---
title: "Chevy Silverado Pickup Cab Separates From Frame in Bizarre ‘Rollover’ Crash"
description: "When body mounts go bad."
date: "2017-09-29"
modified: "2017-09-29"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/14772/chevy-silverado-pickup-cab-separates-from-frame-in-bizarre-rollover-crash"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Chevrolet Silverado"
  - "Crash"
  - "new hampshire"
  - "pickup"
  - "pickup truck"
  - "silverado"
---

# Chevy Silverado Pickup Cab Separates From Frame in Bizarre ‘Rollover’ Crash

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Police responding to a vehicle rollover call in southern New Hampshire yesterday were understandably surprised when they arrived on scene and discovered this bizarre sight: a 2002 [Chevrolet Silverado pickup](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14713/chevy-celebrates-100-years-of-pickups-with-centennial-edition-silverado-and-colorado>) with its cab flipped forward onto its roof while the bed, frame, and all four wheels remained firmly attached to the ground.

[According to the *New Hampshire Union-Leader*,](<https://www.unionleader.com/public-safety/pickup-truck-cab-separates-from-frame-in-pelham-rollover-20170928>) 21-year-old Danielle Taylor was driving her truck when she felt the steering wheel "start to shake" moments before losing control and crashing near Pelham, NH. The force of the impact apparently tore the truck's body from its mounts, sending the entire cab, hood, fenders, and front clip flipping over the front bumper, kind of like the world's least graceful gymnast on the uneven parallel bars.

Thankfully, Taylor was reportedly able to crawl out of the smashed cab and escaped with only minor injuries. And as much as this weird accident seems like perfect fodder for the [never-ending Ford-Chevy pickup war,](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/11278/6500-new-pickup-trucks-are-sold-every-day-in-america>) there are two likely culprits here. The first is rust, which anyone who's driven in New Hampshire will tell you is simply the status quo up there. The second possibility is a shoddy body lift, as the space between the rear wheel and fender arch is artificially big. Or, like many things in life, it was a combination of the two.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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