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That may be true, but she didn't have much time to react and what we saw on camera isn't necessarily what she was looking at for those last few seconds.
It doesn't look like the hit did much damage to the rear of the Chevelle.
What are the lane markings in the left lane, solid white on the right generally means don't cross it, and I Don't know what the diamond/double arrow in the center means in WA.