BODYCAM video shows Semi truck SLAM into a Cabot PD's patrol car while on traffic control

[@PolicePursuits]

Cabot PD was working an early morning accident on the overpass (Highway 67/167). During towing and recovering of the vehicles involved, it was feared debris may fall to the major highway below. A Cabot PD Officer was shielding traffic when a commercial vehicle slammed into the back of her patrol car. FORTUNATELY, she was not in her vehicle at the time of collision. Please remember to ALWAYS move over for first responders and tow drivers.

[@vickiemouse2359]

🙏🏻🕊✝️🌸♥️🇺🇸

[@davida.p.9911]

Hopefully they will. Provided they're not sleepy, on drugs or just plain inattentive. If I were this truck drivers boss, he would definitely hear from me....specifically the words YOU'RE FIRED.

[@timnew7662]

Inquiring minds wanna know just what the hell was the truck driver doing to not see the car up ahead with the lights activated? Texting? Asleep at the wheel being that it was just after 8 am? He had all the time and room in the world to merge to the left lane. Other questions; why was the Cabot PD handing this when it should have been ASP handling it on both roads since they are both state highways? That bridge is where highway 5 crosses over 67/167 at the first Cabot exit out of Jacksonville. And why was only a firefighter talking to the truck driver afterwards instead of the PD officers investigating what his mental malfunction was?

[@staceygandy2009]

That was a blessing that she was not in her patrol car. If she had been would not be good. The truck driver can't say he didn't see the car lit up like a Christmas tree.

[@joshuaparshall1409]

When I used to do ride alongs I was always told to get out of the car and stand in the grass looking at the traffic coming thankfully I never had to make a run for it

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

My Dad drove long distance for many years. When I climbed into the cab with him, it was all business. His head was on a swivel, always looking, always alert. Same went for all the other guys he drove with. I'm proud of my Dad and his friends, seems like a different time back then where professionalism took the front seat. Miss you pop.

[@bigdog91paper]

There are still plenty of drivers like him. There also used to be drivers so hopped up on speed staying awake for 48 hours straight driving that they forced electronic logs on everyone. The rosy picture of trucking's past is just a bunch of hog wash.

[@Killertomato84]

problem now is most of the bigger trucking companies only want to hire foreigners that'll take less pay and all accountability when stuff like this happens. You don't have to like what i'm saying but it's true, they all drive down the road with their cell phone to their face, can barely read the road signs here, causing accidents left and right and if they can drive away from it they will.

[@carolarnold1016]

My Dad was the same way. Always everything going on around him. Checking mirrors none stop. He taught me to be the same.

[@FUBAR1986]

It seems it’s that way in most professions today… especially the government no accountability for anything

[@katymorris7853]

@@Killertomato84 they can't take accountability/ responsibility for it all these days. Regulations these days put the points on the company as well as the driver these days. If a driver does anything the company gets hit with points too

[@stefansnider6062]

As a truck driver for 18 years, this is getting incredibly ridiculous. The fact that drivers now do not know the meaning of getting over or slowing down near emergency vehicles. We already have a huge problem with distracting drivers within our industry. Thank god no officers where hurt. I hope this driver will never be allowed to operate a truck again. God bless all our first responders!

[@maxrockatansky1981]

I thought you lose your cdl if you get into an accident.

[@johnwow2646]

You can't blame the sleeping driver! It was on autopilot !

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

All these big rigs need to have inside cameras that monitor and record on a half hour loop and collision detection. Trucking deregulation by President Reagan has made the trucking industry unsafe for the rest of us . Many of these drivers are not qualified to take on the level of responsibility this job calls for. This has been a problem for forty years . And it is getting worse because of new regulations.

[@KPMACHINE1]

When the majority of the new CDL drivers can’t speak or read English that’s the first problem. Xiden is replacing Americans every day. We’re done for. They will out breed us and out vote us. rIP American

[@Brett235]

I agree 💯. I cannot understand why some drivers have to go so dang fast all of the time. I see it everyday. 60mph construction zone and trucks are passing me at 70-75mph. Why? What's the big hurry?

[@smoberdeen]

There used to be a time probably in the late 70s and early to mid 80s when OTR truckers were considered professional drivers. Now they wear flip flops, shorts, and hold a steering wheel.

[@felixflores1734]

That's when people actually took pride in their jobs and enjoyed it.

[@felixflores1734]

Now no one cares it's all about the check

[@PureTruth1970]

I worked and escorted oversize loads for a couple of years and I learned when you seen certain trucking companies you automatically knew to watch out for them cause they couldn't drive! It unbelievable how many of them have Netflix playing movies on their phones while their driving down the interstate! Another thing about trucking is your CB Radio! Most of them don't use them, and I can tell you that if it's on the road you will know about it if you have a CB and use it! Truckers are awesome for sharing information to get you up and down the road! If he had his CB on he would have known about that bear sitting in the road!

[@makeitpay8241]

@The Hemwick Hag lol you don't need to steel toes boots to drive a semi, i wear sneakers and carry boots for when they are needed along with all the rest of the ppe.

[@The2ndFirst]

In my neck of the woods the truckers coming into the local truck stop are eastern euros or nigerians.

[@Jeremyfordley]

My grandpa died in a 4 way truck crash these trucks r no joke. Miss you gramp

[@turbojunki]

Until I started working on the interstate I had no idea how many of these guys shouldn’t even be in control of a shopping cart, let alone 80,000lbs of machine. There are still some damn good drivers out there. But they are few and far between

[@ronaldjensen8927]

They give CDL's out like candy canes.

[@Wolfmots]

80 tons not 80,000lbs. 80 tons is 160,000lbs. I'm a professional driver and I too see these knuckleheads driving in their shorts and flip flops without a clue.

[@clinthennis5868]

Yes their trying to get 18 year old drivers now .

[@turbojunki]

I just never realized just how bad it was.

[@michaelchristman4728]

@@Wolfmots it’s 80,000 lb weight limit ,period unless your exempt or have a special use permit

[@mysterjd34]

The small amount of damage to the truck vs the patrol car shows why you don't wanna get in front of those things

[@dannyarchives]

i was gonna bring that up, thats insane. i understood u arent supposed to stop in front of one of those but i didnt realise how strong they were

[@Nathan93Baker]

Even after going through a forest. Just the right fender.

[@stuzworldz]

Did You SEE that Brush Gaurd,,,,,saved his ass most likely...

[@Bryan-Hensley]

@@Nathan93Baker more than that. He's lucky to be alive. I guarantee the front axle is back under the right side. That's why it made a sharp right after the impact. The shape of the terrain where he went off is the only thing that saved him. That's what lucky is.

[@DarrkMane]

When I drive in California, they cut in front of me all the time even without turn signals.

[@jchis9852]

I'm a trucker and from what I see, that driver failed to move over even though there wasn't a vehicle to his left. He was distracted and not paying attention to the road or he fell asleep. That boy is in a world of trouble.

[@guywise1443]

The problem is you called him a driver!

[@PEB2631]

i agree 100%

[@bustersgarage]

I'll bet he was looking up at the events on top of the bridge rather than right in front of him. I've seen people so something similar and my best buddy was with his dad when this lady in front of them was looking at a crash off the side of the road and rammed full speed into a stopped semi trailer. Sadly, her distracted driving cost her more than her licence, but her life. My buddy was just a kid and heard his dad shouting (out of the impending horror) "lookuplookuplookuplady!!!!!" And a very loud crunch followed. His dad being a first responder, though not on call that day, tells him, "stay here and don't look!" hopped out to see if she was going to live and no, very sadly she didn't. His dad later said to us, "She died instantly and the only people with pain now is her family, I pray they find some peace." Be safe out there people and stay sharp! It literally saves lives.

[@davidowens5898]

His company's insurance underwriter will refuse him coverage. He's done.

