{"id":2876,"date":"2024-10-02T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2024-10-02T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:51:39","slug":"at-the-age-of-34-she-was-considered-by-many-to-be-an-experienced-driver-there-was-nothing-to-suspect-however-on-that-cursed-day-something-terrible-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=2876","title":{"rendered":"At the age of 34, she was considered by many to be an experienced driver. There was nothing to suspect, however, on that cursed day, something terrible happened!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Ann Sanford, 34, a skilled driver, faced an unexpected end on a seemingly ordinary day. While driving, she felt a surge of joy as her favorite song, \u201cHappy\u201d by Pharrell Williams, played on the radio. Wanting to share her happiness, Courtney took a selfie and captioned it on Facebook, \u201cThis song makes me happy!\u201d That split-second decision proved fatal.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, Courtney\u2019s vehicle collided with a truck at approximately 60 km\/h. The impact drove her car into a ditch and then into a tree. The crash was devastating; her car caught fire, and Courtney, trapped inside, tragically died.<\/p>\n<p>When her family was notified, they learned about her final Facebook post, which was eerily timed around the accident. Law enforcement confirmed, \u201cThe post was made at 8:33 AM. At 8:34 AM, we received the emergency call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Courtney\u2019s tragic end underscores the severe danger of distracted driving. Her story serves as a stark reminder: \u201cWhen behind the wheel, focus on driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This summary retains the original article\u2019s essence and key quotes, while being concise and adhering to the word count limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney Ann Sanford, 34, a skilled driver, faced an unexpected end on a seemingly ordinary day. While driving, she felt a surge of joy as her favorite song, \u201cHappy\u201d by Pharrell Williams, played on the radio. Wanting to share her happiness, Courtney took a selfie and captioned it on Facebook, \u201cThis song makes me happy!\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2878,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions\/2878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}