As everybody can see I did not get out of the truck and I called 911 immediately and reported the accident as road rage. I told them I would wait in my truck until an officer would show up at the scene.
The CHP officer told me that he claimed he had changed lanes and was rear ended at a later point by me. He than claimed he was having truck issues and he was trying to get to the shoulder since the truck was dying. Interestingly after he hit me he was able to accelerate to cut in front of another truck and make it to the shoulder.
Why we all should have a dash cam
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by vikingswen, Aug 18, 2013.
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Good luck. I'm glad you're not hurt. Hopefully no damage to that pretty red volvo.NavigatorWife, nofilter and vikingswen Thank this. -
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I wouldn't be a bit surprised if this act was an insurance scam.People knows there's money to be had in trucking.
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Although on camera it appears like a simple rear end bump accident, things CAN go very bad in the process. The low-life pickup driver disregarded that possibility completely, and risked putting your life in danger, as well as the lives of other 4 wheelers & trucks nearby. What if you had swerved to avoid hitting him, and took out a car with family/kids who was changing lanes at the time. Or it caused you to lose steer control, sending you in an undesired direction.
Yep, I'd sue his butt for sure. It's clearly intentional.Last edited: Aug 19, 2013
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In a situation like this it would be great if we could also install rear and side view cameras to capture the initiation of the action behind you and beside you. Anyone figure out a system like that that is workable?
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Curious as to how this plays out.
I was a victim of an insurance scam, very similar to this incident.
They busted the whole ring, in florida, and I was finally cleared.
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