Tennessee I-75 Truck Wreck, Two Killed, Trooper Injured

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  1. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was one of several people involved in a crash on Interstate 75 early this morning that killed two people and shut down northbound travel along the interstate.

    An 18-wheeler loaded with live poultry struck a truck being used by contractors for Tennessee Department of Transportation who were placing reflectors on a section of I-75, just north of exit 33 in Charleston.

    Read more: Cleveland Daily Banner - Two die in early morning accident
     
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  3. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Oh man, this is not going to go well for the rest of us. TN has lost too many troopers to truck drivers this year.
     
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  4. NewNashGuy

    NewNashGuy Road Train Member

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    Ah man. Those construction workers do work very close to the line, one little sway of the wheel can easily hit them even if you are going the construction speed limit.
     
  5. John Miles

    John Miles Medium Load Member

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    And those lights they put out for working at night ... it seems that they are always pointed at oncoming traffic ... lanes get narrow ... then you're on the shoulder ... someone moves a cone a little bit farther into the traffic lane ... blinded by the lights ... guess that's why they lower the speed limit.
     
  6. texan007

    texan007 Medium Load Member

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    Sad. I feel for them all. They all have dangerous lines of work!
     
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  7. BossOutlaw88

    BossOutlaw88 Road Train Member

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    If the construction limit is 45, do 35. Most of the time it only lasts about five or six minutes anyway. It surely isn't worth killing other people and yourself. Some people are still illiterate in 2012 also, sad but true.
     
  8. Giggles the Original

    Giggles the Original Road Train Member

    MOST poeple dont even come close to following the construction speed limit....

    now going to read the article....
     
  9. Giggles the Original

    Giggles the Original Road Train Member

    how sad....you know ...words just dont cut it when there is a loss of life....so many accidents....prayers for those left behind...altho i feel like a broken record saying that...
     
  10. mamamullins

    mamamullins Medium Load Member

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    I feel so bad for the families who lose their loved ones, because all they are doing is trying to take care of their loved ones back home. Highway construction workers and state troopers risk their lives everyday just as truck drivers do too. I pray everyday for God to watch over my husband and keep him safe out of harms way, and that he watch over the other drivers out there so that they may go home to their loved ones. May God watch over each and everyone of you.
     
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