Dear trucking community,
I am looking for help investigating a hit and run that killed a loved one late last year. Based on his injuries, we are confident he was killed by a semi truck. Authorities are not moving very fast, so his family is generating our own leads.
I don't want to share details publicly, but I have so many questions. Can you help?
Can a truck run a person over without realizing it?
Can possible trucks be narrowed down by time/location or type of road they were on somehow?
Assuming it was totally accidental, what would lead a trucker to realize they've hit and killed human?
Assuming it was totally accidental, what would a trucker do once they realized it (if they realized it at all)? Would there be cleaning or repairs to be made?
What would you recommend someone do if they are looking to find leads on an unsolved fatality where it's very likely to have been a semi truck?
Do you have any ideas or things we should know about when trying to figure this out?
I hope and pray that there are good people reading this board that would be willing to communicate with me about this. The pain this has caused is unbearable.
Thanks in advance
Fatal hit and run - help needed
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by lookingforanswers, Apr 22, 2021.
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If they were hit by the front of the truck at speed, the driver would definitely feel it. At parking lot speeds, probably not.
If they were hit by the trailer at any speed , driver wouldn’t notice a thing.
After the trip there may or may not be any damage to the truck or trailer depending on point of impact.
So yes it is entirely possible that the driver never noticed.H3R3T1C, bzinger and lookingforanswers Thank this. -
They were most likely hit by the front of a truck, traveling at a high speed according to the medical examiner.
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I knew a guy at Crete who ran over an overzealous Love’s employee in Norman, OK who was cleaning under parked trucks. He died. Other drivers flagged him down in the parking lot letting him know he’d run over someone. He had no idea. After a long investigation, the driver was cleared by the district attorney and kept his job.
That being said, drivers are going forwards 99% of the time and are looking forwards - they would see an obstruction and would notice if they hit something at 65 MPH.
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While I am sorry for your loss, and I do hope you find closure, I'm also afraid if it's already been months you should not get your hopes up.Last edited: Apr 23, 2021
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Condolences to the O.P. on the loss. -
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Another problem is that it could be a regular route truck that takes that road daily/weekly/monthly or it could be an irregular route truck that just saw the road for the first time ever & may never travel that route again.
You could be in Michigan looking for a truck that has never ventured farther north than Georgia except for this one off load he ran for a good friend or customer.
There are just to many variables here for us to really help you.CrappieJunkie Thanks this.
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