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driver drives off white bird hill summit on us95

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by dptrucker, May 17, 2014.

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  1. May 17, 2014 #1
    dptrucker

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    one of our swift drivers went over the side on the southside of white bird hill summit on us95. was about a mile from the top. when i drove by, they had a crane pulling the rig up the side. crane had thw whole roa d blocked. the had us drive around the crane on the dirt shoulder. according to out dispach at our lewston terminal, driver didnt survive.
     
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  3. May 17, 2014 #2
    dptrucker

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    this is what was left when they brought it to our yard here in lewiston id late this afternoon
     
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  4. May 17, 2014 #3
    ramblingman

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    ####,RIP driver :(. Any idea what caused it?
     
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  5. May 17, 2014 #4
    sherlock510

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    Wow.. RIP driver.

    It's not even THAT bad of a hill either, maybe towards the end..
    Wonder what the cause was....
     
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  7. May 17, 2014 #5
    70s_driver

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    R.I.P. Driver
     
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  8. May 17, 2014 #6
    NavigatorWife

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  9. May 17, 2014 #7
    TwinStickPeterbilt

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    R.I.P Driver
     
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  10. May 17, 2014 #8
    LGarrison

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    I run White Bird hill a lot, I have seen Swift trucks smoke a lot of brakes. It's the chip trucks that scare me. I'm glad there all a lot of runaway lanes for them to go.

    http://idahostatepolice.blogspot.com/
     
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  11. May 17, 2014 #9
    freightlinerman

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    From the Idaho State Police blog:

    "INCIDENT NARRATIVE: The driver was traveling Northbound up Whitebird Grade and towards the top he struck the guardrail and went off the right shoulder. The cab of the truck became fully engulfed in flames. The driver succumbed to his injuries. The driver information will be released later pending next of kin notification. " It was a 2013 Volvo. RIP driver. Any one know what could have happened? Is this a hilly area? Do you think he/she may have fallen asleep at 0230? Really sad news.
     
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  12. May 17, 2014 #10
    blairandgretchen

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    RIP.

    Please take note, all wannabe and new drivers.

    About 3,000 of us don't come home, every year.
     
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