Imagine just going down the road, minding your own business...

[Kaido]

😵😵😵

https://www.reddit.com/r/watchthingsfly/comments/1244kgv

 

[IronWing]

I like how the wheel took offense to being run over and came back at the car.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Just a normal game of Bump'N'Jump... IRL.

 

[Brainonska511]

It looked like the pickup truck had wheels extending outside of the frame, probably improperly secured too. Generally speaking, such wheel mounting would not be considered street-legal (but who am I kidding - states are never going to crack down on these modifications).

 

[BoomerD]

In the early 80's I drove dump truck for a gypo contractor in Utah. He was always juggling the books to stay afloat. My dump truck was "owned" by several different companies as collateral on loans he had taken out.
One Monday morning, I showed up to find new tires on the truck. Woot! Went to the gravel pit, loaded up for a trip out to the Great Salt Lake...driving down the "highway" that went from Layton to the GSL, I felt a "bump" and when I looked in the mirror, I saw one of my "new" tires trying to pass me in the on-coming lane. 😱 I could see traffic heading my way, so I just drifted to the left and nudged the tire off into a field. (thankfully there were no houses) Then pulled off onto the shoulder.
Turns out, the cheap fucker put radial tires on the same dually config with old, ratty bias ply tires and even older wheels. The flexing of the radial caused the center of the wheel to break around the lug nuts...and away it went.
It took me quite a while to hike out into the field to retrieve the tire and get it back to the highway where the "tire guy " could pick it up and remount it.
That was hands down the worst job I ever had.

 

[AdamK47]

The bro dude in the truck with the ill fitting aftermarket wheels is liable for damages. Probably used thick spacers to get that silly look. I'm surprised the fad hasn't played out yet.

 

[Kaido]

In the early 80's I drove dump truck for a gypo contractor in Utah. He was always juggling the books to stay afloat. My dump truck was "owned" by several different companies as collateral on loans he had taken out.
One Monday morning, I showed up to find new tires on the truck. Woot! Went to the gravel pit, loaded up for a trip out to the Great Salt Lake...driving down the "highway" that went from Layton to the GSL, I felt a "bump" and when I looked in the mirror, I saw one of my "new" tires trying to pass me in the on-coming lane. 😱 I could see traffic heading my way, so I just drifted to the left and nudged the tire off into a field. (thankfully there were no houses) Then pulled off onto the shoulder.
Turns out, the cheap fucker put radial tires on the same dually config with old, ratty bias ply tires and even older wheels. The flexing of the radial caused the center of the wheel to break around the lug nuts...and away it went.
It took me quite a while to hike out into the field to retrieve the tire and get it back to the highway where the "tire guy " could pick it up and remount it.
That was hands down the worst job I ever had.

People like your old boss scare me. We had a HUGE 19-car accident due to a runaway dump truck with failed brakes that were known to be bad, which killed 4 people & injured 23 more:

Owner of truck that caused 2005 Avon Mountain fatal pileup ordered back to jail

HARTFORD >> The owner of a dump truck that caused a fiery wreck that killed four people at...

www.registercitizen.com

Having worked in construction in the past, I understand the pressure that business owners are under to meet deadlines & pay bills, but every once in awhile, the consequences of bad behavior catches up with people, and you end up with really horrible situations like this. Horrifically tragic for everyone involved. Glad your situation wasn't worse than a tire in a field!