- The culprit is believed to have been a bird that dropped its dinner on the car.
A New Jersey couple had their Tesla windshield shattered by a fish they say fell from the sky, despite living a mile from the nearest body of water.
Cynthia and Jeff Levine of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, said they heard a loud bang outside their home.
Speaking to ABC 7 Cynthia described how the car started honking. “I got out and Jeff was in the yard somewhere. He heard the crash and everything, but he ignored it.”
When they went to her driveway to investigate, they discovered her Tesla’s windshield was smashed and covered in “fish scales and blood,” Cynthia said.
Jeff said he originally thought someone had thrown the fish into the car.
A New Jersey couple said their windshield was shattered by a fish that fell from the sky.
Cynthia and Jeff Levine shared security footage showing a fish falling from the sky and crashing into the windshield of their Tesla, which was parked in their driveway.
The couple believes the fish was dropped by a bird carrying its dinner in its mouth.
“Is someone after us?” he wondered. “We thought… could it be vandals?”
Security footage revealed a small fish suddenly falling from the sky and crashing into his Tesla.
But the couple soon discovered who the culprit was, as they believe the unexpected delivery came from a bird with dinner in its beak.
“We also have an eagle’s nest in our backyard… We think it was probably the eagle,” Cynthia said.
The Levines live about a mile from the nearest body of water, which is Raritan Bay.
According to locals, it is common to see birds flying with fish in their mouths.
The couple lives in Atlantic Highlands, which is about a mile from the nearest body of water, Raritan Bay, New Jersey.
The image shows the fish that fell on the couple’s windshield.
A similar incident occurred in North Carolina in 2021, when an unfortunate fish crashed into a truck’s windshield after a bird dropped it into the middle of speeding traffic.
The bass, which was pulled out of a lake by a bird, landed directly on trucker Barry Poff’s windshield, causing it to shatter.
Poff said the encounter was unlike anything he had seen in his three million miles of travel across all 50 states.
“I pulled over and called my dispatcher,” Barr said. “I said, ‘You’re not going to believe what just happened. A fish just smashed my windshield.'”
Barry was unharmed, but his truck sustained some damage in the accident.
While the Levines are in the process of getting their Tesla back through their insurance, Jeff had a message for his feathered neighbors.
“I’ve lowered the deductibles, so if any birds are listening, please don’t throw them here because I’m now covered,” he joked.
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