[@kennykluge9912]

10-4 us truckers NOT like this guy ALWAYS get over when there is ANYONE on the shoulder; police, ems, broken down car or our fellow truckers. Then again now a days it seems like their just giving CDL's out...

[@courtneybright9411]

8:28 that breath and “shoot” when he saw the true extent and severity of damage and then very soon asking where the officer whose vehicle it was is. I imagine after seeing that damage he felt the need to see her in person to feel better knowing she is truly okay.

[@elizabethd8147]

I ran trucks for several years. I'm going to "rat out" truck drivers by saying this but it's true. The visual vantage point we have sitting that high up offers us a bit more luxury that seeing things like this is actually a tad easier for us. Outside of total negligence, there's ZERO excuse for this!

[@jamesgizasson]

I've only been driving for two years, and that was one of the first things we learned. You're sitting in a watchtower while you're in a semi. Granted, you still have to be LOOKING, but you can see for miles. The attitude that you're "ratting" is what has me worried... Have we, as a society, completely disregarded honesty and transparency?

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

@@jamesgizasson Relax. That honesty and transparency never existed. Every generation just lies to the one before them about how much more honest and transparent they were.

[@jamesgizasson]

@@BigChungus-zg6zw Those are your words of comfort, eh? I know people are selfish; they mostly always have been. But I was raised to hold honesty in the highest regard. As a society, we outwardly proclaim our own virtue, yet stab each other in the back the instant we can get away with it. Your statement not only fails to ease the pain, it also fails to educate. 'Relax', indeed! XP

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

@@jamesgizasson I'm saying don't worry about it because it may not be getting any better but it's not actually getting any worse. The only difference is that cameras now allow us to have a window past the layers of bull$#!t our forefathers covered over their own transgressions with.

[@cwarts5461]

@@jamesgizassonyes as a society we have. We have also completely abandoned common courtesy and sense sadly

[@AmyBethB]

And this is how my dad was killed over there in August of 2004. He was pulled off into the grass pulling his boat on a trip and a truck driver slammed into him. He was taken to Thomas funeral home in Cabot. I hadn't thought about a lot of things for awhile until this video popped up.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

My condolences 🙏 Ironically enough, my dad passed same month and year as yours also. Just by a different reason though

[@MrDrew2121]

I am sorry for your loss. Respect!!!

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@karlwithak1835 Cancer

[@AmyBethB]

@@InfamousCrimeLocations there was the nicest state trooper who helped our family during that time.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@karlwithak1835 I mentioned in my original response that it was the same month and year but not the same type of death

[@rpmfreak9150]

My family has a Towing and recovery company in Chattanooga Tennessee, and this type of thing was happening so often that the State of Tennessee bought some TDOT Trucks that has big gigantic electronic signs on them. They will show up and help out with broken down vehicles and accidents, it's made our jobs alot safer than they were. But if a person isn't going to slow down for a police officer setting on the side of the road, they're not going to do it for anybody else!

[@tunercars3]

this cop wasn't on the side of the road they were half on the side half in the lane this is the cops fault they had no business being there the wreck wasn't even on that part of the road you can't be half in the lane and half on the shoulder stopped on a freeway and not expect to get hit when trucks and cars are coming 65-80MPH

[@YankeeDoodle2]

@@tunercars3 Don't go blaming this on the cop junkie

[@ghostpatrol4310]

@@YankeeDoodle2 that’s when you know they are definitely anti police

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

@@ghostpatrol4310 nonsense. I am not anti-police but I know in my neck of the woods that ain’t how we do business. You don’t close a lane by parking a single cruiser in it. They didn’t even put out flares! It was a half ass lazy job of it. Yeah the trucker still should have never hit the car but that shit happens every day. It’s the reality and professionals would have done a proper closure.

[@jaymesnin]

@@YankeeDoodle2 cop in the middle of the freeway lights on. Them dumb azz semi drivers need to instanlty stop. 👏👏👏.

[@jville533]

I'm a truck driver and was a volunteer firefighter for 11 years, so I've been on both sides of the wheel so to speak. I always move over for ANY vehicle on the side of the road, for a few reasons. One winter I stopped to help push a girl out of the ditch. I had my 3 year old in the car, in his car seat. I told him to stay in his seat. When we got her pushed out, I turned around and my son was out of his seat and out of the car, walking around in the road. Lesson learned, from that day on, if my kids was in the car, I didn't stop to help anyone. I even move over for cars on the side because you never know when a 3 year old might get out. As far a firefighter goes, one winter, we got called out on a 50+ vehicle pile up on I-71 north of Columbus, Ohio. We stopped to check on the occupants of a car that had slammed the guardrail. I was the driver, the truck officer told me to pull over on the shoulder, and not to block the lane, but I disobeyed his order and used the engine to block the right lane and the shoulder. Again he told me not to black the lane. I said to him, No disrespect intended, but this is how we were trained. You guys are my responsibility, your safety is my responsibility. I'm blocking this lane to protect you guys. We can discuss this when we get back to the station, but I blocking this lane with the truck to keep you guys safe and protect you if someone doesn't move over or if someone loses control. I never heard anything else about it, but this guy in this video is EXACTLY why the fire department uses the fire trucks to block the lane(s) of a motor vehicle accident or vehicle fire.

[@sh-df1bb]

God bless you and your service❤ Glad your son wasn't hurt all those years ago

[@jville533]

@@sh-df1bb Thank you

[@OldDocSilver]

Except there was nothing on the road to block. There was nothing on the bridge hanging down. There was no reason to be blocking that right lane except to purposely slow the traffic down….for no good reason. Stupidity if you ask me ended up costing a bundle for tax payers and private company. Another over exuberant entitled cop with a big ego if you ask me.

[@joshuaburba1048]

​@@OldDocSilverLuckily, nobody asked you.

[@danielboone2300]

@@OldDocSilver 100% agree !

[@edpeskin8192]

Amazing how close and how far away you can be away from something, both at the same time!

[@gaspainsify]

Cop had to go 3-5 miles to get to the closest on ramp for that side of the interstate.

[@Rlk-l9x]

My thought exactly!

[@db2855]

@@Mars-77 Firefighters did that, but the cops wanted to warn other motorists of the accident scene. Some people actually pay attention to the flashy lights.

[@oliverxvi4373]

@@Mars-77 PEOPLE DID RUNT DOWN THE SLOPE TO REACH THE TRUCK BY FEET. SOME THO TOOK THEIR CARS TO GET BARRIERS AND LIGHTS DOWN THE ROAD JUST LIKE THE PROTOCOL SAYS. JEEEY PLEASE STOP WITH STUPID COMMENTS.

[@snakeinthegrak8969]

@@gaspainsify as a first responder I think I would have sent one car and had another physically run to the end of the overpass and go down on foot. Seconds count.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I'm a 24-7 road service mechanic for truckers in the Idaho Rockies & was working on a truck on I-15 at the end of November when it was clipped by another trucker. After 22yrs at it I have some stories but that one spooked the shit out of me & I haven't been out on a job since. I feel bad turning them down, especially when it's below freezing as the next closest guy is 100 miles away. This was a wakeup call for me & I'm not even working in the truckstops, my feet have been frozen so many times there is permanent damage so I might go back to work in the spring.

[@dickburt69]

You guys do a thankless job. Trucking has become a race to the bottom and being a professional is rare. Go to any truckstop and it looks like some 3rd world refugee camp with flipflops and pajamas everywhere and English is hard to come by. These people will hardly bat an eye if they kill someone, as long as the load is on time.

[@floridaman964]

I appreciate y'all so much. Can't imagine how we feel when one of you guys pulls up. I hope I never have to meet you Lol

[@thekingsilverado3266]

Nobody can blame U at all. Most of us drivers have noticed how aggressive others R getting on the hiways. I am not a trucker but I do a fair amount of traveling in my line of work.

