Shocking Stories of Runaway Vehicles and Uncontrolled Vessels

Runaway Boats and Watercraft Incidents

• 🚀 A sheriff's deputy was filmed leaping onto a driverless boat going 40 mph after its captain fell overboard. A good Samaritan helped save the captain.
• 💡 In New Hampshire, 17-year-old Brady Procon jumped onto a runaway motorboat to steer it to safety after the pilot fell overboard.
• 🛶 A 4-year-old girl in Greece was rescued after her inflatable unicorn raft became a runaway vessel in the water.
• 🌊 Brothers Duke and Bo faced a nightmare when one fell overboard while handing a soda, leaving their motorboat to power on with no one at the wheel, until jet skiers intervened.

Uncontrolled Strollers and Golf Carts

• ⚠️ In Turkey, a stroller with a child inside rolled down a steep street, reportedly falling off a 10-ft wall and causing minor injuries.
• 💨 A similar incident in California saw a stroller with a baby boy roll into speeding traffic due to a gust of wind, but a hero intervened.
• ⛳ Lisa Bowles' golf cart took off in her backyard due to a malfunctioning parking brake, crashing into a neighbor's fence.

Vehicle Control and Near Misses

• 🚗 In 2025, a woman unconscious behind the wheel veered off a highway; a bystander sprinted across lanes to try and stop the car.
• 🎈 A massive military blimp broke free of its moorings in Maryland in 2015, dragging a long metal chain cable and causing damage.