A South Florida family got the scare of their life when a car tire went loose on the Turnpike and crashed into their windshield.

Speaking with 7News on Sunday, Alex Quint said the scare happened after a Saturday night outing as he and his family were heading home.

Video, taken by the family and shared with 7News, shows a tire flying in the air and then careening into their front windshield.

“What happened?” a woman is heard saying in Spanish in the video.

“The tire was flying, got into the hood, and after the hood, just hit the windshield pretty much, and by miracle we’re still here alive,” said Quint.

Quint showed 7News the damage to his car during daylight. He lifted a cover he had put on, revealing a cracked windshield.

The family says they were out at the mall Saturday night for

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