A Georgia driver is lucky to be alive after his truck lost a wheel while towing a $130,000 Chevrolet Corvette. This could have caused the man to lose control of the truck and trailer, and put other drivers at risk. 

Georgia driver loses a wheel while towing a $130k Corvette 

A Georgia driver was shocked and is lucky to be alive after a wheel from his GMC Sierra 1500 flew off into the woods while he was towing a $130 Chevrolet Corvette. 

There are tons of ways this could have caused major accidents, from losing control of the truck, flipping, being unable to slow the trailer down, flying into oncoming traffic, and more. 

However, when the incident occurred around 1 am, the tire flew into the woods and was stopped by some trees. 

The owner of the truck regularly tows items and has racked up 380,000 miles on the odometer. He shared that he routinely provides maintenance to his truck and has services done. 

But according to Torque News, the last time he went in for an oil change the shop forgot to rotate his tires, so he took it somewhere else. 

He drove about 500 miles before the wheel suddenly popped off. Each wheel lug snapped off clean against the hub. Only the bolt was left. 

A mechanic suspects that the wheels may have been over-torqued. They are pulling the rest of the wheels off the check and making sure it doesn’t happen again. The studs are also being checked in case they’re compromised. 

If wheel nuts are over-tightened then they might become damaged or broken, especially while hitting rough patches on the road. As a result, catastrophic wheel failure could occur, risking the safety of drivers. 

It’s basically a miracle that there was no damage to the Corvette in the trailer, the trailer, or the truck’s body.