Teen Killed In Horrendous Crash After Slamming Into Semi | Auburn

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2-23-2023 16:17
LOCATION: 2415 West Valley Hwy N
CITY:Auburn Wa
DETAILS:
1 teenage male confirmed deceased on scene
At 4:15pm, APD responded to reports of a fatal collision on West Valley Highway.
Two vehicles were headed NB on West Valley Highway when the second vehicle tried to pass the first. As the second vehicle was passing, a semi was pulling out of a driveway on the East side of the road turning South.
One person is confirmed dead on scene. The road will be closed between 15th St NW and 37th. Please avoid the area if possible.
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[@MimiZ914]

I can't imagine having a job like this and going thru this trauma again and again. First responders you have my utmost respect.

[@fredjones7705]

I drove an Ambulance in Houston Texas during college. It was hard to take.

[@shonuf5152]

100 to everything you said. That's a job and responsibility I don't want.

[@billcampana4328]

Mimi, I was a firefighter/Paramedic for 25 years. In some of the major trauma runs we had, we would have Psychologists help us with debriefing. They would ask when i recognized going into "auto pilot", and when we came back to reality. God provides us with that auto pilot. It is a real thing. Someone has to do this job. I am so proud to have served the community where I was born and raised.

[@niksuch4169]

That were just my same thoughts right away. You have to be born for such job. Unimaginable for me to do.😔😔

[@vince1638]

As a retired 35 year cop I recall lots of these. I would always tell my trainees, Don't look at that death if you don't need to. The sights, smells and gore never leave your mind. So sorry for this teen, he was probably having a fun carefree day that got away from him. Lost my own son 6 years ago in a horrific crash like this.

[@bobchris11]

So sorry for your loss.

[@vince1638]

@@bobchris11 Thank you.

[@pammielover21]

How old was your son? I’m so sorry for your loss 😢 so tragic…

[@Anewday1979]

Vince, I’m heartbroken to hear about your son. Sincerely. I’ve experienced similar losses. But I’m not a father. And in my opinion that’s the worst pain to ever have to endure and that is a parent losing a child. It takes a strong individual with an immense amount of will to survive the grief and heartbreak. I Believe you’re the epitome of having the ability to process and get through the pain to eventually be able to celebrate them instead of staying in that constant emotional status. Much Love to you and your family. Keep Shining. And remember his laugh, it was contagious laughter. Keep an eye out for those “Little Hello’s.” I promise you he’s literally closer to you than he’s ever been. 🦁❤️🦁❤️🦁❤️

[@redline350zHR]

that last sentence hit me hard.. as i started reading your comment i put myself in the position of one of the trainees. I am someone who overthinks a little more than Id like to at times, and idk why i have such curiosity of what happened in horrible accidents like this one. A Boars Head truck overturned on the LI Expressway, 5 mins from where I live around 5am about 8 months ago & my friends brother is the towtruck driver whose company was called to scene...entire eastbound side shutdown for hours & i still never can forget the images he sent me. Very sorry for your loss

[@katieelizabeth3083]

Having to cut deceased kids out of cars is one of the absolute WORST part of being a firefighter/paramedic. I’m going on 22 years and every time it’s awful. 😢 Praying for his family, parents aren’t supposed to bury their kids, it’s absolutely awful. 😞

[@F3502000]

I can only imagine. An 18 year old hit a tree a couple months ago a block away from where we live. I was outside in our yard giving kitties some treats, and heard that awful sound. Its hard to understand how I heard that so clearly, from that far away.

[@Charmer4856]

I don’t people understand how fast you have to be going to sheer the top of a SUV off all the way to the taillights

[@Missstrish]

I don’t know how you do it! I just can’t even imagine

[@stevegarcia1796]

God-bless you sir thank you for your service.

[@annettehuffman4449]

My daughter is a firefighter in Colorado and the 1st call that she was on, was a Tesla that blew up. She said, after hours of trying to get the fire out, all that was left of him were a skeleton and ashes.😢😢😢

[@charlestoole1789]

After 13 years of working these types of wreck scenes, there is no denying that speed was a major factor in this accident, it's a hard lesson learned when it's too late to avoid the outcome.

[@PanameraTurboSEHybrid]

Sure he was speeding, but to me the main reason why he crashed was distraction.

[@MJKeenan30]

No experience needed to be able to tell he was speeding. You don't wedge a car that far under anything unless you are really hauling ass.

[@User0000000000000004]

a contributing factor but NOT the causal factor. I've been speeding for 40 years but I only do it safely and never in traffic. Someone made a mistake.

[@tomindenver1331]

I was at the tire shop, getting new rubber for my car. It's a unique sports car, so it's gets some attention. While I waited at the window, sipping a coffee and watching the techs at work, an older man sat next to me and asked if that red car was mine. I said yes and we talked fast cars for a bit. He finally mentioned he was a retired highway patrol officer. Over the course of the next hour, he slowly shared some of the tough things he'd seen and dealt with on the roads. My car had long been finished, but we sat and talked until he was done. Thank you, first responders, for all you do.

[@kellyann2242]

Thank you for taking the time to listen to him

[@dianecelento4974]

Nice of you to listen. He probably needed that.

[@jasonlommen4769]

Nice of you to listen to his stories, I did think you were going to finish up by saying you sold your car. I have a really fast car too and I drive it fast, but I’m not reckless. I’m sure you are the same.

[@jskaye-fn8mk]

Maybe Tom needed it too

[@erikrobles5727]

At least give us one of the stories

[@SusanA1056]

As a paramedic I can honestly say that these calls take even seasoned first responders time to process in their minds. If people only knew, what we know, they would never speed or drive recklessly again. Haunting us forever.

[@cherishmariexo]

Thank you so much for your service. My brother is an R.N. & works in the ER. And you're absolutely right, it is haunting.. he has told me so many terrible stories.. it's heartbreaking 💔 🥺🙏 You are all angels. Again. Thank you for what you do. Respect. God bless 🙏

[@Waynes-xt9gr]

when the dispatch says "code 1 or mva".....you just dont know how serious or severe this collision is......then when you arrive and OMG :((((........thank you 1st responders.

[@SusanA1056]

@@cherishmariexo Thank you. And thank your brother from us.

[@ThethomasJefferson]

True, as a former EMT. The worst ones are the children.

[@acebrandon3522]

Dear Susan Anderson, I do. Been there and done that, for 19 years.

[@kaycampbell8532]

It's heartbreaking to know the pain the family suffered from this. Our teenage nephew died in a car accident and it's the worst thing I've been through in my life. He wasn't speeding, it was just a freak accident. My sincere condolences to the family.

[@scottkeene2939]

😂😂😂no such thing as an accident, collisions only, and there is always a reason. Stop being stupid.

[@chanelgez2146]

so sorry for the loss of your teenage nephew bless you and his family

[@roetilliceline2917]

16-year-olds are too irresponsible to be driving if you ask me.

[@davestir5743]

Its called inexperience, and while one might die from a bad decision, thousands of others are on the road and live to see tomorrow. Believe it or not, the number of teens killed in accidents like this are far less than they were a few decades ago.

[@Michael15_25]

@@davestir5743I think elderly drivers are more of a problem than teens

[@ChipJohnson-yn3fn]

@@Michael15_25 Nope: because they drive much slower, therefore anyone paying attention can avoid them.

[@tommackay7433]

Not all of them.

[@davecooper3238]

@@Michael15_25I am an older driver. Started on motorcycles at 16. Cars at 17 In the early days kept throwing bikes down the road. With car crashes it was. Here we go again. Haven’t crashed car or bike for over 40 years. Looks like I am safer now than back then.

[@mpravica]

Everyone on the roads seem to be in such a rush to go nowhere. Very tragic. My sympathies to the victim's family.

[@peteyca]

literally just to get somewhere 3-5 minutes faster

[@moulikfalujah]

and possibly on their phones ...

[@larrydiaz4418]

you are 110% correct. People need to give themselves more time to get where they are going and stop putting those around them in danger.

[@StumpyVanLife]

@@peteyca If they even save that much time. I can't tell you how many times somebody will go zooming around me just to have me pull up next to them at the next traffic signal.

[@leolennox1209]

This was too fast to be someone simply in a hurry. Glad an innocent third party was not hurt.

[@micheleameywolfe5482]

I live in a rural area and drove into town yesterday for groceries. The young woman in the car behind me spent more time looking down at her lap (obviously texting) than she did looking at the road, and was frequently following way too close. Every time traffic slowed I was afraid she was going to run into the back of my car. When I got to town and was sitting at a red light she was still behind me and she was still very obviously texting. The light turned green and I drove away and when I glanced back she was still sitting unmoving with the light green when I was half a block away. She was completely oblivious to what traffic was doing around her. Unfortunately, they just don't get it.

[@userbosco]

I'm not, nor have I ever been a first responder (although I did lifeguard at the beach for a number of years), and I was unfortunate enough to be first on scene for an accident very similar to this. Driver was partially decapitated but passenger was still alive somehow. Nothing I could do but talk to her and try to keep her calm while we waited for emergency services. It was brutal, and will never forget what I witnessed. I wish people would just slow their roll!

[@hakimbandaru1915]

Can you clarify why first responders always seem to have a holier than thou attitude and Godlike complex? Asking for a fat ugly friend. Thanks.

[@ryanm.3351]

I feel bad for the trucker. Imagine him explaining to his family and friends how his day went.

[@santoyoarmando81]

I been a trucker for almost five years. I haven’t had anything like this happen to me and I wish it never will.

[@lizhartel3740]

As a trucker myself, I know what this driver will suffer thru. IF this accident is of no fault of his own, it won't matter. Once police or EMS is called, our troubles start. He could have been sitting on the side of the road, not even moving and he life would still be hell. He may loss all driving privileges. This will take a long time to clear up for him. I do feel bad for the teen who passed. It's just a shame to be in such a hurry.

[@DanielSong39]

Most people have no idea just how difficult it is to drive a truck

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

​@@lizhartel3740 I think it's just disgusting how the trucker always gets blamed. My husband and I were OTR for a long time and seen so many 4 wheelers doing stupid shit

[@pollypurree1834]

Plus it can cost him his job and occupation. That 🤡 that hit him was at fault but insurance companies will penalize the truck driver too. He may end up fired and find it difficult to get another driving job

[@MrSteveb1]

Truck pulling out making left turn but kid must have been hauling ass to end up wedged like that. So sad and so preventable

[@TheFrenchPug]

The truck was not moving fast, so somehow, the driver must have been oblivious.

[@moulikfalujah]

Or on his phone ,,, happens to often with teens while driving ...

[@HollyBarrett]

Not preventable when a semi just pulls out in front of you. Has happened to me many times and if you can't slow down enough your going to hit that truck and trailer.

[@HollyBarrett]

​@@TheFrenchPug the semi truck pulled out in front of the two cars

[@TheFrenchPug]

@Holly Barrett If I see a slow moving trailer truck pulling out, I don't step on the gas.

[@MyerShift7]

I've noticed no one is addressing the irresponsible behaviour that lead to this at all.

[@ismaelcampos7366]

Rest in peace young man. Just lost my nephew in a tragic accident last Saturday as well. 😢

[@jonjhon8491]

Sorry for your loss 🙏

[@mpshotattwice3253]

Sorry for your loss , may he RIP .

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

Sorry for your loss! I love my nephews and nieces as if they were my own kids. RIP to your angel.

[@colgatetoothpaste4865]

🥺

[@christophergoodrow2792]

Shit happens the world is over populated anyway. Thanks for freeing up resources.

[@arcticwater3206]

He had to be going REALLY fast to have his car wedged under there like THAT!

[@tom357]

Finally someone gets it...

[@Carlos-wx2tc]

Fast? Probably, but not necessarily REALLY fast. It's all soft metal on the upper part.

[@daveshondel5108]

I am a funeral Director and believe me cases like this are logistical nightmare cases! The vehicle must be cabled onto a wrecker and then wrapped in blue tarp. The vehicle must then be taken to the police impound lot where the coroner and other officials will witness the excavation of the victim. Quite often you need two powerful vehicles at either end to pull the vehicle apart. They normally take a steel bar and weld a bit to the impacted vehicle the best they can and then they use that to attach chains at both ends and then as the wreckers slowly begin a slow pull, the fire department will also start chopping away at the vehicle with the jaws of life while they attempt to extricate the remains of the victim. You will not find a Body intact but rather a crushed tomato type of scenario. You’ll never get the entire body out of a vehicle like this but you do your best. The last time I had one like this we brought A double lined body bag because quite frankly we would just place whatever we could get from the vehicle into the body bag. After that the fire department will spray a combination of 1 gallon of bleach and 200 gallons of water. The reason they do that is because of the biohazard and the fact that this vehicle will attract flies! They normally use a backhoe to dig a small pit for the runoff from the vehicle. Obviously the family will not have a visitation with the open casket but we will put a couple of gallons of formulin and the body bag and then encase the body bag in a larger disaster pouch. Putting that in the casket and then locking the casket down and that’s the best you’re going to get. NOTE: Sometimes the driver will see whats about to happen…. And dive for the passengers seat.. He/She might survive ! If rescue is near. Most of the “accordion calls” don’t. Secondly, as a forethought, it’s always difficult when we are working A catastrophic auto accident. But we no longer see any fatalities as living, breathing human beings anymore. We simply can’t! We would lose our minds. We have to learn early in our career about the difference between “ Life and death” in the biblical sense. The circle of life or the biblical Teaching that we are on this earth for a short time , and then we return to the spiritual realm. “ The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away” once I fell in love, and got married, and was blessed with my children, the gravity of my job became more and more difficult to accept and deal with. For each young wife, whose life was taken far too early by either violence or sickness, I would always put myself in the shoes of the grieving family! The hardest service I have ever been a part of was that of a young woman, who had stopped to help a stranded motorist, and as she was exiting her vehicle, she was struck by a car that did not notice her for some reason. She had four young children, and this funeral weighed so heavily on all of us, that those at the funeral home who drink alcohol went next-door to a bar and ended up having to call their spouses or a taxi to get home. I recall at the cemetery her casket was open, and it was what we call a full couch casket. This is a casket that opens all the way to the bottom much like the kind that Aretha Franklin had she had been dressed in a flowery sundress, and after almost 7 hours of reconstruction looked very relaxed and natural although, in these cases, we draped the casket with a sheer silk Barrier with a sign on the casket that says “ no photography please do not touch” there was a light breeze and it was absolutely beautiful day. Her husband and her children were escorted one more time past the casket. And her little boys were pleading with her to come home. That day I will never forget ! I started smoking again after nine years. If you do this job with no grounding, no faith, you will very quickly end up an alcoholic or worse . every time I talk to a priest or a minister about the death of a baby or a toddler or an entire family. Or like in the case of a beauty shop when some mentally deranged person walked in and killed five women. How do you put that in context? Why did this happen? These were outstanding people. The answer is always the same, we must all be prepared to leave this earth at any given time for any reason. Something about he who loves his life, will lose it. I have to just take things as they are, and pray every day, and do my job the best I can, and prepare myself for things that most people can’t fathom . Thanks

[@kennethwilliams-dl9gi]

ive seen cases where they use airbags or a wrecker to lift the trailer if they cannot just pull the car away.

[@reneemallinson388]

Interesting. Obviously no one wants to see that but it's interesting to know. Thank you.

[@johnnymora1017]

Wow!!!!!😱😱

[@patti3d]

@@kennethwilliams-dl9gi I thought I saw what looks like jacks to raise the trailer. Makes sense to do that.I was wondering if they got the person out already but it looks like he was forced into the back seat of the car which is mangled.

[@erictaylor3897]

Teenagers need to hear this in driving school, all too often kids think driving is like a video game.

[@melissaeldwik8627]

The detailed perspective of the mortuary director should definitely be read by all new drivers

[@millionjay]

I used to be scared of hitting a deer in my days of driving, but nowadays, I’m extremely nervous that someone is going to come out of nowhere from behind me racing and run into me and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve always practiced keeping my distance from the car in front of me, as if there’s a cushion or room for me to slow down in time if the person in front of me slams on their brakes, but how do you defend your self against a person racing or speeding upon you and smash into you when you don’t even see them coming?

[@taylorchilds7]

Good that’s what you should do, it seriously is terrifying how people drive so carelessly now.

[@Entrelanieve]

People approaching stop lights while texting, is my concern.

[@taylorchilds7]

@@Entrelanieve omg yes,, yesterday I was in the car and I saw this lady driving and she just had her phone in her hand and didn’t look up at all and she was like swerving. If you can’t wait, pull over on the side of the road where it is safe, they’re putting their life in danger and other peoples. It’s so scary

[@kramnull8962]

If you are watching your mirrors there is no way anything "slips up behind you".

[@aishahshamsul8642]

Prediction. Whenever I spot something moving fast at the corner of my eye (especially bikes) or reckless drivers I reflexively got alert and slow down. Also identify crash spots such as sharp corners, merging lanes, one lane roads, intersections ect and be more alert there. You can't predict everything, but it's better to be aware of your surroundings on top of maintaining distance.

