CRST, Twitter and drowsy driving equals?

Can you believe this guy? I bet you guys will really be interested in the time line before this accident....and what else happened! Happy Twittering! (better be quick before things begin to disappear!) Twitter away folks!
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mikepaulson Mike #
#raysunshine77 all is good unbalivably so...!! Fell asleep. A good reason for #fmcsa to look at us being able to break our on duty day

9 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply



Looks like this ole boy had really been out having a good time!

 

mikepaulson Mike



Just got word thata semi ran over a road wroker down the road from where I layed the truck over this morning. Be (cont) http://tl.gd/8nfa2s

Up date: the second accident wwwas off ours. Driver wasn't paying attention instead of hitn the truck infront of (cont) http://tl.gd/8nfpng

9 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply

Ok update on the crash after mine. 2 injured 1 passed out of three clean up workers that got run over by another truck

9 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply

mikepaulson Mike #



#irocubabe trucks upright and co driver is good just a cut

10 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply

mikepaulson Mike



RT #irocubabe: #mikepaulson no drug test... Really weird, did they not have to tow the truck?\\ yup no sitations issued no drug test

14 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply

mikepaulson Mike



Its scary to be at the training center and to see all these people that want to be truck drivers

14 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply

 

@mikepaulson Mike


I'm at 71 South (OH) http://4sq.com/g9JHbf

9 Feb via foursquare Favorite Retweet Reply




On Wednesday 9th February 2011, @mikepaulson said:
Just got word thata semi ran over a road wroker down the road from where I layed the truck over this morning. Be careful! KY hghwy 71 SB around mm 68
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http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=14007713


GALLATIN COUNTY, KY (FOX19) - Gallatin County Sheriff Josh Neale will meet with the Commonwealth Attorney tomorrow to discuss a crash that took the life of a Louisville who was working to clean up previous crash.

The crash happened on southbound 71 in Gallatin County not far past the Boone County line. Neale says 53-year-old Dannye Allen died when a box truck driving in the open high-speed lane of Southbound came up upon a slower-moving pickup truck, and went through the cones into the closed low-speed lane, where Allen was working, hitting and killing him.

Allen worked for a cleanup company in Louisville that was called in by a towing company to clean up a tractor-trailer that flipped Wednesday morning.

The driver of the box truck told police his truck swerved when he hit his brakes to avoid hitting the pickup truck. Sheriff Neale says experts are examining that the straight truck.

Neale says he doesn't know if this case will result in charges.

Copyright 2011 FOX19. All rights reserved.

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They were in the final stages of clean up of a previous wreck... they had signs... cones trucks... it did not help.... none of that can protect you from a heavy truck. This is a sobering reminder as I was working an accident at the same time on a different roadway... I was protected because we CLOSED the roadway while the FD EMS and we the towers did our jobs..... Sometime traffic has to be sacrificed so we may all go home.

http://gcvideonews.com/?p=1925


We are deeply saddened to report a worker from Gra-Kat Environmental was killed this afternoon, while working with Big Rig Towing on the overturned tractor trailer at the 67 mile marker south bound I-71. They were finishing up the clean up, from the accident prior in the day gathering up there equipment when a box truck crossed the cones into the workers, injuring 3 and Killing one. Gra-Kat was helping off load the overturned trailer and also providing traffic control. The Right hand lane was closed and was clearly marked with signs and cones and also a power generated flashing sign. It is not clear to GCVideoNews what the driver of the box truck was doing or why it cut through the cones. Big Rig Towing and Gra-Kat had all their saftey equipment in place. From what we can find out, the one gentleman from Gra-Kat that was killed was a former Fire Chief around Louisville, Gra-Kat is out of Shelbyville KY.. Our Sympathy goes out to his family.





mikepaulson Mike #



#raysunshine77 lol my pride got a lil bruised that's all

10 Feb Favorite Retweet Rep

 

Posted: Feb 10, 2011 11:33 PM EST Thursday, February 10, 2011 11:33 PM EST Updated: Feb 10, 2011 11:49 PM EST

