Teen hit, killed on I-35 in New Braunfels, TX after he ‘walked’ in front of truck

Sad. I hope the driver can get past this.

 

Yeah man #### like that can mess with you hard.

 

What's up with all the truck suicides? There were a bunch in Ohio a while back, and I'm pretty sure I encountered a candidate just outside Cincinnati on 275. Black clothes and hat on an unlit stretch of road where there should not be any pedestrian traffic. Only reason I didn't run him over was because I saw my headlights reflecting off his glasses and had room to move away from him.

My sympathies all go to the driver who was just trying to make his next stop, not the kid who jumped in front of the truck. He got what he wanted. It's just a shame he thought it was ok to to put that guilt on someone that didn't deserve it.

 

Had a friend of mine that happened to in 2001 she still doesn't drive.

 

In my time I have seen so many people's lives go down the drain.

 

That is not a good way to go. I have a feeling Society is breaking under the strain, suicides are the first wave.

A long time ago Suicides were common among those who reached a dead end.

But a human being versus a modern truck or any vehicle is a very bad thing. I wipe a tear just thinking about this story. I know that area pretty well.

 

It's more common than you would think.

http://www.overdriveonline.com/suicide-by-truck-part-1/

Suicide by truck data isn’t officially tracked. What does get counted is likely underreported because when a victim of suicide by a moving vehicle leaves no note, the death often is ruled an unavoidable accident.

Suicide by truck often is lumped in with statistics for pedestrian or auto suicide. In 2013 (the most recent year for complete statistics), that category accounted for only 167 of all 41,149 suicides in the United States.

Though the lack of data makes it impossible to know how suicide by truck is trending, some reports would indicate it’s rising.

 

If you want out - by truck is a sure fire way to do it. An 80,000lb bullet that doesn't miss. Guaranteed.

Unfortunately, with this method comes the lack of concern for whomever else's life you're going to screw up.
Like any suicide - somebody's gotta clean that #### up.

 

Even teens know the force of a semi...then why do we still have drivers acting like idiots around us, claiming "ignorance"?
I have a sneaky suspicion the government doesn't want to track or isolate that data, given the fact a smart lawyer could correlate it to a defense case.

But anyway, wow..prayers for all involved.