Complex sentence: When a dog darts accross the road, Ted slams on the brakes and is struck from behind by Lorraine (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a cellist on her way to a peformance gig.
Split into simpler sentences: When a dog darts accross the road, Ted slams on the brakes. He is struck from behind by Lorraine (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a cellist on her way to a peformance gig.