Man sneaks under semi to off himself

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  1. Milkrun

    Milkrun Light Load Member

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    A man committed suicide by crawling beneath a semi truck stopped at a red light in St. Louis over the weekend.

    The incident happened on Saturday, June 26th at around 5 p.m.

    According to STL Today, a semi truck was stopped at a red light at the Lafayette Avenue and South Seventh Street intersection when a man snuck behind the rig and crawled beneath the rear axles in an apparent suicide attempt.

    Police say that the truck driver was unaware the man had situated himself beneath the rig and inadvertently ran over the man when the light turned green. Police also say that the rig did not stop, likely because the driver did not realize what had happened.

    Wonder what he thought that bump was.....maybe the guy was very skinny.
     
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  3. flood

    flood Road Train Member

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    St Louis... probably a 45,000 lb load a beer... body's don't go bump at that speed, they go squish
     
  4. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    People do that with trains frequently as well.
     
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  5. Don379

    Don379 Heavy Load Member

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    Why would you criticize the driver with your last sentence for not stopping to inspect a bump? One set of dual wheels on my truck weighs 12 thousand pounds 80 percent of the day. Have you any idea what that would do to the human body if it runs over it? There’s no way in hell a driver is gonna stop and inspect for something like that. A small pot hole would be felt more. So would you stop every time you let off the clutch and felt a small bump when you slip the clutch when the light turns green? I think not.
     
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  6. Milkrun

    Milkrun Light Load Member

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    Might not stop but I would look in my mirrors.
     
  7. Corn-Fed

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    You'd see the guy laying there. With cars going around him. You know good and well they wouldn't stop. They'd pass the dead guy and go. All you'd see is something back there. By the time he was squished by half a truckload I doubt he'd be reckonizable as a person.
     
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  8. JoeTruck

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    Preventable, GOAL
     
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  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I have ran over a couple deer that went right under my trailer and i didnt feel anything. Ive also been hit in the back of my trailer at about 90 miles an hour by a 4 wheeler and if i didnt see it in the mirrors i wouldnt of known anything happened. Theres no way that driver wouldve felt anything was wrong.
     
  10. Milkrun

    Milkrun Light Load Member

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    Roadkill. Nothing you can do for someone squished.
     
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