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STEVENS DRIVER KILLED

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Grouch, Aug 7, 2017.

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  1. Aug 7, 2017 #1
    Grouch

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    A 33 year old driver for Stevens out of Dallas, Tx was killed yesterday(8/6/17)@mm 277 northbound on 1-81.
    Police identify truck driver killed in I-81 crash

    The highway is fairly straight @ mm277, I wonder if something mechanical happened or a medical issue caused this accident??????
     
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  3. Aug 7, 2017 #2
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    Does Stevens have driver facing cameras?
     
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  4. Aug 7, 2017 #3
    Grouch

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    I really don't know???
     
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  5. Aug 7, 2017 #4
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    This is one of those times it would help determine what happened.
     
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  7. Aug 7, 2017 #5
    Grouch

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    I highly suspect "distracted driving". Here is a "young 33 year old male" and I would not rule out a medical issue but it is highly doubtful and although, personally, I would not even think about driving for Stevens, but what I have seen, they do run 1st class equipment and I wouldn't think it was a mechanical problem.
     
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  8. Aug 7, 2017 #6
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    I would say either distracted or it could be possible he was cut off or something like that and panicked causing him to roll it...
     
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  9. Aug 7, 2017 #7
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    I know the guy is no longer with us. But I sure hope the cause of the wreck wasn't from a I pad or some kind of device distraction. There are too many wrecks these days because of handheld electronics.
     
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  10. Aug 7, 2017 #8
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    I wonder how long he been solo driver since Steven Transport is a team driving company and he was the only driver in the truck
     
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  11. Aug 7, 2017 #9
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    Several people die a day related to distracted driving. We all acknowledge the danger, but a percentage of us all still do it anyway.

    Does anyone have a clue about how to put a stop to it? Or is that just the way it is...
     
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  12. Aug 7, 2017 #10
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    It's very probable,... or he thought he could push it a little farther and fatigue got him... it's alarming the amount of drivers I see with that hand held phone typing or whatever..... and that's AFTER the big penaltys and company policies were instituted.
     
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