[@juliogonzo2718]

I had to tow a propane truck that stalled and he didn't quite make it over onto the shoulder in a blind curve with some ice on the road. Someone already clipped his mirror. Cops on scene were kinda oblivious to the situation. Told the one to park his car around the curve so they would slow down earlier but he wouldn't listen. "There's triangles there" he said. I told him after about another incident where I truck came around a bend and saw an ambulance with its lights on and panicked and got on the brakes too hard on ice and jacknifed into an oncoming semi. Was a quick hookup left the driveshaft in till I could get to a safer spot. An Allison transmission is worth less than my life

[@thekingsilverado3266]

@@juliogonzo2718 Nobody sane fault U there. You folks R priceless when U do show up. Here we R having a problem lots of issues with Roadside programs and AAA... Some times U guys just ain't paid enough I guess and the costs of the equipment + keeping it on the road.

[@MSSmith1022]

I am most thankful that the officer was out of that vehicle when it got hit (you can barely see her off to the side towards the trees). I suspect that the driver of that rig will most likely be out of a job, most companies take a VERY hard look at accidents like this and do not like having drivers that do not slow down and move over for first responders when there is an open lane.

[@mikeloghry9521]

Now I know. Safe and sound.

[@JLange642]

Open lane, NO traffic, dry, daylight conditions. Either asleep or on the phone to NOT see the emergency vehicles all around!

[@blast4me754]

I think the cop might get in trouble also becuase a cops presence on the shoulder with their lights flashing still causes traffic to move over a lane. When it's a two lane highway and cops want you out of the slow lane they usually just park on the shoulder which then causes people to move over out of the slow lane.

[@fuzzo73]

Definitely out of a job, no question. There'll be charges too, so he's not driving a rig anytime soon, if ever. There didn't appear to be traffic around him at the time so it's likely he was distracted somehow. I won't speculate how because I wasn't there...I've been trucking 26 years and there are far too many opportunities for modern drivers to be distracted. Truck drivers already have too many oblivious motorists swirling around us like gnats around your head on a summer day, and now all the tech gadgets available to cause further distraction...we have to do better.

[@Brett235]

The problem is a lot of these companies are foreign owned so they do not care. They just need drivers. A lot of drivers are from Mexico coming across the border delivering loads here in the states. The can barely, if at all, speak English and they cannot read a road sign without their gps telling them what it says in their language. Sad but true.

[@maalumzawadi245]

I'm just soooooooo GRATEFUL that a Police Officer was not inside the motor vehicle at the time....WOW! My heart dropped when I saw the footage. Praise God no one was seriously hurt.🙏

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

God even spared the truck driver. You see the trees that truck dodged?

[@xenobyteedm9761]

@vettelover2009 love reading comments like this. It's hilariously ironic to think that kids like you will curse and wish death on the same people you call for help.

[@this12sassy4up6]

@vettelover2009 regardless of your hate for law inforcement that officer is still someone's child, mother or sister, brother wife/husband and a human being.

[@babbalonian2]

I think that cop is completely clueless. If that was any other person, he's be in jail right now. There was no reason to park that car in a lane on a major high way. The accident wasn't even on that road!

[@joshbarron4415]

@@babbalonian2 That’s where you are wrong. She was taking that lane so that if falling debris from the recovery were to fall off the overpass it wouldn’t hit oncoming traffic.

[@calvinh.8882]

Was he taking a nap?? He had at least half a mile of straight flat highway to see the patrol car with its lights flashing before he got to it.

[@Ray56z]

M'F'ing phone user most likely-worse than a G'D' drunk.

[@markenda1]

I have to wonder if he didn't get fixated on the accident on the overpass and, looking upward, completely miss the patrol car in the lane. Not making excuses, but definitely distracted.

[@calvinh.8882]

@@markenda1 That is possible.

[@bobac1083]

@@ButterfatFarms tell that to the PD working the scene internet expert.

[@cantstanddogs4776]

Why was there a cop car down there anyways..?

[@thestonecold9633]

As a safety manager for 160 truck drivers and this being a 1/2 mile from my house this one hurts.

[@SantiShorts13]

Shut up boi u ain’t no manager

[@thestonecold9633]

@@SantiShorts13 Go play with your video games kid.

[@7171-Ws6]

Half the truck drivers shouldn’t have a license

[@josephtrowbridge1707]

Wow 40 hours a week 32 probably spent jilling off so 8 hours to manage 160 people that's like 3 minutes a driver no wonder we see 2 semi crashes in an 8 minute video. Hopefully they fire you.

[@feminazislayer]

Sadly they can't do their jobs without the phones these days but I bet the phone can do their job without them ?

[@paulis7319]

The first thing that came to mind was texting. In my experience as a bicycle messenger, that’s more dangerous than driving drunk.

[@chefruggy8022]

I would have to say they're both just as dangerous. Yet, the penalties for texting while driving only gets people a fine...at least that's how it is in my country. I wish they'd lobby for stricter penalties for those texting while driving. First offense - $2,500 fine plus 30 day suspension. 2nd offense, both of those, but $5,000 fine, one year suspension PLUS jail time. 3rd offense- attempted murder charge w/ the maximum jail time, fine, and indefinite suspension. Maybe then, people will think twice before texting or watching TV shows, while they drive.

[@babbalonian2]

First thing that came to mind was,,,why is that car parked on the interstate, then crash, then i thought about the law su1t against that department.

[@rustyaxelrod]

As a motorcycle rider I completely agree. The close calls I’ve had in the last few years I could see in the car, every time the driver had their phone in their hand.

[@bwhit22295]

I have no idea why it’s so hard for people to just simply get over when they see police on a TS/tow truck drivers or anyone else for that matter pulled over on the side of the road.

[@Brett235]

They're distracted by their phones. I see it everyday. I actually had a police officer get into my lane while passing me the other day because he was on his laptop while driving.

[@scotts3574]

Because so many are morons that dont pay attention

[@donte6391]

cause ppl dnt be letting ppl over

[@davidbutler5825]

Exactly 💯

[@jayo552]

MARYLAND LAW REQUIRES A LANE CHANGE

[@almax9438]

That truck driver was probably distracted, catching up on his favorite series on his tablet to the left, checking emails on his cellphone on the right, and grabbing his hotpocket out of the microwave from behind.

[@shotforshot5983]

Falafel

[@YeeLeeHaw]

The usual suspect as well.

[@blindjustice8718]

Crocks. Almost as bad as flip flops.

[@650Benzo]

He was watching Bonehead Truckers!

[@deaf2819]

@@YeeLeeHawhow many usual suspects have done mass shootings in the USA? How about how many usual suspects are caught up in stings trying to have sex with kids? Seems like a hell of a lot of YEEYEE , my mother is my sister , FJB types.

[@cfbwarzone]

I passed that about an hour after this bodycam / event took place, pretty crazy. I was curious how the hell the semi ended up out in the bushes lol.

[@billtwilla]

Possibly losing the steering tire on the right side? I don't know. Couldn't see all the damage on that side.

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

I passed a few minutes prior and only saw what happened on the bridge.

[@dorianwallace2623]

I drove by and thought it was just typical Cabot idiots lol

[@marinamartinez6886]

Wow, thank God the Officer was not in the Patrol Car. Seeing that really got my heart pounding. 👍👍👍

[@JP-st2mk]

Too busy looking at the accident on the overpass until he was in his own accident. Glad the officer was not in her car.

[@seancrowley1065]

How do you know that ? I'm guessing you talked to the driver right ???

[@timnew7662]

@@seancrowley1065 Ok smart guy. What is YOUR guess as to what the truck driver was doing to not see the PD car there?

[@nikitakucherov5028]

To a non-truck driver like myself, watching that is stunning, like how TF does that driver not see that police car?

[@footballlover1677]

I'm pretty sure that he had his eyes looking up at the action taking place on the bridge above. Ironic.

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

I’m thinking texting while driving.

[@TwistedMexi]

@@71torinoman had a road trip last Friday, ran across two different semi drivers using the rumble strips as a guide wire, while looking at their phones. Never hauled ass away from semis faster in my life.

