Car hauler killed unloading

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by georgeandson, Jun 28, 2015.

  1. KB3MMX

    KB3MMX Road Train Member

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    RIP driver.
    Wow that is a terrible way to go.
     
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  3. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Yeah, me too. Prayers to all involved.
     
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  4. 315wheelbase

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    Hated when it hauled cars delivering to dealers and off loading on city streets,,hated loading or unloading construction equipment to companies at highway constructions sites too,,
     
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  5. Vilhiem

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    Not that it's much of a positive side, but he probably went pretty quick. ...I hope.

    Man... Praying for the family. Anyone know if they caught the ####### that did this?
     
  6. tech10171968

    tech10171968 Medium Load Member

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    I presently drive a rollback wrecker and I have to put up with this on darned near EVERY SINGLE TOW. A lot of the comments want to nitpick the truck driver about not having cones out or wearing high-vis gear, but I do that PLUS having high-visibility strobes on my truck. I'm still getting buzzed by people on the interstate from only a couple of feet away. It doesn't matter: nutjobs out there are still not paying attention or moving over like they should.

    Anyway, how in the hell do you miss a big red Pete stacked with cars in the middle of the day, and drive straight into it? The 4-wheeler had to have his head in a phone or something, because he sure as hell wasn't paying attention...
     
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  7. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    One of these days we'll realize there's probably not a good answer to that question and quite scratching our heads over it and causing ourselves headaches...

    Until then, I'm wondering the same thing.
     
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  8. georgeandson

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  10. rasymacmac21

    rasymacmac21 Light Load Member

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    Must've been terrifying for the dumb ##s*s driver to see the guy he hit go through the windshield into the passenger side with a missing arm.
     
  11. walstib

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    I was a finance director at a car dealership and when cars arrived we had our inventory mgr out there blocking and guiding traffic as it was a very busy main road in Baltimore...I always thought that was SOP when they park on the street...Heck,. I'd put my triangles out down the road...Horribly tragic as you can see him get swept hard...
     
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