By Shawn Henry 
A Colorado man is lucky to be breathing after his Ford F-150 plummeted a jaw-dropping 300 feet down a jagged ravine along the infamous Million Dollar Highway, somehow walking away with barely a scratch. Let that sink in: a truck mangled beyond recognition, yet the driver? Basically fine—call it divine intervention or sheer dumb luck, but either way, it’s wild.
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The wreck went down October 9 on U.S. 550 near Ouray, a stretch that’s equal parts breathtaking and deadly. We’re talking crumbling cliffsides, blind curves, zero guardrails, and weather that flips on a dime—basically nature’s version of a highway horror show.
When word hit that some poor soul had gone airborne off the ledge, Ouray Mountain Rescue scrambled alongside EMS and fire crews. What they found? A truck flipped like a pancake in the Uncompahgre River’s rocky maw, shredded like scrap metal. Only the Ford badge clung to the wreck, a sad little relic of what was once a truck. They rigged ropes like something out of a Mission Impossible flick just to haul the guy out of that mess.
Seriously, looking at the photos, you’d bet money no one made it out alive. Crushed cab, boulders everywhere—yet here we are. Miracle? Engineering? Maybe both.
Authorities haven’t pinned down the crash cause yet, but locals know the drill: slow down, white-knuckle those turns, and pray winter doesn’t ice things up early. Because this road? It doesn’t forgive mistakes. Hell, even on a good day, it’s dicey—but sometimes, somehow, luck plays its hand.
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