[@SquirrelTheater]

He obviously didn’t see it because he wasn’t watching the road.

[@Viper81766]

He was watching Mia Khalifa 😭

[@peggyirwin109]

Wow! Had to go a long ways to get to the scene

[@Annette1965]

When I seen the scene and what he was doing, taking pictures I couldn’t figure why he didn’t just slide down the side of the overpass. It was almost 7 minutes before he got there when it could have been around 30 seconds. I wonder if the semi driver was watching the overpass at the wreck. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@peggyirwin109]

@@Annette1965 I'm thinking that is exactly what he was doing or on a phone

[@RallyingSightsSounds]

@@Annette1965 Surely they drove around to protect the scene with the vehicles (again), other cops had already walked off the side of the bridge.

[@chriscomer1472]

Yeah those exits are not close to each other

[@db2474]

It was clearly a different officer responding as the units on scene of the overpass were already working a crash...pay attention and have some common sense!

[@sh-df1bb]

I Live in Jacksonville and do alot of work in Cabot, Ive even worked on the Cabot police parking lot. I never heard about this accident! We maintain asphalt parking lots & Cabot side roads! It's scary to think there's drivers like this on the road. Glad she wasn't in her patrol car! That 18 wheeler needs his license revoked! Thanks to the officers who lay their lives on the line everyday to serve their communities

[@LoveCaveDiving]

Dude was sleeping or texting or something. How these people can''t see the cherries and berries is beyond me.

[@aaronpederson7910]

Maybe they shouldn't park in the middle of the interstate? Notice how they moved out of the road once they got out of their cars the first time. That truckers getting a settlement for sure.

[@stevenbennett9425]

Where I live very few state cars have lights on top of the car most are in headlights tail lights or the back window and they're very hard to see sometimes

[@annoyedok321]

​@@aaronpederson7910 Likely debris under the bridge from the previous crash.

[@brianwest2775]

@@aaronpederson7910 They wanted that lane blocked because of the overhead cane work that could drop debris, or worse, on that lane. But apparently only had the car and not a series of cones.

[@philsmidwestclassiccars150]

@@aaronpederson7910 That truckers not getting no settlement, he's going to be too busy hiding from the other prisoners in jail. They had a cop car parked in the right travel lane to block traffic from possible falling debris from an accident on top of the bridge. The trucker was not paying attention or watching where he was going. Looks like he might be buying someone a new cop car.

[@scottlane3756]

Good bye CDL license 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@alvaroq2024]

Yeah, it certainly doesn’t look good for the truck driver. Also the cop who parked her cruiser in the middle of the road should be fired.

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

I have heard from a couple ppl now that losing your cdl is super easy lol - is that true? Just curious - also, do they give you a warning or can they just take it?

[@birdman2514]

@@alvaroq2024 why would the cop be fired? The patrol car was placed there for debris that might fall from the bridge where the original accident occurred while the tow operators worked.

[@peterpiper4722]

@@alvaroq2024 The lane the cruiser was parked in was the lane where debris had a chance of falling into where else should she have put her car?

[@alvaroq2024]

@@birdman2514 What’s wrong with putting up cones further back and shut down the number one lane. I understand why the cruiser was placed there in the first place, but cones would’ve alerted the truck driver, and a cruiser parked near the cones, not so close to the initial accident might’ve fallen, even on the cruiser. You don’t see it?

[@enid0mom]

They have the actual impact on body cam. The semi driver made absolutely no evasive action.

[@aarondynamics1311]

@karlwithak1835 I certainly didn't expect anyone to be so stupid to blame the victim of what was clearly distracted driving. You proved me wrong

[@scooter1748]

@Karl with a K preventable accident, the driver could have swerved. the FMCSRs which regulate commercial motor vehicles are very clear in that the driver should have taken every reasonable action necessary to prevent the accident. The other lane was clear, with the cruiser clearly in the right-hand lane. they also state that you must not drive (line 3) while ill or tired.

[@enid0mom]

@Karl with a K Just exactly how was she going to stop vehicles from driving over the debris and possible falling debris if she was parked on the side of the road? Should she park the patrol car on the side and she should stand in the lane instead. Her patrol car was IN the lane for a reason. The video shoes the semi driver had plenty of time to move over without ending up Jack knifed in the road. Semi drivers have extensive training on accident avoidance, called defensive driving for passenger vehicles, and experienced driver’s are even better prepared. Karl, you are just wrong on this one. We all make mistakes. Just admit it, even if just to yourself. I got caught in a real stupid one last week. It was so incredibly stupid, I had to own up to it or really look like a nut job.

[@aarondynamics1311]

@karlwithak1835 The facts were that there was an accident on the bridge and the police car on the road below was there to block the right lane, where there was a risk of debris from the accident falling onto that lane (as stated in the description). You're just assuming that the police car was there for no reason at all, which is a dumb thing to assume given that it had lights on and there was an accident on the road above. It is also clear that the truck driver was distracted, which is inexcusable especially when operating a truck, yet you are still acting like the victim of their distracted driving is 100% to blame. The truck driver was totally at fault here, just admit it

[@scooter1748]

@Karl with a K No, it's literally not. Please read the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Do you hold a CDL or CLP?

[@demon_rider666]

at least we know one person who will NEVER be on the road again

[@patrickvanhoesen9425]

This literally just happened to a couple friends of mine driving their 67 VW Campervan. They were parked at a red light and the rig hit them from behind. They're both alive but the Volkswagen is absolutely destroyed

[@ironfront9573]

I've always been terrified at the thought of a front end collision in a VW campervan.

[@davidyoung8521]

I am surprised they survived. Riding in an old VW , you were Spam in a can.

[@equarg]

Ohh, but they definitely felt THAT impact in the morning😣. Glad they survived.

[@oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209]

Sorry to hear about your friends loss.

[@fm2dmax]

Can I have the van? 'Tis but a scratch!

[@onthencway9241]

Thank god she’s ok, god bless her for her service and I am very thankful for her to have not been in that car at the time of collision.

[@TruthrConsequences]

REALLY?!!! Even though there was NO REASON for her to park a patrol unit in a 70+mph lane of travel and leave it there unoccupied?

[@Endeavr_]

@@TruthrConsequences You do realize there are things called brakes, right? And she has lights on that patrol unit. You're supposed to pay attention on the road. Yes, she should have gotten to the shoulder, but it really doesn't matter considering all I mentioned. The trucker is COMPLETELY at fault. It's called "pay some damn attention dumb ass."

[@psych3009]

@TruthrConsequences yes, it was pretty dumb for her to leave it there but both parties are at fault here, the trucker did not switch lanes as they are required when coming up on a police car

[@moviemogul83]

Blows my mind how many people deep throat cops.

[@davidhelfrich2511]

She was blocking the right lane in case any debris came down from the accident on the overpass.

[@paulslater9555]

Not everyone gets a video recording of their last day behind the wheel. This guy does. On a professional note…one of the very first things you learn is to navigate the road 1/4 mile ahead at all times. This is what complacency in that rule causes.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

I look at the horizon and take note of everything in between. Only time I got surprised was when a huge possum ran out of high grass to my left. High speed braking and swerving caused me to roll the jeep grand cherokee. After recovering from the sudden roller coaster, I assessed myself for injuries, found none, and calmly called my partner. Then called 911. Gave them inaccurate directions, as I had somehow done a 180 while rolling and ended up on my wheels on the opposite shoulder. Climbed out unhurt, but very stunned, and calmly handled situation. Even had EMS check me over for anything I hadn't noticed.... like did I still have a pulse? Had I left my body behind somehow? I couldn't believe I had not one injury, just bruises later on. Guess I got lucky, but didn't believe it fully at the time. Lol

[@paulslater9555]

@@OriginalGlorfindel I never swerve for wildlife. While it’s an unfortunate situation, my life and the life of others beside me are not getting put in jeopardy.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

@@paulslater9555 Yeah, I learned my lesson that morning. Thankfully I didn't die in a dumb way, nor hurt anyone else.

[@Brian-bc8ds]

@@paulslater9555 I swerve for bears and moose, but other than that, a cracked bumper or damaged tire/rim are worth less than my life or the lives of oncoming traffic.

[@Benjamin-ol4jx]

I have driven at companies that employed commercial drivers who had previously killed someone with their semi while on the job. I doubt this guy won't get a driving job again.

[@davidkeosa1580]

I'll chime in: I was a truck driver: urban driving; load-in docks, et cetera. I was a "robot", alert and super serious. All my co-workers thought I was too uptight. I got the promotion, they didn't. Drive safe out there, everyone!

[@MajCyric]

Good bye CDL and hello to taking fast food orders...

[@anthonywheeler6133]

Accidents happen, so I think his CDL is for now. But he should keep his options open.

[@I-am-not-D1-4U]

How about Door Dash or Uber Eats and Grub Hub😅

[@I-am-not-D1-4U]

He will never drive an 18 wheeler 🚛 again Oooo No and if he’s married his wife is going to divorce him and marry another truck driver

[@birdflipper]

Not necessarily... they could always get a job at Walmart.

[@XxxXxx-br7eq]

The pay isn't much different these days. I make way more doing Uber than my friend trucking

[@nightwatchman5848]

Good thing the officer wasn't injured, it's a full day trip to get to her. Some emergency turn arounds would be handy..

[@toxiq7399]

i drove for the post office in san antonio, i’ve witnessed cars racing and one hit the dividers straight, bursting straight into flames trying to get around an 18 wheeler entering i10. such a blessing the officer was not in the vehicle.

[@mfi-cf7sp]

traffic not moving off the road or to opposite/furthest lane from the action is a very real issue that needs to be addressed! I think there should always be extra officer to ticket or even take in those who refuse to get out of the way because they’re just about as dangerous as the criminal that’s fleeing

[@mhossboss]

I totally agree (even 9 months later!). It's been an issue for a while. Even if they have to go back through dashcam video, and try to get tag numbers - send them all a huge ticket.

[@johna1761]

The bar for obtaining a driver’s license, let alone a CDL, has been set WAY to low.

[@justinkaufman495]

obtaining a CDL isn't easy. losing one Is. basically there's a million reasons yours can get taken away, but getting one takes weeks even months of training depending on where you are, and even then there are restrictions in certain circumstances. getting a license is easy in some places but annoying in others (EX: texas requires drivers education before you can get one and in some places the BMV is booked up for 3 months. I had to drive 3 hours out of my way to get mine, and even then it was $33 cash card or check only, I had to do 6 hours of drivers education split up into 2 hour segments per day, and even then I had to listen to a grown woman complain that I was driving too fast when backing up and out of a parking space in an empty parking lot in the middle of nowhere. it's not the hardest thing in the world but easy isn't what I would call it either. that being said in the states where it is hard to do you still have people tailgating you doing 120 on an open highway with plenty of room to get over, people still text, and drive everywhere they go and still swerve into occupied lanes and generally drive like idiots.

[@weeksworks2521]

Have you tried to get one? The bar isn't low. You can make it so difficult that it could be nearly impossible to ever get one, and there will still be no guarantee the driver won't get distracted or doze off once they are on the job. All you will accomplish is to create a shortage of truckers, which means bare shelves at all of the stores.

[@eligebrown8998]

It only started about 5 or 6 years ago. I've been driving for 20 years and steering wheeele holders are only getting dumber.

[@donaldsanders3320]

Check your state's web site for CDL info.....you don't even have to speak English to get a CDL!!!!

[@justinkaufman495]

@@donaldsanders3320 perhaps because talking isn't part of driving... if it's your insinuation that mute people shouldn't be allowed to drive or that we should discriminate based on race and disability, go for it but I promise that's a losing argument.

[@praisethelord4222]

Praise the Lord she was out of the car. Too many officers have lost their lives getting hit like that or been permanently disabled. 🙏🏼

[@ding9633]

Yes. Praise our Lord Satan. 🙏

[@robqualls588]

@Allan M. I believe they were blocking the lane in case something fell into the lane from the bridge recovery. Not sure how that created an unsafe condition.

[@run-cnc]

@Allan M. did you just try and blame the officer for that accident? how stupid are you?

[@philcollins5019]

Thank baby jesus

[@GodsSoldier2]

There used to be a time way back in the 80's when truckers would actually switch lanes to avoid stopped vehicles. Things aren't like they used to be

[@aflaz171]

Are you suggesting trucks were involved in less accidents back then, they weren't!

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

Now they just run everything over and keep right on rolling down the highway.... Seen it happen live on the I-95 beltway in Maryland/D.C. area as an ambulance driver many times!

[@midwest1ce]

Definitely had a brake malfunction.

[@midwest1ce]

Also cops should know better to pull fully off the road and not keep a car on a high speed highway.

[@bigfoot1980]

Now days traffic drives mostly on the left lane, creating moving road blocks 10 mph slower then the limit except when a emergency vehicle is stopped, then you have see how close you can get to them, both like some twisted game.. Unprofessionally speaking, it sounds like classic symptoms of "better-then-you disease".

[@Theghostcloset]

I'm mostly impressed with how he managed to get his truck in between all of those trees like that

[@mikerhea1361]

The whole situation was awful If no one perished, there is a bright side. No one is asking me but there is a LOT to be learned here. Stay alert at all times !

[@johnwow2646]

Police officer: What happened? Truck driver: I was just finishing up on my CDL test questions that were online. I must have looked down at my laptop too long. Sorry!

[@ryanbaker7404]

I know it's awful, but seeing that semi in the woods/tree line, all I can hear is Jim Carrey's line in Ace Venture, "Like a glove!" when he does the crazy parking. 🤣

[@Josh31287]

Bruh.....this comment wins! 🤣☠️

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Lol

[@noelalexisperez4890]

Retired truck driver of 20 years here.i always payed attention to everything including traffic coming from the opposite direction.as rule of thumb you look as far ahead as you can see for anything. When I drove as soon I saw the blue lights I was immediately getting ready to move over and slow down,I would rather move over early than get blocked by another vehicle and not able to change lanes.and I did this way b4 they started the slowdown move over campaing and everything that came along with this.this guy clearly was not paying attention and his cdl should be removed permanently.

[@ndobbins58]

Gives you chills thinking about how it could have ended if the trooper had been in her vehicle!! I’m glad everyone is ok!!

[@jeremyspray6607]

The best part of this accident, is that both parties were able to walk away with very minor, if any, injuries. This could have been much more tragic for either of them. Fault can be determined later. At least they both got to go home to their families that day!

[@Chuckles9191991]

100% sure he was distracted. I see these guys watching TV everyday. It’s a fucking shame what the trucking industry has become. As drivers my age start to retire in about 10 years there’s gonna be a whole lot more of this.

[@blast4me754]

Riding down a long boring interstate watching your truck go from 64 mph to 45mph for 11 hours a day gets boring.

[@Chuckles9191991]

@@blast4me754 doesn’t justify not keeping your eyes on the road. I just call someone if I’m bored, and yes on a Bluetooth device, no hand held.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

10yrs? Lol

[@painmt651]

More likely, supply chains just gonna go to hell. Kids don’t want to work

[@mathew3267]

The vehicle will be automated soon, the technology has been ready and capable for years now.

[@alvinuselton912]

I was an old school driver the old Korean War vet that taught me; told me to always watch 15 car lengths ahead I can’t tell you how many times it saved me!!!

[@justinlynch7141]

How frustrating to be so close when the accident happens, but then have to take so long to reach the scene. I was thinking the whole time when the hell is he gonna get there! Also one handing the wheel doing speeds he was doing like a boss lol good stuff!

[@RubberSideDown2]

I was thinking why didn't he just drive down the embankment. He has 4wd. Been there in 2 mins or less

[@chaziztheman]

@@RubberSideDown2 might not have been able to get around the guard rail, and I'm sure it's probably against protocol. Some of the fire/EMS from the original scene walked down to the truck so I'm pretty sure this cop just had to get his car down to get his lights on at the shoulder for more traffic. If the car was occupied when it was hit then I'd be willing to bet that they would have sent it down the hill dukes of hazzard style lmao

[@ArchAngelDowns]

I was thinking similarly about the time. Nearly five minutes. But the other officer was out of the car when it got hit.

[@Lilith-Rose]

He was taking the unit round for safety reasons, they knew she wasn't in the car at the time and other units were able to go down on foot to assess but they need at least one vehicle on scene with its lights going etc to warn other drivers and for access to all the equipment they carry. Still painful to have to drive miles in the opposite direction to get to an incident that happened literally right beneath your feet but with the road blocked by the earlier accident and unsafe terrain that's the only option to get a vehicle on scene

[@Lilith-Rose]

@@chaziztheman no doubt, if the car had been occupied they'd have done anything to get to them, if not drive down it would have been all hands running down the embankment handballing whatever kit. Thankfully that wasn't the case and now there's one less bad truck driver on the road

[@sharongagnist6428]

Thank goodness she was ok. Not only move over but slow down when you see flashing lights.

[@PikaChu-fy5pt]

Doubt they saw any flashing lights

[@sharongagnist6428]

@@PikaChu-fy5pt how can you not see flashing lights?

[@midwest1ce]

After a certain distance the semi is too elevated to see something in front of them that is closer than 4 car lengths. Also if you hear the video you can hear the brakes of the semi.

[@NaruSanavai]

@@sharongagnist6428 by not looking at the road, whatsoever. Texting, checking social media, being on the phone in general, is more important than piloting tons of metal and plastic at high speeds, apparently.

[@sharongagnist6428]

@@NaruSanavai that's what I was thinking.

[@randallyoung8360]

It blows my mind that this had to be made a law to slow down our move over. I was taught this when I started driving and to me its should be common sense without having to be taught but there's very little of that these days. First responders deserve better.

[@lbpalexcool1]

Exactly! just like 10 and 2 best control over that deadly machine we are driving 🙏🙏

[@roba4295]

Got'ta love the orange, "Hows my driving?" sticker on the back of the truck.

[@rdmanone]

I was a Trooper in Florida for 26 years retired Two years ago and I can tell you there is no more Common Courtesy for each other. People don't give a shit about each other.

[@derriklee287]

I care just not about fucking cops

[@Mark-vu8ct]

They programmed that out of people during the pandemic. They were saving the world by wearing a mask and shaming or even calling for the incarceration of people that didn't comply.

[@g1967]

That's a pretty generalized statement...how about SOME PEOPLE don't give a shit about each other..as a nurse of over 25yrs I say some do..some don't

[@douglasfoster6065]

Why did you retire?

[@rdmanone]

@@g1967 Very true I apologize.

[@emilymoncada82]

Holy cow! I hope everyone is alright

[@matthewboas3776]

I've seen some distracted driver accidents before glad to see everybody is okay

[@trueblak1]

Not going lie I was waiting for a third semi going southbound get into a accident. Might as well go for the hat trick 🤣

[@michaelratican4601]

Well now I know what all happened.. I live here, this is Cabot Arkansas, I seen the incident on the bridge but didn't know a police officer's car was struck on the interstate

[@kylewooton608]

I can’t imagine seeing one of your brothers or sisters go through that so close by knowing it takes 5-10 minutes just to get to them

[@kylewooton608]

@@aflaz171 the firefighters and ems did! His job want traffic control and securing a scene, you need bright flashy lights to warn drivers to slow down as the semi obviously ignored! But what he did was correct

[@aflaz171]

@@kylewooton608 Fair enough yes.

[@ATK111]

I’m a heavy equipment operator and I move machines around too. Either on the low boy or the tri axle dump truck with 3 Axles plus a lift axle. I have great respect for our float drivers that haul over sized everyday. Like I said I’m an operator that will float a bit here and there. But it’s better suited for someone who’s does it everyday. That door dummy would have never business hauling over sized on a low boy. He’d kill someone for sure.

[@broeheemed32]

If you just want to watch the top of a steering wheel, and watch the clouds go by, this is the video for you!

[@bobdevries4028]

Nice clouds however... ☁️☁️☁️

[@tbeach3617]

And listen to the siren so loud you cant even stand to listen to the radio traffic.

[@ndobbins58]

I didn’t understand the position of the camera either. If an incident had occurred on the way to the accident scene all they would have videoed was the treetops and sky. Looks like training needs to be done on camera use. I get annoyed seeing fingers in front of the camera by some officers too.

[@timnew7662]

Body cams should be deactivated once the officer is in his car.

[@RyuSanctuary]

@@ndobbins58 guess you haven’t figured the fact that they have dash cams too

[@puffnstuff12]

I wonder if he'll have to explain this accident at his next job interview???

[@amzarnacht6710]

*_WHAT_* 'next' job interview? His CDL's going to be yanked so fast and so hard he'll never see the inside of a cab again... except as a detailer.

[@Ray56z]

Never interview for another for hire driving job, not even a rideshare uber. May not be able to keep an auto license without half a dozen conditions applied to it for some time.

[@00kt86]

Yes. He has to document all traffic accidents (his fault or not) with number of deaths, his traffic tickets etc..

[@SeanBZA]

Just get a job at Swift.......... All they care about is does he have a pulse, and is not visibly tweaking at the interview.

[@philsmidwestclassiccars150]

No! His next job is going to be party pleasure at the local prison. They usually don't interview you for that position. They just strip you naked & kick you into the room.

[@Vietnam_Vet_67]

This has to be heart wrenching when you come up on a fellow officer and see the car. Thinking the worse... Clearly he was not paying attention.

[@Wooley689]

There is no better feeling thought when you hear the calvary coming from all directions and you're pinned in your vehicle.

[@miurako8900]

There's no better feeling than seeing it happen LOL

[@C.Church]

@@Wooley689 No better feeling? If I needed backup but I hear the calvary is coming, I'd ask for a new emergency operator. 😨

[@Wooley689]

@@C.Church What I'm saying is when you can actually hear them coming, not just being told they are coming. Besides, what exactly do you think a dispatcher should say when the call is made?

[@C.Church]

@@Wooley689 The dispatcher should send the cavalry not church people ;)

[@foltzenlogel]

The driver definitely should have been paying attention and moved over. What I don't understand though is why the cruiser was there parked in the travel lane to begin with. The previous incident was on the overpass and had nothing to do with the interstate. The description says "because they feared debris might fall below".. okay, then shouldn't they have shut both lanes down.

[@nicedog4207]

A lot of truckers these days just don't know how to drive or ever pay attention to the road. Many cruise in the left lane, next to another truck, holding up traffic.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Usually it's another idiot trying to pass someone he might be a mile or two faster than. It's a very shitty ordeal.

[@brandonjennings6585]

some say they got their CDL from a cereal box. half of em dont even speak english

[@Stay_in_your_lane_F00L]

Tell these damn companies to pay people with experience, instead of hiring a bunch of clowns Just to pay them penuts

[@cody6009]

Or they do the exact thing they complain about normal drivers doing 🙄 I can't tell you how many times I'm in the left lane, and a trucker in the right lane just cuts me off dangerously close . All because the car infront of the trucker was going to slow for them. Or the get behind you dangerously close. It's crazy out on highways anymore.

[@randgrithr7387]

I'm still a rookie in a governed company truck, but one of the first habits I formed was to slow down if a truck is passing with less than a 5mph difference. You never know when you need that left lane.

