Warning signs and barriers were in place with work crews on site. Standing on the brakes, the driver tried to stop his coffin-nosed Cord convertible, swerved twice, then rolled over into the wash.

From the Gospel according to Luke. 2:34-35,51: Simon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken ...