[The signs] are placed along Hurricane Road at the last major intersection before arriving at the bridge crossing. Basically, thereโs no way to miss them.
The reporter overestimates most truck driversโ situational awareness.
โI paid the most money to get the best truck and it can do anything. Ainโt no fuckinโ sign gonna tell me my truck canโt do it!โ
That reporter has never heard of http://11foot8.com/
Every time i see these vids im just sat there thinking โHOW DO YOU MISS ALL THE SIGNS???โ its not even just normal signs, it has lights, led text, a big fat orange steel bar, standard high vis signs on both sides.
Just makes it all the more entertaining.
I was at a tire shop the other day and somebody gave them the keys and said โitโs a blue Honda Accordโ
The tech came back confused and eventually they realized it was a grayish (maybe a tinge of blue) Hyundai Accent.
At least they got the first letters correct, I guess.
So when is the driver getting charged for vandalism and littering?
The driver suffered minor injuries but was able to exit the vehicle on his own. Luckily, no one else was hurt, considering the area is popular with swimmers and kayakers
The driver deserves criminal punishment in addition to the punishment of ignoring physics.
Would this be a criminal offense? As much as itโs annoying that his car is so massive, he drove a street legal vehicle in the wrong place. Paying for the damages seems like a sufficient consequence.
That is in no way related to the question asked. Are you a career politician by chance?
Sorry, I was quoting the article in attempted response to another commenter saying the driver was dead :0
https://www.thedrive.com/news/overweight-ford-f-750-plunges-through-historic-wooden-bridge-in-maine
Repair estimates have not been released, but the owner of the truck company has offered to help pay for the rebuild. The incident itself remains under investigation by local authorities.
The trucking company has already offered to help pay for it. Itโs likely covered under their insurance and the driver is almost certainly been fired.
What about the environmental damage of a car filled with gasoline, oil and other toxic materials falling into the river below? I doubt anyone will have to pay for the full cleanup
Law enforcement fines the trucking company, trucking company files insurance claim, trucking company pays.
Hazmat was probably the third for fourth on the scene after police, fire and ambulance and would have put those floating oil absorbers in the river.
You canโt charge a corpse
Thereโs some nifty trick here to avoid parking tickets
Read the actual article. This was a commercial vehicle that was hauling gravel. I think most folks are assuming it was some dumbass in a lifted truck with a few MAGA stickers on the back. Thatโs not the case.
The driver is still at fault for ignoring the posted weight limits, but itโs not like he was driving a personal vehicle, as much as weโd all love to see a some of these massive trucks and SUVs go through a bridge.
To be fair, the stock Ford 750 looks like the douchiest pickup vehicle imaginable. Itโs like if you had asked an AI to design a truck specifically for dudes with fragile masculinity and court-mandated anger management classes. All it needs is twin flagpoles mounted to the back, with the American and confederate flags flying side by side.
Okay, but the truck is more commonly paired with a dump truck-style bed when used for commercial purposes like this: https://www.chicagomotorcars.com/imagetag/8228/3/l/Used-2007-Ford-F750-Super-Duty-Dump-Truck---CAT-DIESEL---Automatic---SUPER-CLEAN.jpg
Does a photo exist of the specific model this driver was using? If he was hauling gravel, I would guess he was using a dump truck model.
So some facts here:
- Commercial truck carrying gravel
- This was a rebuilt bridge, not a historic one
- The owner of the construction company has proactively offered to pay for repairs
- Yes, the driver is am idiot and made a mistake, and is probably going to hear about it for the rest of their lives.
The couple that were driving the truck died, and thier house was sold to a new family, who they haunted.
BeatleSmoothie! BeatleSmothie! BeatleSmothie!.. Itโs not working! Was it soup? BeatleSoup!, nah. Doesnโt sound right. It was a liquid for sure! ๐
Itโs BeetleChowder. But I donโt wanna summon BeetleChowder so I wonโt say BeetleChowd
and is probably going to hear about it for the rest of their lives.
As they should. They either ignored the signage and/or were oblivious to the weight they were driving around. Both major safety issues. They should have their license suspended for a bit and potentially banned from a cdl.
This isnโt an โoopsie,โ this is negligence.
