Airborne Semi Bursts Into Flames

[Marcus M. Jones]

now this is something you don't see everyday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4dGY-aUVps

[DrKerry]

WOW!!!! Hang on tight!!!

[Lownslow]

Got reminded of GTA San Andreas lol

[Ridge Rider]

Wow, that got some air! I wonder the cause, hard to tell but looks like the semi was on or missed the on-ramp, glad they're OK.

[CJ1971]

I think, but I could be mistaken, Beau Duke was driving..... YeeeeeHaaaaa....!

[Joe Handley]

The driver claims he was dodging an errant driver, the way the idiots have been around here lately, I actually believe him

Worst part, the driver had his 7 year ln in the cab with him, they're lucky they walked away

Edited August 3, 2013 by Joe Handley

[niteowl7710]

The driver claims he was dodging an errant driver, the way the idiots have been around here lately, I actually believe him

Worst part, the driver had his 7 year ln in the cab with him, they're lucky they walked away

Ah yes the famous "swerved to miss another car" excuse. He hit (or rather missed) the exit ramp's curve at, or near highway speed, being familiar with the area that exit is a traditional cloverleaf design meaning that unless the car came up the shoulder past him the only way to "swerve" to miss a car was to take the ramp to avoid the vehicle. In either case he's traveling at an excessive rate of speed to navigate the exit, you don't get all 18 of your wheels off the ground like that doing the required 25-30 MPH that exit ramp is posted. Asleep, on the phone, yacking with his son...something caused a severe case of driver inattention, and he's ###### lucky he didn't kill himself or his son, and that there was no one transitioning across the bridge when he Dukes of Hazzarded his way across there. The ramp has a reasonably long run-off from I-74 so if you swerved to avoid being hit by a car and were "forced" off the road as it were, there's more than enough space to come to a complete stop, let alone slow to a speed sufficient to navigate the curve.

If that is real, yikes!

Quite real actually.

Edited August 4, 2013 by niteowl7710

[slusher]

l saw this on the news, no one was hurt. Driver had a 7 year old with him...

Edited August 4, 2013 by slusher

[kalbert]

Are you sure this isn't from an episode of CHiPs?

[mistermodel]

_{.leave this doom and gloom to the news}

Edited August 5, 2013 by mistermodel

[Quick GMC]

_{.leave this doom and gloom to the news}

There is no doom and gloom, they were okay.

[JM485]

Dang, a little bit faster and he would have cleared the road. So close, grab another truck and try it again!

[niteowl7710]

Are you sure this isn't from an episode of CHiPs?

On CHiPs another half-dozen vehicles (at minimum) would have haphazardly plowed into the wreck, including at least one vehicle that would have flipped over via barely concealed stunt ramps.

[Zarana-X]

On CHiPs another half-dozen vehicles (at minimum) would have haphazardly plowed into the wreck, including at least one vehicle that would have flipped over via barely concealed stunt ramps.

That had to include a change of underwear.

Also, on CHiPS, whenever you see a Mustang or a Beetle, you know its gonna get wrecked.