VIDEO: Teen Swerves to Avoid Cat in Road, Flips Car

A 17-year-old Eisenhower student had the scare of his life Tuesday morning when his car flipped over on 25 Mile Road after swerving to avoid a cat in the street.

Cody Bashaen said he was traveling west on 25 Mile Road toward Schoenherr Road when he saw a cat run out in front of his vehicle.

“I swerved to get away from a cat and once I got past the cat, the back of the car hit the dirt and it just went flying,” he said.

Bashaen’s car flipped over and landed in a wooded area off the side of the road. He was not injured.

“I was just freaking out. Once I got out of the car, I realized nothing happened,” said Bashaen.

No other vehicles were in the street at the time.

Police diverted traffic on 25 Mile Road from Schoenherr to Hayes roads for about half an hour as a tow crew worked to get the car out of the ditch and clear the roadway.