Got side swiped by another truck at 0300 on the 210 in L.A. was just driving along on the almost empty highway in the right lane and next thing I know I have a truck darn near in the cab with me. He folded my drivers mirror forward and his passenger mirror was hanging off. He then just sped up and didn't stop. Well I tried to keep up but then thought that a high speed pursuit in a big truck was stupid so I backed off.
Well about 20 miles down the road I see the lights of a big truck on the shoulder and I knew at some point this guy was going to have to stop and fix his mirror so I slowed down and sure enough it was him! I got his plate number and trailer number, some company called Golden Express out of Washington. Once I pulled in behind him he took off again but I had the info I wanted. Freakin ridiculous behavior and dangerous considering you can't see your passenger side without a mirror and he drove for a long way basically blind on one side.
Had my first traffic incident this morning.
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by ethos, Feb 1, 2016.
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So sad. Making an accident more than what it was. He could have pulled over & apologized made sure you were ok exchange information just continue moving on. It is our thinking that is so wrong & it has been that way for a long time.
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Wow!
Do the police monitor channel 9 on the cb any more?
Cell phone 911 worth the call in that situation when he 1st took off? -
what's the plan now?
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He must already have an accident on his record so he ran. Too bad it's going to catch up with him worse now.
Glad you are okay at least. -
Unfortunately, it's your word against his. Unless you have a dash cam.
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Foreigners that hate America get a work visa to drive truck over here and go through apexcapitol.com/trucker or somebody to get their own truck and trailer , authority and permits then haul off of load boards
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