When I was a teenager, my car stopped moving when I tried to leave a red light. I pushed the car out of the roadway & called a family member for help. We fastened a heavy rope to pull me to a shop. Only a short distance to go, I felt my car bump around oddly followed by a thump & grinding noise. About that time I was passed by my own wheel. As I frantically blasted the horn trying to get the vehicle pulling me to stop, I noticed said wheel go across the road & disappear. Upon inspection, waiting on the tow truck to arrive, the inner axle broke way back at the red light, but luckily enough, my loose wheel didn't strike oncoming vehicles. (True story)