Dashcam Footage Shows Real-World Car Crashes And Car Accidents: Hit-And-Runs, Rear-End Collisions, And “I Turn Now” Chaos

In this dashcam footage compilation, the same patterns behind most car accidents and car crashes show up again and again: drivers merging without looking, following too closely, pulling out blindly, and fleeing responsibility after a car crash. The clips are a reminder that defensive driving and clear dashcam footage are often the only things standing between truth and blame.

It starts with an SUV pulling into traffic with no blinker and no shoulder check, setting the tone for how common blind-spot negligence is. The most serious segment follows on I-270 in Columbus, Ohio, where a driver merges into the camera vehicle, forces it into another driver, then flees the scene. Police track the offender using a partial plate and an address, while insurance and law enforcement deem the fleeing driver at fault. The camera car is totaled and the driver suffers a shoulder injury—exactly the kind of car accident that becomes a messy he-said/she-said situation without dashcam footage.

Another clip in Vincentown, New Jersey shows an older driver attempting an illegal U-turn by backing up through a lot and over a curb, nearly backing into the filmer—an avoidable near miss that highlights how unpredictable parking areas can be. Rear-end car accidents appear repeatedly: one involves a distracted driver in a new car who later admits she was on her phone, and another happens at a stoplight during light snow where the third car back pushes the middle vehicle into the camera car’s newly replaced bumper. A truck rear-ends the filmer on an I-30 frontage road in Bryant, Arkansas, reinforcing how heavy vehicles and inattentive following distance combine into frequent car crashes.

Some moments are criminal rather than careless. An attempted carjacking escalates into what’s described as attempted vehicular homicide, even though the plate isn’t clear on camera. Another late-night hit-and-run on I-20 East in Atlanta (around 1:30 a.m. on January 3) ends with two cars fleeing before police arrive; the GMC Yukon is totaled, but occupants are thankfully uninjured. Elsewhere, an SUV accelerates into a barricade and ends up needing help from bystanders; whether distraction or impairment was involved remains unknown.

The compilation also includes close calls that could have become major car accidents: a pickup loses part of its load without realizing it, a pedestrian incident in Hampton, Virginia prompts the filmer to send dashcam footage to the victim before EMS departs, and a terrifying moment on Highway 1 North in New Jersey (January 6) where an SUV crosses the divider and nearly crashes head-on. More road chaos follows: a classic “Oops, I missed my exit—good luck everyone else” swerve, a truck driver taking lane changes to the next level, a yellow cab driver yelling at the wrong person, and a rolling stop at a shopping center that ignores right-of-way.

It ends with more examples of why these videos matter: squeezing between cars with inches to spare, drivers who refuse to check mirrors, and reckless lane changes that almost put someone into a wall. Across all these car crashes and car accidents, the message is simple. Leave space, check mirrors and blind spots, don’t assume anyone will yield, and stay calm when others are wrong.

Most importantly, keep recording. When a car accident happens or a car crash unfolds in seconds, clear dashcam footage is the only unbiased witness that can protect you, support victims, and stop reckless drivers from rewriting the story later.