[@rickhenry8760]

I grew up near that area and traveled it for many years. Cabot police force has really grown over the years. I remember when there were no more than 9 patrol cars! Kudo's for the officers work and glad the PD officer was not in the car at the time of the incident !

[@kevinbeare745]

@@karlwithak1835 they placed their vehicle in the lane to direct traffic into the other lane so nobody would be injured if debris from the other wreck were to fall from the overpass. How would you like to be doing 70+ and have a piece of falling debris come through your windshield?

[@davesrvchannel4717]

I’m trying to understand why the police car was parked in the lane of traffic. The accident the officers were there for were on bridge above

[@RDW303]

Guess reading the description is out of the question for you.

[@austin5630]

Incredibly fortunate for the truck driver... that his cab and truck missed the larger trees for the most part. He could have easily lost his life.

[@feminazislayer]

Look at the wreck on top ? The pickup is 3 inches from rolling off the over pass. Double holly crap on this one

[@AyeCarumba221]

I'm guessing he was going too fast and/or not paying attention.

[@austin5630]

@@henryscored18 This looks like an elderly (black) gentleman. Not a muslim. And I find no quarrel with a man because he wishes to wear a religous article of clothing around his head in regards to his faith. I find more ignorance and in fact, more "needing to be learned" and individuals in need of learning in the White House... which has been primarily occupied by (white) individuals who do not wear turbans. Thank you for sharing.

[@austin5630]

@@henryscored18 I prefer Adonai to "dumbass" friend, be careful who you mock. You may find out you are the ignorant one... Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Proverbs 25:8 KJV If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. Ecclesiastes 5:8 KJV

[@austin5630]

@@henryscored18 I am a Servant of YHWH of hosts and a Prophet of the Hebrew God. Suffer me that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on. Job 21:3 KJV The fear of The LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 KJV Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf. Job 36:2 KJV The fear of The LORD is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate. Proverbs 8:13 KJV A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: But the fool rageth, and is confident. Proverbs 14:16 KJV

[@MrsJones0731]

If that responding officer had gone the opposite direction: getting on the highway via the OFF ramp like some of yall are suggesting and he had cause another... a THIRD wreck yall would be in the comments saying why didn't he go around and get on the highway properly 😄 if he had taken his cruiser down the embankment like some of you are suggesting and the thing rolled over or rolled into a tree etc, yall would be on here saying he did THAT wrong. He made the safest decision that he could and made it there quickly without causing injury or further damages.

[@timnew7662]

He couldn't have done it either way. The bridge was blocked so he couldn't get to the side where the second accident happened going that way. Even had he gone back up the off ramp he was still on the wrong side of the freeway with a concrete divider separating the north and south bound lanes.

[@gaspainsify]

@@timnew7662 It's wire not concrete.

[@augustrush7538]

What a horrible day. I hope ones like this don’t happen too often.

[@hylianro]

Sorry to break it to ya but crashes happen A LOT

[@augustrush7538]

Thanks.

[@edsalinas9996]

You couldn't walk down the embankment to the Police Officer, you had to drive 10 minutes to get to him.

[@judil3294]

I recently found out from a cdl/hazardous materials licensed relative how much fuel those semis can carry. You don't want to mess with them. A total shame this driver wasn't watching where he was going.

[@Wooley689]

Yes, but diesel does not ignite all that easy. But does leave a slippery mess like driving on ice if spilled.

[@judil3294]

@@Wooley689 Ahh, that's true. We were just discussing fuel and he was laughing about this piece of equipment that he says is more about gallons per mile than miles per gallon. I forgot to even consider type of fuel.

[@curtisboswell2619]

Roughly 250 gallons of Diesel in many rigs. Single axle "local delivery" rigs carry about half that.

[@philcollins5019]

And what's the minimum speed again???

[@judil3294]

@@philcollins5019 ???

[@gacha_hamilton0437]

I remember a time when truck drivers took their job seriously in a full uniform and full focus. That driver just got out of that massive vehicle like it was bring your kid to work day and he was the kid

[@oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209]

Yeah, I remember those days also. I am one of those you speak of, that stopped being a thing after 1. deregulation (thank you Jimmy Carter) and than, 2. When they started hiring any warm body to hold a steering wheel.

[@jville533]

There aren't many of us old school drivers left. The ones that move over for any vehicle on the side of the road, the ones that still blink our lights to let a passing driver know it's ok to come back over or thank the driver that blinks his lights for me, the ones that see a driver that you're about to pass is coming up on a slower vehicle so you just back off or change langes further over so he can go ahead and get over instead of screwing him because you know you won't be past him before he gets there, the ones who doesn't speed up on the driver trying to pass and make him work for every inch and keep him out there for 10 miles trying to get around, the ones who doesn't ride someone's ass so close that if something happens they're gonna kill some one. No, it's a whole new breed out there, full of jackasses that have to be first, jackasses that think that because they're in 80,000 lbs of rolling death that they can push other vehicles out of their way, jackasses that think they don't need to slow down when road conditions deteriorate from snow and ice that their load won't let them crash and end up smashing asshole deep into other vehicles when the big crash happens in front of them. Yea, it's a whole new breed out there.

[@oldschoollgearjammerlongmi5209]

@@jville533 Totally agree.

[@TermiCobraKid]

@@jville533 I'm a younger guy but I can spot the old-head truckers when I see them. They are few and far between. If I see a guy who isn't blocking the left lane and communicates with his high beams and hazards, I know he can drive.

[@jamminr]

Would love to see video from the trucker's POV (no idea if any exists, but I know many OTR companies have dash cams now)

[@terrynagle7410]

I have 1 in each side of my windshield. I payed for them out of my pocket.

[@lawnboy81SMS]

Here’s a video that shows the dash cam at the end from the tractor trailer POV, but no audio. I’m betting the audio was redacted for some reason. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faOlhGuAZ6ygf5I

[@jamminr]

@@lawnboy81SMS Nice find. Thanks for the link. And as suspected from the quick view, semi made no move/slowdown at any point.

[@mastertanks9075]

They should have warning signs Maybe mile away that would warn drivers to slow down and move over instead of having a police car in the right lane with no other warning signs to make drivers to move over and glad no other driver was injured

[@alexbetancourt5368]

Officer is obviously well trained in scene photography 👏

[@strikehold2112]

Yeah, and not so much on the rendering aid to a citizen.

[@reneelemaster3290]

While the driver should have gotten over, they should have had more warning since the police car was in the travel lane and not just on the shoulder. There is alot of activity with the accident on the bridge, truck could have thought the cop was on shoulder and was busy checking out accident on bridge. It's not uncommon to have secondary accidents from rubber neckers.

[@Vab1ar1]

Trucker was too busy looking the tow truck and semi. Both lucky to be alive

[@Carolesoriginalpieces]

She was parked blocking the lane in case the vehicle up above slipped over the side while the wrecker driver was trying to pull it off the edge!

[@corey6393]

Have to say I am surprised how many commenters here think everyone should have just run down there, instead of having a couple of units drive to the scene to secure it with lights. Think it through folks, there are lots of first responders on that bridge. But it just so happened that the body cam was on one of the officers that had to DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT to get to the scene. Seems pretty simple when you think about it.

[@timnew7662]

Too bad that next exit is about 7-8 miles up the road. I knew they should have put a couple of "cut-a crosses" for official use in the median barrier wire when they worked on that part of 167 a year or so ago.

[@Ray56z]

And it had to happen on an overpass that didn't have off/on ramps to the lower highway. I'm sure several of those on the bridge were down there in less than 90 seconds. Looked like even a tow driver was walking under the bridge when this body cam LEO began taking pictures.

[@timnew7662]

@@Ray56z Oh that bridge does have on and off ramps that lead to it. You can see them when you see the view up and down the lower highway. That is the highway 5 overpass that crosses over highway 67/167 on the south end of Cabot, AR.

