051316 GREEN RIVER FATAL

[@paulgrimm7842]

Drove a truck for 39 years. I would have waited to pull out. It’s dark and hard to judge the speed of the oncoming traffic.

[@rickdavid6758]

I'd hate to have been the first responders who had to remove the deceased, I can just imagine the condition of that poor soul.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

Rick David I drove a tow truck for a long time, first fatality accident I got was my 22nd bday, it was an old ford festiva head on against a older forex explorer, wrong way driver on freeway at freeway speed, festiva wrong way driver still in the driver seat looked like a puddle of spaghetti-Os with legs and arms. I’ll never forget it.

[@lionheart4529]

@@TheFrogfeeder now that’s comedy. Lol.

[@miriamsamaniego3335]

@@lionheart4529 there’s something wrong with you

[@leekeene5889]

@@miriamsamaniego3335 Literally

[@sarahcroy6212]

​@Lion Heart you are a sick, deranged, seriously mentally ill individual.

[@mrhead6856]

When your feeling down and having a bad day watch this and realize your life is awesome

[@lilbo1Y1]

these comments make me laugh. Who goes out and buys a new truck to crash it into a big rig to kill themself ? The truck frame never made contact with the big rig, it went under the big rig. Only the body of the Toyota made impact with the frame of the big rig trailer. Doesn't take a lot of speed to do that much damage when the truck frame misses the contact. Truck cabs are not as strong as a unibody car cockpit because the truck cab is on a frame and the unibody car cockpit is the frame of the car. I don't think the Toyota was speeding to do this much damage. The big rig pulled out in front of him. The law reads that the Toyota had the right of way, no matter what the big rig driver says. The Toyota driver isn't here to tell his side of the story. There is always two sides to every story.

[@penname1001]

Arthur Walker "Toyota had the right of way." Precisely.

[@TheGMRGIRL]

I appreciate your comment - ty :)

[@gregoryriojas16]

You must have never driven professionally smh . Good riddance to the reckless Toyota driver, truckers are almost never at fault

[@lisalentile177]

Ppl do it my brother tried to hit a tree they do it in planes

[@mrpaulgrimm6129]

Big truck pulled out in front of him. Look at the impact point .

[@gosportjamie]

To get the pickup far enough under the trailer for the load body to crush the passenger compartment like that the driver of the pickup must have been doing a lot more than the speed limit. The fact that the driver of the pickup didn't react even when the truck driver sounded his air horn makes me wonder if it was a case of suicide by truck...

[@flashy5150]

+gosportjamie Looks like it to me. Or maybe the brakes failed or the accelerator stuck and the truck just kept getting faster. I know this happened in a parking lot a little while ago near me. The older person lived but took out two trees and 2 parked cars before it came to rest. It could also be someone that was drunk and passed out with their foot on the gas. I'm not going to pass judgement right now, because we don't know the real truth. As someone said, there's many variables that could be the route cause.

[@gosportjamie]

flashy5150 Yes, having a stuck throttle, while pretty rare, it's got to ba an horrific experience, there really isn't much you can do apart from try to find a soft place to crash...

[@bleachinuri]

could've been a medical condition, seizure, heart attack, diabetic reaction, if the guy never slowed down and was traveling at a high rate of speed, he probably was already incapacitated when he hit

[@gosportjamie]

bleachinuri Yes, that's certainly a possibility and one that will be investigated as a matter of course...

[@keriwhitmire7088]

gosportjamie. The driver of the pickup could had been deaf and not able to hear the horn.

[@juliusadams1453]

From the looks of that pickup truck damage he had to be gone 80 mph on impact

[@listerkins]

I lost a friend that very same way a truck pulled out but the trailer was still across his side of the road. With no lights on the side of the trailer and at night on an unlit dark road way they say my friend must of seen the trucks headlights on the correct side of the road and presumed the whole truck was on the correct side. Not realising he would of only seen the trailer at the last second before impact.

[@yourlocalalexis4578]

your explanation says it totally!

[@louisgiardina8918]

Trucks have plenty of reflectors on there trailers making them very visible even in darkness

[@thunderbolt513]

I'd say that speed was definitely a factor, considering the 30 mile speed limitation and the extend of the damage.

[@normandate7696]

Really!

[@sugarandspice2136]

Truck driver should have waited. Never ever assume someone is going the speed limit and pull out in front of them.

[@juliogonzo2718]

musicalkisses Love dump trucks are generally paid by the load. If they are overly patient they loose money. Money is not worth someone's life but it can cause misjudgment. Hourly wages reduce accidents

[@seanspell9633]

He won't do that again...

[@ptrk44]

Early am i was driving along and could not understand what was in front of me . Like a white wall across the entire road . My brain could not focus on it untill i saw the Tractor on my left making an illegal U turn . No one else was around, but man for a second i could not figure it out . Yes i was driving a Semi too ...

[@tom11zz884]

That Tundra was speeding no question

[@lindaferguson985]

tom11zz884 ...and no skid marks either.

[@brendajohnson5975]

I can't even begin to imagine the horror that the truck driver witnessed when he stepped of of his semi. Prayers to both families

[@billiebobbienorton2556]

Ahole tractor trailer driver pulled out in front of the pick up. The tractor trailer driver then tries to blame the victim saying he was driving at a "high rate of speed". How do you k,now? Maybe the pick up never saw your damn trailer????????

[@frankierodriguez4132]

Was that a 4 way stop?

[@DHW256]

Looking at the damage on the pickup, sure seems he was speeding

[@briankidwell232]

One thing for sure we will never know the truth dead ppl dont talk only the semi driver will forever regret and lose sleep for pulling out infront of that pickup

[@jeffreywilliams506]

That's only 35 to 40 MPH of damage to the pick up truck. Without the front bumper and lower impact structure damaged all the impact just sheered the top of the motor and hood only leaving the windshield pillars for protection. The driver of the semi pulled out in front of that person costing a life.

[@allannicho1]

Surely at that time in the morning the truck driver should have moved forward out of the road. One cannot judge oncoming traffic speed. What was the urgency to get out onto the road at that early time?

[@no-hndle]

Reading through all these comments, 5 years later .... You all do realize the deceased is the father of a HCSO Deputy ? It's an under-ride collision, in the worst possible way. This is the reason Semi Drivers 'sposed to be professional ... putting safety & others first.

[@stonerock1980]

i dont believe suicide , dude was speeding and not paying attention maybe , and big truck never should of pulled out in front of him, some semi drivers have no problem pulling out in front of you and failing to yield the right away to you., speed and fail to yield.

[@markfrick7437]

Yeah! Don't need no download from a black box to tell that pickup driver was driving way above the speed limit on that RD... maybe like 40-60 above to cause that kinda damage.

[@berenc7619]

For investigative reasons the black box can clear or convict the semi truck driver . If I were the semi truck driver and not at fault I would not have a problem having evidence besides my eye witness account to clear me from charges and probable lawsuits from the dead drivers family .

[@interstate3551]

What better day to go full speed on a dark roadway than Friday the 13th?!...

[@Chvylvr73]

Geez. That truck is messed up. He had to be going way over the speed limit or something caused the driver to do that. Sad

[@catfishhunter6597]

I think that sheriff was stoned.

[@briankidwell232]

In. A hurry to get that load semi driver should have waited till no traffic present especially that late drivers are tired or intoxicated or possibly playing on a cell phone

[@berthamartin9742]

R I P.....is it a coincidence but I have seen, toyota tundras fatal accidents....more than any other truck brand...

[@evilone6785]

But they are so much better than American cars they say

[@WQQKIE]

Evil One actually they are, they last longer and they’re made here in the good ‘ol US of A, unlike the competition made in Canada and Mexico.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

They got recalled for stuck accelerators a few years back.

[@4nciite]

They are very flimsy!!

[@rmacdon627]

@ScottEngle Was it ever determined - the speed of the pickup truck?

[@ericwestin]

Semi driver knew the pickup was speeding so he pulled out to teach him a lesson.

[@bryanbressem5026]

In excess of 30 mph I'm sure

[@gotoup7]

so the truck (18 wheeler) driver fell to right away right?

[@tmxneytaylor7462]

it doesn't matter if the pickup was speeding the 18 wheeler pulled out in front of him

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Tmxney Taylor agreed

[@Baka_Oppai]

If the truck was "far away" like he said at 30mph it had been fine. It kind of depends on that part of the story. Anything can be "right out in front" if it's going fast enough. Use your brain.