By Connie Leonard - bio | email
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Fire districts in Jefferson and Bullitt counties are mourning the loss of one of their own. Former Edgewood chief and current Fairdale and Nichols volunteer firefighter Danny Allen was hit and killed Feb. 9 on Interstate 71 while trying to help a co-worker.
Allen was working for a Shelbyville company on an environmental cleanup in Gallatin County. His loved ones tell us, it's no surprise he died trying to help someone.
"It's really been tough on all of us because it was so unexpected," said Fairdale Fire Chief Don Wittry, "Danny was such a great guy," he told us.
A respected and dedicated firefighter, loving father of two and a faithful friend. That was the description heard over and over of the 53-year-old Allen.
"He was never down about anything, he would make a joke and make you smile, that's the kind of guy he was," said Fairdale Captain Josh Underwood. "He loved his kids and loved his brotherhood of the fire department."
Allen was working an environmental cleanup on I-71 in northern Kentucky when he was killed.
"He was on his job and he was doing cleanup, they had it clearly marked," Wittry said.
Even though it was a safe zone on the highway, police say a box truck in the fast lane came up on a slow moving pick-up and veered right into the work area hitting Allen. Two other workers were hurt. One of them told Allen's family he tried to push them out of harm's way.
Wittry calls Allen's death a loss to the community because he loved helping people,
"He's been a supervisor and he knew what needed to be done, everybody respected him for that," said Wittry. "He was just a great friend and always happy about stuff so you know, this is really tough not only was he popular but, he was very good at what he did."
"It was devastating," said Fairdale firefighter Brad Dotson of hearing the news. "I couldn't believe it."
For young firefighters like Dotson, Allen was both a teacher and a friend.
"There was many a night where we sat down and had a conversation about the fire department and life in general," Dotson said. "He helped me out with a lot of stuff I was going through and he was always there for you."
Those in Allen's firehouse know he would want his death to help save another life. That's why they will continue asking drivers to be cautious around accident zones on the highway.
"Just be patient with us," Underwood said. "If that person in the car was someone in your family, you would want us to do the same for them."
Gallatin County Sheriff Josh Neale says he is not certain if this is a criminal case or just a terrible accident. The investigation is continuing.
Funeral arrangements were still pending for Allen, whose brother and son are both firefighters.

 

mikepaulson Mike #



#raysunshine77 doing well ty. Have a roof over my head and food to make me fatter! How are you?

17 Mar Favorite Retweet Reply



mikepaulson Mike



RT #irocubabe: #mikepaulson strongly considering going owner op in the near future.\\ prob is not enuf. Exprnc..

12 Mar Favorite Retweet Reply




Let's hope not.

 

Most others in the trucking industry wouldn't have paid any attention either.

Off to the next load! Log book be ######!!! Yeeeeee hawwww!!!!

Wake up call:

Former Edgewood Fire Chief to be buried today

Posted: Feb 14, 2011 6:03 PM EST Monday, February 14, 2011 6:03 PM EST Updated: Feb 15, 2011 7:20 AM EST Tuesday, February 15, 2011 7:20 AM EST



Danny Allen (source: family photo)

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Funeral arrangements have been set for Danny Allen, the former Edgewood Fire Chief who was killed last Thursday while working for an environmental company. At the time, he was trying help a co-worker clean up after a crash on Interstate 71 in northern Kentucky.
Even though it was a safe zone on the highway, police say a box truck in the fast lane came up on a slow moving pick-up and veered right into the work area, striking Allen. Two other workers were hurt. One of them told Allen's family he tried to push them out of harm's way.
Allen retired as the chief of the Edgewood Fire Department in 2000.
Most recently, he had been volunteering with the Nichols and Fairdale fire departments.
Visitation was Feb. 14 at Schoppenhorst Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home.
Funeral services were set for 10 a.m. on Feb. 15. at Little Flock Baptist church on Preston Highway. After the service, Allen will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery.
Allen was 53.

 

@mikepaulson Mike


I'm at 71 South (OH) http://4sq.com/g9JHbf
9 Feb Favorite Retweet Reply


Cool beans! Sure hope that you weren't driving and (ummm...what's it called?) Twittering?............while on line 3?

Good for you!

I'm sure that you weren't!

Them database backups can sure be a ######!

Defamation? LOL Sic 'em boy!

 

mikepaulson Mike

#mikepaulson #DriverGary so let me put an end to this right now, seeing I live with a lawyer I wonder what defamation of character
24 Apr Favorite Retweet Reply


mikepaulson Mike

#mikepaulson #DriverGary will get me, #driverGary I would stop now sir


trkrsvoice Heather Pontruff #

#DriverGary you & others also assumed he was tweeting. I read what y'all had to say. No one wants to respond to #mikepaulson today though



gypsyhooker Shannon #

#mikepaulson Why are you even bothering with him? Just block him and move on. Your comments about his comments makes you as bad as him.

24 Apr Favorite Retweet Reply

 

See:
http://gcvideonews.com/?p=1925

2-9-2011 WORKER KILLED ON I-71 SOUTH BOUND 67 MILE MARKER


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfspbP85W3U&feature=player_embedded