[@Ray56z]

@@timnew7662 Ah, so the LEO drove 4+ minutes for no reason, could of taken a on/off ramp with code 3 and been there in seconds? Think someone is wrong here, you or the LEO worried about the accident?

[@timnew7662]

@@Ray56z You really need to rewatch the video. The bridge itself was completely blocked and the officers that were on it were all on the east side of the bridge. The second accident happened in the lanes below the bridge on the west side of it. There was no way to get to that side of the freeway even had they gone back up the off ramp due to the concrete divider south of the bridge and the steel cable that was north of it that divided the north and south bound lanes. The ONLY way to get to the second scene was to get onto 167 north and drive to the next exit, which was 7-8 miles away, then cross over 67/167 and go back south on it. Which is what the officer had to do.

[@jeffreygamer32]

Thank Goodness the cop wasn't in the car at the time of impact! God was looking after that officer! Stay safe out there guys!🙏🙏💙💙

[@rpthfndr501]

Amen brother

[@AyeCarumba221]

There is no god. If there were, god would not allow this travesty to happen in the first place. Try not to be absurd please.

[@chris52209]

god would of told the trucker to move his ass a lane over god wasn't looking after nobody

[@jeffreygamer32]

@@AyeCarumba221 Okay so you dont believe in God and thats fine I respect your opinion

[@timnew7662]

@@AyeCarumba221 Gonna suck to be you come judgement day.......

[@DabKing999]

As someone that’s lives here in Cabot it blows me away I didn’t know about this especially considering I work at the McDonald’s by that exit

[@babbalonian2]

Why was the cop car obstucting traffic on a major highway? That department should be VERY glad that guy wasn't k1lled, or there would have been a huge law suit. There is absolutely no reason for that car to be there.

[@Ray56z]

Fully a third of those behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer shouldn't be allowed to walk by one. Half of the rest need to have live feed cameras on them so they'll leave their addiction to cell phones alone. These schools put out those that can't even drive a 16,000lb box truck safely. And not being able to read the sign language is part of the problem, along with cruse control, automatic transmissions, being f'ing pampered. Being forced to drive every inch of your trip with the three peddles under the dash, the two levers on the left side of the steering colume, and the gear shifter(s) coming through the floorboard causes one to be aware. And being scared of that 80,000+lbs, and what it can do to you and others is the most important thing about driving a tractor-trailer. A million miles and knowing what those 80,000+lbs could do to me and others is what kept me on my toes every inch I traveled. Why would someone want to kill themselves or another for a moment of INTENTIONAL distracted driving? Fine trade off huh? A M'F'ing drunk is trying to drive, but those of you that use a phone in any manner are trying to use the phone-worse than a M'F'ing drunk-you're TRYING to KILL YOURSELVES OR OTHERS.

[@Diemerstein]

Truck driver got distracted by whats going on on the bridge.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

That was my first thought too

[@catbishop27]

Agreed.

[@Junk65]

Yesterday a Semi truck tried to run me off the fast lane. I wasn’t sure if the driver was an ahole or on dope. It’s the second time this has happened to me in the last few months. This morning 2 cars were sandwiched between two semis, the car drivers(5) didn’t survive. What is going on with these professionals driving so aggressively

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

As an otr driver for the last 30 years and an owner operator for 25 of them, I can honestly say that there are very few REAL truck drivers on the road these days. The CDL mills push them through what they call training in just a few weeks and many of them can't even speak or read English (which IS a regulation in order to get a CDL). Personally, I have over 3 million accident and citation free miles behind me and I never went to a driving school. I learned from my dad and grandpa. God willing, I'll be retiring at the end of 2023, provided that I survive the year!

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

@HenryScored This IS my day jackass! I'll be 55 years old this year and it's because of people, most likely very similar to you, that I've decided to retire from a job that I used to love! I'm fed up with morons, including many truck drivers, trying to kill me because they don't know how to drive! You did get one thing right though...I am a grandpa. I'd also like to see my grandchildren grow up!

[@balsachopper7]

What professionals? Not very many left.

[@emeyers5984]

@HenryScored You’re being rude and disrespectful to Mr. Brown. If it weren’t for these truckers you would have very little food or products in your home.

[@garyjackson3531]

@@henryscored18 Run along. The adults are talking.

[@Missangie827]

somebody was not paying attention! LEO's always scare me not getting off the road all the way -people are distracted unfortunately but fortunately this officer wasn't in the car-live and learn folks

[@ryanthompson3737]

In this case, a car was dangling over an active highway, and instead of shutting down the entire highway, they just shut down that small section of that lane. The cop being there was 100% intentional to prevent another potentially deadlier accident.

[@jerry50bmg65]

Former truck driver?

[@haroldscott9335]

Thank God she's okay and I hope that driver is not ever behind the wheel of a rig

[@just_observing1]

This is why I hate getting in my car nowadays. Why? Everything else more important than being 1000% alert. Great nobody in car and nobody else beside him.

[@randgrithr7387]

Need to return to traditional walkable cities so people don't have to drive just to get a gallon of milk.

[@hithere7382]

@@randgrithr7387 If you shop appropriately you never buy just a gallon of milk, if you have a family you can buy 4-6 gallons at a time. Milk usually lasts 2-3 weeks so you buy this quantity twice a month, and sometimes once a month. In addition to that usually we buy the aft of a hatchback car full to the top of the seats of other stuff too.

[@mountainman5173]

I started driving for a living about a decade before cell phones existed. At first it wasn't bad, mostly texting and phone conversations were the culprit. But when the smartphone hit the market, some of these idiots (I refuse to call them fellow drivers) pay attention to nothing else.

[@billrayvan6857]

There was a time when police knew not to park on the freeway .

[@quaternarytetrad4039]

Did you even pay attention to the video description? The officer's vehicle was parked there to prevent people from driving directly beneath where debris could possibly fall. There is fault or problem or negligence on the part of the officer.

[@mydobie130]

How on earth did he not see her?

[@mikeloghry9521]

Is she okay?

[@ManaGeorgie]

@@mikeloghry9521 the officer was not in the unit when it was struck. Thankfully.

[@BoogieButts]

On his damn phone pretty sure

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

@@BoogieButts Right. Wild-guess = "probably". OMG.

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

I figured he was looking up at the truck on the overpass that was having a problem and got fixated on it, just a guess.

[@shannonmariehauck]

This is exactly why the three times I've been pulled over in my life I get way the heck off the road.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

Me too, i'll drive into a parking lot if I can. Last time I got a warning. I truly believe that if the cop isn't stressed out having to deal with you and scary traffic at the same time you just might get a break or some leniency.

[@Postocalypse]

I love how they parked EXACTLY where the first car got hit lmfao... THEN the second thought of "oh yeah we should move them "

[@nightrunner1456]

ON ROADS LIKE THIS, THE PD NEEDS TO PUT OUT PLACTIC EMERGENCY CONES OUT, BEHIDE THEIR VEHICLE, TO WAKE-UP PEOPLE 1000 feet away.

[@nightrunner1456]

WHEN I BREAK DOWN, I GET OFF THE ROAD AS FAST AS I CAN, BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS. So, a mechanic can fix's the problem in a safe zone.

[@timnew7662]

I gotta believe those flashing blue strobes are a lot more noticeable from almost a mile away long before someone is able to see an orange cone.

[@nightrunner1456]

@@timnew7662 People brains still slow, they stop look, stop look, move the cones back 35ft.

[@nightrunner1456]

@@timnew7662 I would design a better fast cone, stand 5ft. and take less space.

[@timnew7662]

@@ButterfatFarms Try reading the description above ButterFatBoy.

[@kellyreeves4188]

That's a long drive for being under the highway.

[@Takaride]

All he had to do is walk down there lol

[@Annette1965]

He should have slid down the grassy area from the overpass, would have been seconds compared to 7 minutes.

[@corey6393]

You don't see the need to have emergency vehicles with lights at the crash scene? You don't think others ran down the embankment to check on everyone?