A Downey woman is recovering from her injuries after a metal rod shot up from underneath her car and pierced through the driver’s seat while she was driving on the 57 Freeway near Brea.
Jessica Preciado said physical pain was bearable, but the trauma and shock of the freak accident will likely have a lasting impact.
“I was driving on the third lane on the freeway, and I heard a loud pop sound,” Preciado recalled. “I felt a lot of pressure, and I felt a lot of pain, immense pain.”…