Semi Driver Checks on Doughnuts, Crashes

Cybergal · Apr 18, 2007

Semi Driver Checks on Doughnuts, Crashes
4/18/07

MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A semi driver whose truck rolled on its side, dumping a load of specialty sunflower seeds, says it happened when he tried to check on a couple of doughnuts.
Merv Bontrager of Milo said he looked away briefly from an off-ramp on which he was driving Tuesday morning and ended up rolling his rig on the southeast edge of Minot.
It seemed to happen in slow motion, he said.
"I just looked down briefly on the floor where I had thrown a couple of doughnuts I was going to eat later, to see where they had landed," Bontrager said.
"It was too late. I couldn't bring it (the truck) back, and started going over. That's all it took," he said.
Bontrager suffered minor cuts on his knuckles, though he said his ego was bruised.
He was hauling the specialty sunflowers from a farm near Newburg to an elevator in Pingree, in south central North Dakota, when the crash happened.
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Calinn · Apr 18, 2007

I applaud the mans honesty, I don't think I would have told anyone I was looking for donuts I threw on the floor.

Bullwinkle · Apr 19, 2007

I definitely would have kept that to myself. I think I wold have said I started sneezing violently or something.

BEAR54 · Apr 19, 2007

MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE DRIVER IS EATHER A WANNA-BE OR A X-COP

wallbanger · Apr 20, 2007

BEAR54 said: ↑

MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE DRIVER IS EATHER A WANNA-BE OR A X-COP
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Huh?

Anyways, I would have never admitted to it, even though the bears would have eventually put it together: fat guy, donuts, truck rolled over, hmmm.....

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