Lost Fellow Driver Friday Night

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orange-fatal-semi-20091114,0,5738545.story

 

Could be like me, taking blood pressure medication, and a beta blocker for a heart condition, which, as we know, is perfectly legal.
But you are right. Somebody will try to exploit that, even though it could happen to anybody at any time.
I had a heart attack when I was only 45. Never saw it coming. My arm was getting numb going down the road, but I didn't know the warning signs.
Fortunately I was at next drop when it really hit me and not driving the truck.

 

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/port-st-lucie-fedex-driver-involved-in-fatal-58677.html

This is from another newspaper. Notice the ignorant, heartless comment posted there.

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Scary yes. Not surprising from reading about how many truck drivers are taking "no doze" type meds to stay awake and on the road longer, and using computers and the like while they are driving. There was something in the news about that recently. Thankfully, it was another big semi he hit and not a family.
clr
10:43 AM, 11/14/2009
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Word from ORL is that driver most likely suffered heart attack behind the wheel.

 

I realize that. I was responding to earlier post stating that an issue could be raised regarding driver's medical condition.
As I said earlier I was getting signs hours before although I didn't recognize them.
Fortunately I was still within the time frame for the clotbuster to be administered.
A friend of mine was standing up one second and the next he sat down on the bed and fell back and died. Just that quick. No warning whatsoever.