{"id":1802920,"date":"2023-01-11T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802920"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:52:00","slug":"close-call-california-man-saved-from-rock-crushing-his-car-by-answering-his-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-call-california-man-saved-from-rock-crushing-his-car-by-answering-his-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Call: California Man Saved From Rock Crushing His Car By Answering His Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclose-call-california-man-saved-from-rock-crushing-his-car-by-answering-his-phone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1802920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> A close call was made by a man when he used his phone to save himself from a falling boulder which had crushed his car.<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio H\u00e9nao was driving to Malibu&#8217;s Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday, when he got out of his car and made a call to his girlfriend. He returned inside to pick up the phone, and when he came back to the car, a huge boulder had broken the roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the driver\u2019s seat, walked out, got a call, ran back inside, came out and the car was just totaled,\u201d Henao told <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/man-narrowly-escapes-giant-falling-boulder-in-malibu-as-car-gets-crushed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTLA 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy girlfriend called me and said \u2018Hey, can you get my bag that I left there\u2019 so I went back inside and I heard rumbling outside,\u201d He added to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/malibu-boulder-falls-on-car-rockslide-pch\/12688816\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A massive rockslide fell across four lanes, causing Henao to hear a loud rumbling sound. It happened on Tuesday morning. One of the largest boulders, more than four feet across, tumbled down directly onto Henao\u2019s car, where it smashed the windshield and crushed the roof. \u201cI just heard loud crashes,\u201d Henao shared his thoughts with KTLA 5. \u201cAnd I ran out and saw my car just crushed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Driver remains shaken after narrowly avoiding a massive boulder that had fallen in Malibu and completely crushing his car.https:\/\/t.co\/EQpEzYdv6D&#8221;>https:\/\/t.co\/EQpEzYdv6D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KTLA (@KTLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTLA\/status\/1613173885268107264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rock is the size of the whole hood,\u201d\u2019 he added. \u201cThe windshields are all broken and the frame of the car is just all twisted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, nobody was injured by the rockslide. KTLA 5 reported that another car was struck by rocks nearby and suffered a cracked windshield.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t seem that the incident was related. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/storms-pound-california-with-record-rainfall-disastrous-flooding-that-wrangles-roads-forces-evacuations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severe weather<\/a> California has been ravaged by the storm, but rain and saturated soils have caused numerous rockslides and trees to fall that blocked roads throughout the state. The Weather Channel shared footage from PG&#038;E showing a large tree falling onto the road after it fell down a hill.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Fresno area office of the California Highway Patrol shared a dramatic video Monday afternoon of a rockslide that closed state route 168 on Monday. After dirt and rocks tumbled down a hillside followed by a large boulder that rolled down and landed in middle of the road. Rainwater ran down the hillside and onto the soil, where more soil and a small tree followed behind the huge rock.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AVOID ALL OTHERS<br \/>STATE ROUTE168 CLOSED at the top and bottom of 4-lane.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the dramatic video at a href=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChpFresno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#8221;>@ChpFresno<\/a> Officer.<\/p>\n<p>If you can, avoid Shaver lake and all places above it!\u26a0\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABC30<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSEE24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSEE24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KMPHFOX26?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KMPHFOX26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBS47<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FresnoBee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FresnoBee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FresnoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FresnoSheriff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaltransDist6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CaltransDist6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cal_OES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cal_OES<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0B2Qqgm85z\">pic.twitter.com\/0B2Qqgm85z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CHP Fresno (@ChpFresno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChpFresno\/status\/1612557401219301378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Malibu&#8217;s tweet, another rock slide had blocked Malibu Canyon Road in Southern California. The city shared photos showing another large boulder perched on the small pile of debris at the roadway&#8217;s center.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big rock! Malibu Canyon Road is closed from Civic Center towards Piuma Way because of a boulder north of the tunnel. For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LARain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LARain<\/a> Closures, updates and the most recent status on all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LACounty?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LACounty<\/a> roads, go here a href=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/teCIofYWd5&#8243;>https:\/\/t.co\/teCIofYWd5<\/a>. Be safe and aware of dangers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CERTMalibu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CERTMalibu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalibuVOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MalibuVOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1wwhFGrJnV\">pic.twitter.com\/1wwhFGrJnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Malibu (@CityMalibu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityMalibu\/status\/1612820590771032064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>KTLA 5 reported that there were several nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/big-rock-boulder-closes-malibu-canyon-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Topanga Canyon Boulevard<\/a> Due to rockslides, the facility was also closed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it\u2019s almost a \u2018Final Destination\u2019 movie, but in real life,\u201d Henao spoke of his near-death experience. This was a reference to horror movies in which the protagonists narrowly avoid dying. \u201cI\u2019m pretty shook up,\u201d He concluded. \u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll park here again after this. I\u2019m a little traumatized by this whole ordeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he was happy and joked about his good fortune. \u201cI feel like I should play the Lotto.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California man had a close call when talking on the phone saved him from a falling boulder that crushed his car. Mauricio Henao was leaving his home just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday when he stepped out of his car to take a phone call from his girlfriend. 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