My wife and baby didn't die while waiting for the tow truck when the car broke down on a stretch of freeway that didn't have an emergency lane. The car was just over a crest and they got a fire truck there to park behind her in case a large truck couldn't stop or change lanes in time.
That must have been scary to break down there. I'm glad that it worked out OK for them. What's wrong with the car?
It's a piece of shit, but to be more specific the alternator system stopped charging the battery or something. That's all we know so far, there could be other issues.
I had that exact same thing happen once at night while I was driving from Louisiana to Alabama with my mother and young nephew in the car. Fortunately we were only about an hour and a half from home when the car finally died, so we called my dad to come and get us and a kind stranger stayed with us to keep us safe until my dad got there. My dad and I drove back the next day with a fully charged battery that fit the car and we drove the car home and replaced the alternator.
