Four Tractor Trailers And A Pickup Were Involved In A Fatal Pileup On Interstate 20

Uh oh. Did I see that may have been a JS Helwig truck at the back? Don't be bothering Helwig safety department wanting a job there for a while.

Really hard to imagine the dynamics involved for a tractor trailer rig to run up over a stopped car

 

That last truck must have no governor. To hit with such force to push the truck in front uncontrolled over a pickup. YIKES!

 

Could be the drivers brain was asleep and just kept driving and driving.It happens when you're tired youre awake but not awake if that make's since.

 

What dose a governor have to do with it? If your traveling 65 mph and hit a stopped truck you can bet that truck is going to move. I was rear ended by fed ex I was stopped he was traveling 45 mph and he pushed me through a 4 lane intersection. He pushed the corner of the trailer in 15 feet and bent the frame of the tractor.

 

Uh, I think that's considered "released"...

 

This is what happens when you follow to close. All truck drivers should know the Smith system and how it works. 7 seconds follow distance would allow you to see 15 seconds ahead of you.

 

see it every day, driving 65 mph 2 feet behind the car they're pissed at.......it boggles the mind

 

Grabbed this frame from the vid. That dude was a long way from coming to a stop before making impact. Lucky (or unlucky?) that driver was not killed, too. Must not have seen it until he was maybe 4-6 seconds from the stopped trailer. And it's not like there was fog or rain or a sharp hill or other limited visibility scenario. These REALLY piss me off when I see them. Regardless, that truck driver will live in his own personal hell for the rest of his life on earth wishing he had been driving instead of driving and whatever else they were doing. (sleeping, texting, surfing, or otherwise doing something stupid while driving)

If the Franklin trailer had his trailer tandems 12-18 inches further forward, there may have been an additional casualty. And notice the king pin or 5th wheel busted loose on the Helwig truck/trailer. That's some serious energy. Imagine those final moments!! PAY ATTENTION ALWAYS people!! Stopped traffic can happen ANYWHERE, ANYTIME especially in the summer with additional traffic and construction.

 

The last truck is governed at 65 mph...

And as for the driver "lucky or unlucky" to have lived through it, they are in critical condition....