Trucker tries throwing it in reverse when NM flooding proves too fierce

A truck driver tried to reverse out of a flooded frontage road after the water flow proved too fierce in this video. 

In the clip, a flatbed truck driver tries to gun it through a serious flooded frontage road along Interstate 10 near Vado, New Mexico on July 23rd. The truck driver soon realizes the flooding is too intense and the current is too fierce, and is seen attempting to back out of the area. 

Further up the road, a car can be seen nearly covered by the waters. 

Serious flash flooding was reported in Vado and Ruidoso, New Mexico on July 23rd. More footage of some of the flooding can be seen below.