BLUFFTON, S.C. - Drivers quite commonly swerve to miss squirrels or deer in the road, but it’s not every day you have to dodge an alligator.Motorists did just that on March 26 as a gator darted across a busy Highway 278 in South Carolina.Erika Moradel and her mom spotted the reptile while passing in the opposite lane.
She nervously recorded footage that showed the alligator survive a close encounter with a white SUV.Erika Moradel nervously recorded footage that showed an alligator surviving a close encounter with a white SUV. (Credit: Erika Moradel via Storyful) "My initial reaction was shocked," Moradel told Storyful. "My mom saw it first and started yelling.