[@tinytim9453]

Exactly, doesn't matter if or this etc.... semi pulled out

[@ussenterprise5364]

Tmxney Taylor That will be for a judge to decide.

[@danstrausbaugh6430]

When you look at the angle of the semi trailer it is at a 45* to the road and the point of contact is the frame of the trailer which does not appear to have any lights on it ... looks to me like the driver of the rig just pulled out of the lot and at that hour of morning was expecting no cross traffic so he just rolled out without checking and the driver of the pick up never had a chance

[@tammytrevino265]

RIP DUDE !

[@CaptchaNeon]

*Pickup driver clearly wanted to commit suicide and he was successful. The end*

[@cwatson42785]

@Denis Graveline maybe the pickup driver should of been doing the 30mph speed limit.

[@amx1047]

Big truck driver shoulda waited. At that time of the morning he didn't need to take the risk. I've been a truck driver for 16 years, and I would have waited for the car to pass on by. HEAR ME? I'm a truck driver myself.

[@csmith6237]

The speed limit was 30mph though. He had time to pull out

[@amx1047]

I can see this scenario in my mind. I've been in the same situation several thousand times in real life. It's dark. No traffic, except that one set of headlights coming my way. I mean NOBODY else around. What the hell - at 30mph it'll take him/her forever to get here and I'm in a hurry. I'm going for it. See what I mean? At that time of night, with no other traffic, it simply wasn't worth the risk. How many seconds would the truck driver have lost by waiting for that one car to get on by?

[@amx1047]

Maybe I just think a little further ahead than most drivers. Or maybe I'm overcautious. Whatever. I'm not on the road now, and hopefully I'll never have to get back in a big truck. It's just too scary out there nowa'days. Too much responsibility and too much to lose.

[@csmith6237]

For whatever reason KZbin will not allow me to see the reply that you sent..

[@amx1047]

+C Smith Maybe they'll show later.

[@clappingjazzhands9408]

Yea I’d say the Toyota was going around 30 mph. X 3 !

[@4nciite]

30mph is pretty accurate for a Tundra!

[@uniquelydezined-artistkath7425]

No skid marks, were truck lights on at the time? Reflectives on side of truck are high on the trailer, not paying attention for a few seconds? Lots a variables.....RIP

[@ehsoule]

In these instances at night, I always wonder if one of the vehicles didn’t have their lights on, in this case the tractor trailer.

[@rjkoeller4444]

That'll buff right out , I'm talking about the semi trailer , it literally has a smudge on the paint ! Toyota is wasted , apparently so is the guy driving it , sad , but it could have been avoided so easily by just slowing down . I suppose technically it's the semi drivers fault for pulling out in front of the Toyota , however if the computer in the Toyota shows the vehicle was speeding excessively then it's the Toyota drivers fault , and yes they can determine the speed at impact by looking at the recorded data in the computer , that feature is built in to all newer cars computer systems .

[@musclemadonna3283]

Slow down people nthese cars today will only crush you like a sardine in a can

[@yourlocalalexis4578]

i hope they did a drug test, etc, on both drivers. something sound fishy here!!

[@bigrat4027]

Black box ? Dam government !

[@davids11131113]

Yea Mr Jones got obliterated had to have been wildly speeding.

[@isysray1987]

You all right he is DOA on the scene😭😭😭😱😱😱

[@scottesselman2386]

Toyotas never hold up well in any crash

[@interstate3551]

Most vehicles traveling at freeway speeds and slamming into 18-wheelers usually don't...

[@4nciite]

They do poorly even at low speeds!

[@victorponce7238]

The trailer wasn't even scratched. Seriously look close at the video. It wasn't speed. The driver was looking at something OTHER than the road in front. Hmmm what could that be??? Looking at something else.......

[@FurbyGender]

Wow I have seen a lot of crashes happen at both 1:30 pm and 1:30 am. Sounds like a dangerous time to be out. I hate when people are extremely reckless. The driver of the Toyota probably did not respond to the air horn because he may have wanted to kill himself. Some people find it easier to do it that way.

