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Sheriffs deputy rear ends moving semi

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by drvrtech77, Mar 13, 2011.

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  1. Mar 13, 2011 #1
    drvrtech77

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    On march 9th at apx 2am a harris county sheriffs deputy according to sheriffs dept investigators the deputy was responding to an officer assist call. The deputy was traveling at a high rate of speed and came over hill and slammed into to semi which was doing 60mph. The damage to the squad car consisted of total destruction from just behind driver seat forward. Deputy had to be cut out of car! Accident occured on beltway 8 in Houston tx
    According to a dept spokesperson they stated that the deputy believe he was doing the speed limit as well.
     
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  3. Mar 14, 2011 #2
    SmokeyCowboy009

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    doing the speed limit? hahahaaaaa. if he hit so hard to be cut out he was not doing the s.l. but much faster.

    my 2c
     
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  4. Mar 14, 2011 #3
    tinytim

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    They were both doing the speed limit, mm hmm. Split speed limit I guess :biggrin_2559:

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  5. Mar 14, 2011 #4
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    wonder what the trucker was charged with ???
     
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    surprised he lived
     
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    drvrtech77

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    There statement was the truck driver wouldn't be charged because he has doing speed limit. Last I checked the one rear ends someone is at fault.
     
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  9. Mar 14, 2011 #7
    Giggles the Original

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    yeah ,but dont you know, that its ALWAYS the truck drivers fault??? bet they check logs...and if they are not up to snuff...well its the drivers fault cause he/she shouldnt have been there..I DONT FEEL THAT WAY...but thats whats gonna happen....
     
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  10. Mar 14, 2011 #8
    walstib

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    How do you catch someone and hit them if you're matching their speed?...Wormhole?...

    Unless the statement meant the deputy said the TRUCK was doing the speed limit...No way the deputy was...
     
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  11. Mar 14, 2011 #9
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    The way it read to me, the deputy thought the truck was doing the speed limit. It was already admitted the deputy was driving at a high rate of speed, in those words. He was going to an officer assist call.

    If anything is done to the driver of the truck, I'm sure we will hear about it.

    Let's leave the speculation to the people driving petroleum prices up and down.
     
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  12. Mar 14, 2011 #10
    tinytim

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    From the article
     
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