Man sneaks under semi to off himself

Quit being a troll!!

If the person climbed under the trailer to commit suicide then I’m kind of glad the driver kept going. Why should the driver have that on his conscious for the rest of his life when all he was doing was his job.

 

You tell me evry time you hit a bump you stop

 

And then something like this...
MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Versailles Police have released video of the 18-wheeler suspected of smashing into a Tennessee man June 22, 2021, pinning him between his truck and trailer, causing critical injuries.

The video, captured on another truck’s dash cam, shows the non-descript white semi and trailer backing up and then pulling out of the I-64 rest stop in Midway. In the rearview mirror of the truck with the dash cam, the other truck can be seen hitting Gerald Sapp’s white pickup and pushing it backwards.

At the time, Sapp was behind his truck checking a trailer he was towing to Kentucky to possibly buy a car and return to Tennessee. As his truck was pushed backward, the trailer jackknifed, pinning Sapp, seriously injuring his hip and legs.

He underwent more than 22 hours of surgery and still is in intensive care at UK Medical Center.

“His condition hasn’t changed much. He is still in ICU and he is still in that ‘waiting period’ to see how his body handles all of the trauma from the 22 hours of surgery. We’re hopeful in the next day or so that he will be alert enough to talk with us! When he does become slightly coherent, he is in immense pain,” said Sapp’s daughter, Angela Taylor.

Anyone with any information regarding this collision, or possibly the identity of the truck driver, is asked to contact Versailles Police Sgt. Anthony Conner at 859-873-3126.

UPDATE POSTED 9 A.M. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021

MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man seriously injured last week when an 18-wheeler backed into his truck, trapping him against a trailer, has undergone more than 22 hours of surgery with much more to come, according to his daughter.

Meanwhile, the truck and driver involved still are being sought.

According to Angela Taylor, of Morristown, Tenn., doctors were able to pin Gerald Sapp’s his pelvis back together and put rods in both of his femurs. He had to remain on a ventilator because of complications for a bit longer than they would have liked, and doctors are waiting until this coming week to finish up his surgeries, she said in an update Monday.

Apparently Sapp’s truck had its E-brake on and the trailer turned jack-knifed when it was pushed backward by the semi truck. He was hit hard enough that it pushed the fan/radiator back into the motor of his truck, Taylor described.

Law enforcement think the trailer on the semi had to have suffered damage that would be noticeable. Taylor said according to bystanders, two other semi trucks came through the rest stop on I-64 in Woodford County as the accident was happening. One drove by when it was happening and the other one drove by after it happened. The family hopes to find those two trucks in an effort to find the actually truck involved in the incident.

“The truck that hit my Dad was on the scene for several hours before my Dad showed up, so someone else could have seen him there. If anyone was in that area hours before then and they think that they have dashcam footage we’re asking them to come forward,” Taylor said, noting the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation.

Sapp remains in in ICU in the trauma/surgical unit at the UK Medical Center. Doctors have told the family the recovery will be at least six months, Taylor said.

 

No, but stopping at a light in town heard the loudest crash. I had a load of multiple steel coils. Had a oh sheet moment. Till I noticed it was a guy slamming a lift gate on a delivery truck in the parking lot to my right. It was a full 1.5 seconds of terror. Had my windows down. Almost had a GOAS.

 

i once ran over a squirrel.....

several dogs started chasing me instead of him.

and i never knew i ran over that squirrel, until the squirrels family got themselves a lawyer.

it was nuts, i'm telling you, it was nuts...!!!!!!

 

Speak for yourself,in my previous truck I took out a bat-I think it may have been one of @frank Speak’s relatives-they got batty over that issue!lol
Bane I think joined them in the chase too-because I broke the bat before he could!!!

 

Just waiting to hear about the new Regulation/Application REQUIRING (a or 2+) Camera/s under ALL Trailers, viewed in Live Feed to Cab (additional Receiver/Display Required), separate from Pigtail.
Could be mounted to the side of 5th wheel(?) as well multiple locations affording CLEAR VIEW(S), not causing faulted views when turning.
Doubtful the Alien known as E. Musk has considered such.
Seems the only place not viewed, for now, and would verily eliminate such Suicidal Tendencies with the built in Direct Feed Illumination.
24/7 Operation even with Vehicle Ignition OFF.
There would need be a "lens cleaning assist gizmo" incorporated into Camera Housing Structure for inclement weather (Rain, Snow, Slush, Blood, Other Fluids) as well the usual muck & mire from roads, trashy truck stops and the well known questionable places.

Such Application will easily verify ANY creatures crawling under Trailers seeking to perform damages to undercarriage and/or exit current dimension.
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IF said Application currently in Use, Please Advise!
CHEERS!!

 

Who cares? The dude is dead by his own hand. No different than a druggy od’ing.

 

New regulation 10.1.cw active July 6 2021

All commercial drivers must inspect all drive and trailer wheels before proceeding from each stop to include traffic lights and stop signs, each CW "check wheels" must then be notated in your eld. Failure to comply will result in 1 million USD fine for each violation. We take Visa and MasterCard.

Thank you for keeping American strong truckers.