6 ton bridge and loaded semi don't mix

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by tsavory, Dec 25, 2015.

  1. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    That's going to cost this driver a nice ticket along with a pink slip from the company.if there was a six ton weight limit then like so many other drivers she didn't read the signs and went by her GPS.I bet there were warning signs long before the bridge too.
     
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  3. stayinback

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    I dont get it at all..........Kinda like that Lady who drove her car into dozens of people on the strip last week.
    How do you consiously turn right off of IN-37 onto a narrow road? GPS or not......Was their salvation waiting for her down that street, Or did divine intervention intervene with her abilities and told her the "love of her life" would be found by turning right.

    I dont get it. a 12 year old wouldn't have done that unless they wanted to do it on purpose
     
  4. Getsinyourblood

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    PaoliIN.jpg Curiosity got to me, and I google mapped it, too. (tsavory, you are lucky to live in a pretty little town.)

    I think the truck was NB on S. Gospel Street. (Street=red flag to all truckers).

    Gospel Street, because there is a beautiful old church on that street.

    IN37 was exactly one block to the west. The driver should have been on IN37, no doubt.

    The real killer here is that 100 yards behind the driver is the church parking lot, which would have been an easy peasy turnaround out of that jam. I hate passing judgment on other drivers, but...
     
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  5. americanmadetrucker

    americanmadetrucker Logistical Engineer

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    Wonder if its too late to change your present request for Christmas to a canoe?
     
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  6. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    Physically anyways.
     
  7. Daria

    Daria Light Load Member

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    She was not the first one to attempt to cross. See the first page post #3 by tsavory.
     
  8. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I heard about that lady,she's on suicide watch in jail right now.she legally changed her name last Oct but the police is using her old last name.she turned her life around and was a role model for runaway and homeless teens so this was a complete shock to everyone.
     
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  9. Scooter Jones

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    What part of 6 Ton Limit and a picture of a truck with a red circle and line through it did she not understand??? 6 Ton limit.PNG
     
  10. americanmadetrucker

    americanmadetrucker Logistical Engineer

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    Are you serious or just pulling my leg?
     
  11. pattyj

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    Serious as a heart attack.she became quite popular wirh videos and speeches how much she turned her life around and very attractive compared to her recent photo which makes her look real rough.
     
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