Comments on: One Injured In Highway 29 Log Truck Crash (Updated With Names, Photo Gallery)

By: Mom

Mom — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:25:30 +0000

This is my son’s buffer truck and normally he would have been behind the wheel of this truck. He is 6′3″ and 250 lbs. By the Grace of God he chose to trade places with his partner for the morning. If it had not been for this, due to the impact on the cab of truck, he would have been seriously injured if not killed because of height and weight. As for the log truck driver, I feel he handled the situation to the best of his ability. My fiance’ is also a truck driver and has faced close call situations such as this. Even though the speed limits may be at a high rate, it is important for truck drivers to keep in mind of weight they are pulling and speed/stop ratio and maybe slow down at little more. I am just thankful that neither person was seriously injured.

By: Debi

Debi — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:36:35 +0000

When seeing this he immediately with all his strength pulled his truck(which at this point has a flat on the passenger side) to avoid oncoming traffic and safely brought his truck to a stop. His truck did not make contact with the pickup his trailer made contact when he was keeping from entering into oncoming traffic.
My husband has been a professional truck driver for over 35 years, he is in control of his truck until someone takes it away. He did everything possible to avoid this accident even to the point of sacrificing hisself to protect others.
I just hope that now this contract company blowing rocks off of your highways will take better precausions, next time it might be your family.

By: Debi

Debi — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:27:18 +0000

I am the wife of the truck driver and he was hurt in this accident, he has a severe whiplash and muscle strain. This man did everything he could to avoid an accident. There were no warning signs along the highway warning drivers of workers present, no flagman, nothing but a lighted arrow on the back of a truck around a blind curve. Why were there no signs present warning of right lane closed ahead or workers present. He was not speeding, the posted speed limit is 65 and he was going 60. He came around this curve, saw the truck in the right lane, let off the fuel because he thought they were moving, he could not get over because there was a car beside him, when he realized they were stopped(the 4-wheeler blowing off the loose rocks from the highway was pulled off the road, why was the pickup stopped in the highway? Why didn’t he pull off on the turning lane) he immediately slammed on his brakes, but you have got to realize that a truck carrying around 80,000lbs cannot stop on a dime. He swerved to miss the pickup and realized he was headed into on coming traffic.

By: MolinoGurl*

MolinoGurl* — Fri, 13 May 2011 03:20:31 +0000

Well said Jane!!!!!!!

By: Albin

Albin — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:15:09 +0000

When I have a logger or semi of any sort I put my signal seems like a 1/4 of a mile before I turn I am scared I will be a number if I don`t

By: Me

Me — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:26:57 +0000

Semi truck drivers are getting too reckless. My son lost his father to a semi truck accident 6 years ago on Avalon. They drive too fast given their emence size.

We lived in Century last year, right on 29, and when they would hit Century (even though the speed limit is marked down to 45 – 35 , we could hear them slamming on their airbrakes and flying by at at least 55 – 60 in the middle of town.

I see it on the interstates and highways, alot of them “bully” people. Im not saying all truck drivers are like that, but too many are starting to push it too far. My hats of to the DOT who try to regulate them and slow them down.

By: WORRIED RESIDENT

WORRIED RESIDENT — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:11:20 +0000

Thank GOD no one was seriously injured/killed!!!

By: slow down

slow down — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:14:06 +0000

I wish people would slow down and pay attention. I work on the roads every day and I have to deal with speeding through my work zone running my stop signs and then getting mad at me for being in there way

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:21:46 +0000

This is why we need a few STOP LIGHTS on hwy 29!!! How many people have to be killed/injured before we get one?? You would think hwy29 was the qualifying lap for NASCAR!

By: concerned citizen

concerned citizen — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:39:02 +0000

Pay Attention People! Why are we in such a rush? Slow down a little…….enjoy the ride!