[@stevepiazza2381]

God Bless the first responders for having to do this work.

[@dustincredible1249]

God doesn't exist grow up

[@azn_van2399]

@@dustincredible1249 prove it

[@dustincredible1249]

@AZN_Van 23 magic doesn't exist no ghost no gouls no gobblins no tooth fairy no Santa clause no dragons or unicorns nobody can prove it does exist THATS 100% PROOF GOD DOESN'T EXIST STUPID

[@hubertdeyette5070]

A friend of mine wanted to be an E.M T .in Virgina . His first time going to an accident was his last time. When he got there the mother who was in Shock was sitting on the side of the road holding her 10 years old daughters head in her arms. The rest of the daughters body was in the road.

[@Nick-wn1xw]

@@dustincredible1249 you will find the opposite to be true.

[@elaineteut9579]

My brother was a fireman in California. for 30 years. He moved to a quiet small area upon retirement. He had seen all of humanity he needed to see.

[@jamesplymire5342]

I became a volunteer firefighter at 14 years old and witnessed many of these type crashes. I quit before my 21st birthday because i couldnt see anymore.😢 I am now 44 and still think about them sometimes.

[@susanpalmer255]

My heart goes out to the truck driver who will be scarred for life. My daughter and I witnessed a young woman killed on the way to her high school graduation. She was at fault and paid the ultimate price. My daughter witnessed the removal and the kid who broadsided the girl was a neighbor who was speeding. Everyone is affected by these avoidable tragedies.

[@secularargument]

Like you’re giving it to him?

[@tpolerex7282]

Though I’m certain this will illicit an inane “OK Boomer!” response, I’m going to say it anyway. Driving requires an incredible amount of attention at all times to stay safe. Your body is flying through space at speeds it was never intended to do so, with the barest of margin for error, yours or anybody else’s sharing the road around you. All the airbags, seatbelts, crush resistant body design, padded dashboards in the world won’t change the fact that when the vehicle your body is traveling in at high speed suddenly stops by colliding with something, your body continues at that speed until it collides with the seatbelt, the airbags and then the interior of the car and then the surfaces at the exterior of the car and then all of your organs collide with what’s remaining with your bones and skin and then you finally stop in a mangled mess of flesh, blood, bones and organs. Speed kills and driving distracted for even a moment while at speed is a recipe for disaster.

[@georgestanko2523]

especially for inexperienced young drivers. i always encouraged my niece and nephew to watch those "crazy car crash" videos when they were just starting to drive. so they could see and learn that anything can happen at any time. even if youre driving perfectly you can get sucked into someone elses stupid decision(s).

[@lawrencecarberry1399]

well said

[@rons5319]

The OK boomer and Karen comments are part of the new disrespect everything generations that think they know everything. We are already living in part of their new "better" world right now. hah ahaaha Not so great is it. Most boomers I know wished they pulled out.

[@poppyrowland1385]

Boomers are now too old for this crap. Update your vocabulary.

[@tpolerex7282]

@@poppyrowland1385 yeah, because physics is outdated, right?

[@corpnupe85]

Damn, what a horrific accident. RIP.

[@daryllect6659]

Yeah. I hope the trailer wasn't too badly damaged.

[@kden1271]

​@Daryl Lect unfortunately due to yhe weight they have to carry its probably a total loss too

[@daryllect6659]

@@kden1271 Yes, unfortunately, but I'm sure there are usable parts to be recovered.

[@KHAYREE-p8g]

Think before you comment please he could have killed somone

[@kramnull8962]

@@daryllect6659 Love those tractor trailer drivers that hardly make it out of the driveway without causing an accident.

[@bobmurray6697]

Being an owner operator for 40 years I’ve seen a lot of bad things. You never get immune from it. I think it affected me more as I got older. Hug your kids you never know if it’s the last time you’re going to see them.

[@bill74ish]

I drive by a truck stop everyday on way to work. The truck drivers constantly just pull out in front of ppl like they don't even care. Constantly. Not to mention all the immigrants these companies are hiring from other countries and there traffic is different.

[@angusmurray3767]

As an owner operator, do your trucks have side and rear crash bars like trucks in the UK or do you operate an inherently dangerous vehicle with impunity?

