A Summerville man's regular drive to work, instead became anything but a normal commute. He had an incredibly close call on Interstate 26.

A simple choice, may have saved Bernie Moros' life.

"If I would have been on my bike, I would have been killed," said Moros.

Instead of his motorcycle, Moros' decided to take his wife's PT Cruiser. It was Sunday morning, he was cruising at about 70 miles an hour when he approached the Ashley Phosphate Overpass.

"Next thing I know, I was looking at this piece of metal coming through the windshield. I was totally amazed, my God, what is it?" said Moros.

Moros had glass in his eyes and his mouth, it covered his body. Somehow he managed to make his way to the side of the road. That's when he had a chance to get a good look at what hit him.

"That's it," said Moros. The 12 pound piece of steel is believed to be a brake shoe from an 18 wheeler. Moros never saw it coming.

"It was earth shattering to me. It scared the hell out of me!" said Moros.

The Department of Transportation has inmates clear debris on both I-26 and 526 three times a week. The roads are also swept once a month.

"I know the traffic is really bad on 26. I know everybody is in a hurry but it's something that has the possibility of happening at any moment," said James Law with the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

Law admits truck traffic from the Port makes an already dangerous highway even worse, but he believes the state's clean up routine is sufficient. Moros isn't so sure.

"I was very fortunate. The next guy won't be," said Moros.

A close call Moros would prefer no one experience. Drivers can be held liable for items that fall from their vehicle. Transportation officials say anything being transported in a truck bed should always be covered.