[@FurbyGender]

***** Oh yeah maybe more. It's unbelievable what people do to end their lives.

[@cosmic687]

or he had music on?

[@gaytatum1946]

Oh my!! Looks like they had to use Chinese chop sticks to pick him out of that wreckage not pull his body out.Lord have mercy on his soul.

[@cherrylove3656]

seems it would be the dump trucks fault he pulled out he admitted he visually seen the pick up approaching him if that's the case then why did he pull out maybe because he assumed the pick up would slow up or he figured he's bigger he will slow up he seen him so just wait till he passed then pull out I don't believe dump trucks statement or maybe the pick up truck driver was sleepy

[@firstname5134]

Wonderful

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

That Tundra had to of been going 60+ mph in this 30 mph zone... Yes the semi-tractor did pull out in front of the Toyota, but I'm betting the road was clear when he started to pull out and the Toyota came up around the corner going 2x to 3x the speed limit and that's likely what happened. I've seen crashes like this in the past. 100% Toyota's fault.

[@bmshaven]

Vehicles cover a lot of distance when travelling fast. Depending on the elevation of the road and how it bends, vehicles can literally not be there one second and then be there a few seconds later.

[@Julian-do7bv]

I think the the truck was speeding and wasnt paying attention or maybe fell asleep

[@TheBeingReal]

Dang. Scratched the paint on the trailer frame.

[@ronniecardy]

Driving to fast!!! My opinion

[@64pori]

Dam that's aweful. Totally smashed. So sorry for the guy in the black truck.

[@robertstone9988]

So basically the semi truck pulled out in front of somebody and then admitted he saw them coming and still pulled out in front of him. But somehow it's not his fault 🤷

[@charlesstevenson5141]

did you not hear the part where he said it was a 30 mph posted speed limit and he had plenty of time to make the turn but noticed the truck was moving at a much higher rate of speed? With that much carnage, he was definitely doing well over double the posted speed limit.

[@robertstone9988]

@@charlesstevenson5141 so he saw the car speeding towards him and still pulled out in front of him thanks for correcting me lol. I didn't know the law worked that way, " hey Dad look out you're about to pull out in front of that guy!" " Don't worry son he's speeding it won't be our fault"

[@wwolfdogs]

And they scrape another pick-up driver off the pavement.

[@boozer7774]

Ok let look at is the road straight or curving did pick up pop around the a curve after trucker started pulling out we don't no are is bought of them rip dude 🙏

[@gloriagarza2873]

He had no chance of living, truck is all smashed in!

[@louisgiardina8918]

The cop is not sure speed was a factor ? Is he drunk you don’t have to be Einstein to realize speed was a factor

[@brianlutz7813]

unsurvivable ... 100% fatal

[@joancottam6956]

Definitely part of his body was in the truck there was something that you could see you but I don’t know what it was

[@albertweis7669]

Other. One. Bites. The. Dust

[@4nciite]

Flimsy Tundra! Probably was going 30mph I have zero doubt!

[@jrftworth]

Sounds like the Pick up driver was either drunk or suicidal

[@Hiiamsamm]

jrftworth or on their phone

[@jaimed8294]

At 4:11 is that blood? ☹️😲

[@novaseline4u]

The darker part on the right is, yes. There was blood on the air bag too, and the location matches up.

[@21daytona502]

35 MPH zone, the Toyota hits the truck and it does that kind of damage, that shows just shows how badly Toyotas are built, or wait, I would put my money on the Toyota driver was speeding and not the fault of the 18 wheeler driver.

[@pjoka2644]

When the semi pulled out, it was his trailer that was across the road. The driver of the pickup truck could see headlights in the other lane and they most likely blinded him enough he couldn't see the trailer blocking his lane of road. No matter what, the truck driver should not have pulled out if he saw the pickup truck coming. He killed that man because he did not want to wait another few seconds for the pickup to pass. There have been a lot of accidents due to the semi trailers being across lanes of traffic. If you think about it, you see the headlights of the truck in the opposite lane, who would think his trailer was across your lane of traffic?

[@4nciite]

I'd put my money on the Toyota being poorly built!

[@mtzioncb7347]

Not going to lie i thought that was donald trump when the video started