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Las Vegas Thunder

August 20th, 2012. I was driving back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas.

20 minutes into being on Highway 15, the wind picked up. My car was having a hard time staying in the lane, and so were the others. I was on full alert mode, but with one hand occupied by my camera. Out of nowhere, what seemed to be a gigantic dust storm picked up from the south and engulfed the sky completely. About a mile ahead the brake lights from a semi shined and the others followed. It steered right, then quickly left, finally losing control and screeching to a halt in the center divider.

Okay, fine. Truth is, I wanted to photograph any madness I could.

In line with my true motive, I retrieved my camera and began to photograph them. I told them it was for proof. They were both in a confused state, and it didn't seem to phase them. I was astonished by the amount of people that stopped to help. More astonished with how they survived such a brutal accident.

I continued my drive home and the sun came out from hiding. All was well.