to spin and roll over. The incorrect-way driver was ejected and died.
His BMW was an IIHS High Security Choose, having earned “good” rankings in all six classes that IIHS assesses, together with the small overlap entrance and roof energy assessments that simulate the form of state of affairs Lund skilled. Lund was bruised and reduce and typically felt dizzy for a number of weeks afterward.
However mentioned he had been relieved to find he nonetheless had room to maneuver his legs whereas hanging the wrong way up as he waited for emergency personnel to chop him out of the car.
“Contemplating the crash I used to be in — that I had a frontal adopted by a rollover — yeah, I am fairly fortunate,” Lund mentioned. “The automotive did its job.”