Out of control semi with brake failure crashes into 33 vehicles and car dealership

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  1. drvrtech77

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  3. Antinomian

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    Well that's one way to clear out all of those unsold EV's.
     
  4. Concorde

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    Wonder if that driver belongs to a bowling league :)
     
  5. Cattleman84

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    Id say that driver did a pretty fair job of trying to avoid avoid collisions and trying to find a good place to ditch it, given where this occurred and the amount of traffic in the area.
     
  6. MacLean

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    What the hell was he going that fast for?
     
  7. Concorde

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  8. mjd4277

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    Wow! Like a scene out of a “Die Hard” movie!!!:eek:
    Guardian angels are working double duty today!!!

    The trucking company involved is in some deep-****!
     
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  9. buddyd157

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    i think the trucker will still get charges against him..

    brake failure...why..??

    out of adjustment?

    inexperienced going down hills.?

    his brakes were smoking all the way thru town..

    his company's insurance will have a wonderful time paying out all those claims.
     
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  10. Concorde

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    From the article I posted, the chaos started a mile or so before the video captured it. Sounds like he hit anything that he could to try slowing it.
    Reminds me of what happened in Colorado but with an experienced driver (I’m guessing) behind the wheel.
     
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