Comments on: Crash With Overturned Log Truck Injures Two, Slows Traffic On Highway 97

By: nhs

nhs — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:39:59 +0000

They also call it an accident because when they arrive on the scene. They do not know who’s fault it is. They have to investigate to make sure the info that the drivers gave them is correct.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:56:02 +0000

I’m glad Mr. Poulsen is okay otherwise my teacher, which is his son, would be in turmoil, if his father had been badly injured in the wreck.

By: horrific

horrific — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:10:30 +0000

Well I guess someone on the sheriff’s department is reading this
or that was one heck of a coincidence.
I just came home from the store and there was radar on 29 up
close to the drug store.

Good job.
I had a log truck in cantonment come flying past me over the railroad
tracks and of course that is only a 40 mph zone. When I got up to
the 65 mph zone he was so gone I saw nobody.
When I got home I told my husband and he said well, you did see
radar so I’m betting the word was already out and he took the
back road thats by you didn’t see him again.

Yep betting so.
I’m thinking you wonderful officer you, that the only way your going to
catch them is to race back and forth down 29 and 97 yourself so
nobody can keep track of where you are and tell it on their
cb’s. Or thinking about it maybe that won’t work either.

Cameras! Thats the only way your going to slow them down and
of course they will break neck it in between. Thats not going to
stop them from getting on ppls tails and tail gating either and scaring
the women to death.

School is open again the whole thing is shameful.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

By: stuart

stuart — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:36:51 +0000

Ms. Paulson, On NE.com, thinking is not required

Glad to hear Mr. Paulson is OK.

By: darla

darla — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:10:24 +0000

So what have I learned from this story? Be alert when driving, don’t take for granted someone is paying attention (I need to), hug my family, tell them I love them, give my heart to Jesus for today…..MY LIFE MAY BE REQUIRED. peace north escambia.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:56:55 +0000

You can pass whenever you want to but why take a chance the way the 2 trucks was doing this morning was uncalled for… Did I see a speed limit sign of 40 in one of the pics. yes, I did !!! I Just have 5cents not 2!!!

By: again?

again? — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:17:52 +0000

It doesn’t matter where the collison happens, its the speed that sometimes causes collisons. I live off Hwy 29, I was amazed this weekend as it poured down rain, and at sometimes the rain was so heavy it was hard to see, and these idiots still drove like it was clear as a bell out. SPEED kills, didn’t we all learn this in driver’s training??????

SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Lt. Thumbs

Lt. Thumbs — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:20:05 +0000

It interests me to see the comments. There have been a lot of news articles on this site involving wrecks, all involving cars of pickups. But, as soon as a big truck is involved people start in with their speculating and “professional” opinions about big truck safety. I have driven a truck and a car for many years, and have seen by far a larger percent of people who drive cars acting, for lack of a better term “stupid.” People very seldom check facts, in 2008 which is the latest year I can find data on only 8% of all accidents involved tractor trailers, yet a tractor trailer drives an average of 125,000 miles a year versus a car driving 15,000 miles a year. I have no idea if the truck or the pickup was at fault, and it really doesn’t matter, as the truck has a lot bigger insurance policy, the fault will always go to the truck. It just bothers me when it is immediately assumed that the truck is at fault. Also I do know that some truckers drive too fast, but remember, the truck going 60 mph looks like the car going about 90 mph.

By: Terri Parker

Terri Parker — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:17:15 +0000

Ms. Paulsen,

I am so glad your husband was not hurt. I was in an accident August 7 and that was bad enough. The other lady got hurt pretty bad. My neice and nephew and I were okay.

Good luck

By: driver

driver — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:44:08 +0000

if the truck was speeding the logs would have been in someones house I have seen what happens to logs when a trailer rolls over at high speed and to just let you know he didnt get cited for speeding