Comments on: Driver Injured When Log Truck Overturns, Cited For Careless Driving

By: d

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:25:34 +0000

i would love to see this road fied like other roads tht dont really need fixing but have already gotten done…i to wreck on the road on a straight part f hwy 99 i had deer run out in front of me roads were wet i hit a pot hole on the white line causing me to run off the road a lil which i pulled to far to the left cause all i seen was horns then pine trees thank God we went to the left cause all i seen on my right where we were headed was pine trees but we crossed the road and the undernneath of my car caught a stump and we flipped…thank u Jesus we were ok after a while coulda been worse ….i pray that they fix it so maybe it will help and be safer

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:30:15 +0000

That curve is dangerous for cars and trucks alike. If you don’t know the road then you shouldn’t judge

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:48:16 +0000

First off let me say that I am also a CDL driver. I have lived on this road for 39 years. My Mom almost lost her life when a dump truck side swiped her in a straigh section, so it’s not just the curves!! The road is too narrow, and the curves are sharp and flat! The driver of this truck may have been driving a little too fast to suit the FHP, but I doubt the man set out that morning to lay a load of logs on the side of the road!! As for taking someones CDL there a many more regular operator licenses out there that should be pulled first. A commercial driver has a set anount of hours he or she can drive in a day, but people can get in their car, pickup, RV, motorcycle, etc… and drive until total exhaustion!! People always want to place blame somewhere other than themselves. Show me someone that does not break any traffic laws, and I will be first in line to shake their hand!! Let’s place this blame in the proper place, with the county commisioners, for not adressing the severity of the condition of this and many other roads in the county!! Why should Crabtree Church and Jacks Branch rd have shoulders paved ahead of 99, when they are already wider. I really hope and pray that no one gets seriously injured or killed on this road before 2015 when the county claims they are going to work on it!!

By: wife

wife — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:31:33 +0000

I’m glad and thankful he is ok an I know my husband does no wake up an say who I should run over I love my husband an it makes me upset just cause he had one accident out of 25 years of driver.so please be saying a pray for him

By: A Truckers Daughter

A Truckers Daughter — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:42:49 +0000

For the woman speaking on taking a mans CDl’s away for overturning a truck. Well there are always more than one aspect to look at it. For one yes it may have been his fault completely. Or have you ever stopped to think maybe the load was loaded too heavy or it could have been loaded where it was heavier on one side. therefore it would cause the truck to sway over the line and the wood to shifty causing the truck to overturn. Maybe you should consider the facts in all before you jump and say take someones means of supporting themselves or a family. If it was not for the log truck drivers you would have the Toilet Paper in your bathroom when you wake up every morning. Or much less lots of other daily necessities you need in order to provide for your family. So think about there Time when they are running 500 miles a day and who knows you may not even reach that in a weeks time. Just so you are comfortable in your home!!!! You may have lived in areas where the logging industry is major and you may think its a problem, I myself am Thankful for the Log Truck drivers and all the others that make this world go around. Without them you would not have the fine things you have now. A Bus, train, boat or airplane will only get what you need so far and then who are you relying on the good truck drivers day in and out. So think before you speak. Best wishes to the Driver and his family!!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:42:26 +0000

That curve is a bugger I always slow way down on it. And as for the road itself it is way to narrow. I use to live up that way as a child and still travel it alot. It suprises me everytime I travel it that in 40 + yrs they have never widened it. But I keep hoping one day thay will. You just have to be very careful on that road and slow down for the curves.I hope the driver will be ok and next time he will slow way down .

By: Area Resident

Area Resident — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:07:48 +0000

This is a very dangerous curve. There have quite a few wrecks over
The years. FDOT really needs to work on the elevation in and out
Of the curves . This road is also extremely narrow
Causing trucks to be on the yellow line or get over
The line when negotiating the curves.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:37:55 +0000

I’m with Fred on this…It does look terrible and we really shouldn’t be negotiating on speeding everybody does a little speeding…sure we should all slow down most of the time, but that was like what someone was saying earlier about the police being around well all in honesty that’s the only real time anyone slows down…I don’t think we should bash the driver because of his driving…just thank God he is ok and no one else got injured in the accident…live each day as your last…yesterday is gone tomorrow may never come you only got to live for today…

By: Margie Hays

Margie Hays — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:29:56 +0000

Driving any vehicle in a way the makes you creep out of your lane is a recipe for disaster. Thank God nobody else was on that curve . ..THIS TIME. Having lived in multiple areas where loggig is a major industry, I know this is an industry-wide problem. The truckers’ time = money, and nobody should have to tell them to operate safely (they should be responsible operators in the first place.). But I do believe citizens would be justified in demanding the revocation of anybody’s CDL if they are cited at fault for careless, reckless, or unsafe operation more than once. I hope and pray the driver recovers from his injuries and realizes he can make a difference now by speaking out to other drivers. No driver makes a cent while they’re laid up recovering from injuries or paying deductibles for an at-fault accident.

By: martie

martie — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:34:40 +0000

I drive 99 and 97-a everyday and there are no police to enforce any road laws. The trucker is not the only one to watch for. You have to watch for golf carts, 4 wheelers, cows, ect… The tucker is at fault for not slowing down. Everyone should look at themselves and their own speeds, just because there aren’t any cops around to enforce the law doesn’t give you the right to speed!