Runaway street saw slices into side of house in Lorain

Video captures image of runaway saw blade

LORAIN, Ohio - It was curiosity that prompted Rachel Gayhart and her husband, James, to look at the images captured by their home security system. They were curious why the temporary patch at the end of their Lorain street wasn't finished.

As they looked on the tape, which played back in fast speed, they noticed a worker walking up their driveway at one point, but little else.

It was when they watched in slow speed they uncovered the amazing sight of the blade detaching from the saw, spinning uncontrolled up the driveway and into their neighbor's home.

"Two more feet to the west and it would have hit that gas meter on the side of their house," said Rachel Gayhart. "And a couple of feet more it would have went into my garage."

On the tape, the worker is seen looking around to see if anyone saw what happened, then retrieving the blade, checking it out and reattaching it. He then finished his work and left.

The Gayhart's posted their video to YouTube and called the city of Lorain. The work is being done by an independent contractor for the city.

"Thank God that no one got hurt," said Kenneth Shawver, Lorain's Chief Deputy Safety Services Director. "I know for a fact that the firm that did the work are in the process right now of investigating the incident and trying to find out what caused it and how to prevent it from happening again."

Shawver said the work though didn't report the incident to his bosses until they asked him about it on Monday.

The blade left about a 3-foot gash in the home next door to the Gayhart's. That home, they say, has been vacant for a year.

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[matthgmdude1]

They never "saw" it coming.

[VentMultimedia]

Megaman acquired SAW BLADE attack!

[Scrapyard24c]

Still not as crazy as that runaway wrecking ball that got loose a few years back.

[jayrod59]

I've operated those saws before and I know that dummy forgot to tighten the nut when he put the blade on.

[KINGCHAOS516]

hurt he mean killed

[gesslerkatrina07]

LIKE RATCHET AND CLANK!!!

[00Neven]

@MrZagubica hehe, a valjda

[bj616]

@matthgmdude1 I Saw it, lol

[MrZagubica]

So strong home. Man, in Serbia if somebody hit house with car nothing would happen.

[TheChinchilla75]

LOL!

[wusyndicate13]

Chopping BlaDes!!

[madmax6688]

saw xxi...when the writers just dont care anymore