[@bobmurray6697]

@@angusmurray3767 we don’t have crash bars except a few trucks that run out west. They used to call them cattle bars, but only on the front. As for as trailers, yes trailers have what we cal ICC Bumpers since the 60’s to keep dumb people from running into the back of them at high speed. I retired in 2018 but no Americans don’t put gaudy looking things on our trucks. Nor do we drive like European’s 😂 so there’s no need for them.

[@bobmurray6697]

@@bill74ish trucks can’t pull out with any speed so it’s probably 50/50 whether they’re pulling out or cars are speeding and they can’t get out. JS Agree with the foreign drivers but the industry is always short on drivers. Plus where you’re from doesn’t dictate your driving skills

[@bill74ish]

​@@bobmurray6697They pull out from a dead stop most of the time while you are literally less then 75 yards from them. Not saying this kid wasnt speeding but theres no doubt that truck drivers just think they can pull out when they just feel like "meh they will slow down" its pretty blatant.

[@S.E.C-R]

This is difficult to look at. I was in an accident just like this in 1983. I can still hear the sound of the crash and the sounds of them cutting us out of the car. It was truly horrifying! Fortunately the three of us survived without life threatening injuries thanks to the car we were in, a 1965 mustang that sat low to the ground, we were sliding in wet pavement, it felt like it was happening slowly we had some time to react and duck down before we hit, peeling the entire roof of the car all the way back to the trunk. I’m still absolutely terrified of semi’s and have a hard time driving, especially when it’s raining and I have to be near a semi!

[@urszulapanikowski6944]

It's very sad when the young kids get killed but do you know that was not semi truck fold right?

[@S.E.C-R]

@@urszulapanikowski6944 What?

[@urszulapanikowski6944]

@@S.E.C-R Hello. This accident was not semi truck fault! Sorry was taping error.

[@lasagnakob9908]

The sad thing is I can't imagine the mangled mess of body parts were in that vehicle that the emergency responders had to bare witness to; and considering the state the vehicle was in, you know full well there's nothing that could have been done to save the driver. Safe driving out there people.

[@leewuo4443]

What a nightmare!

[@smfarrie2943]

Poor family will be burying scraps

[@k9khodi363]

@@smfarrie2943 would it be better to bury a fully intact kid? People don't get resurrected. At least they know it wasn't just an unfortunate accident. So much harder when the kid was doing all the right things. This is a semi, pretty hard to miss a semi driving carefully and responsibly.

[@rosiey172]

Only saving grace is that he didn’t kill anyone else.

[@radiocontrolled9181]

Luck and randomness.

[@super6954]

It's probably going to mentally kill the truck driver for the rest of his life at fault or not. A guy from the small town I live in was involved in an accident where an old guy had a heart attack and crossed lanes right in front of his semi truck at 110 KM . There was absolutely nothing he could do and he's been a screwed up mess the last 20years since. It's the same for the first responders, I worked with a guy who'd been on the volunteer fire department for years, He went out on a crew to pull his first body from a fire wreck, I've never seen him look so sick after he came back to work after that. He was a big hard guy you didn't mess with and it humbled him pretty quick as well !

[@joyous8248]

I can’t even imagine getting that call or visit from the police department coming to tell me that my child was killed in a car crash.. I’d want to die 😔.. deepest condolences to the family .. ty to all 1rst responders for all you do … 🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@omarismith3655]

After seeing this guys age, it brings back memories, I remember me and my friends getting our licences around 10 years ago now and driving like maniacs, racing. I truly believe we all think we’re invincible at that age. We used to do what this kid was doing most likely , seeing the highest speed our car can do, texting, racing, doing 80-90mph in a 40. I’m 29 now and wouldn’t dream of doing it now, because life feels more precious, and I’ve seen many people die over the years in crashes . It makes me shiver knowing the stuff I used to do in cars back then. 19 is absolutely nothing behind the wheel, still learning. If your a teen and reading this, or an inexperienced driver. trust me ignore your friend or homies in the car telling you to speed up, or calling you a pussy for driving slow. Can guarantee when you get to 29/30 you’ll get what it’s all about. Drive safe and at your own pace.

[@kristopherdetar3552]

We all grow up with a lot of luck. Some of us are not lucky enough. 16 year old died here in our town yesterday driving his crotch rocket over 100 mph into an SUV at an intersection. The bike was in many pieces, he was a bag of mush in his cloths. Boys and their 5,000% levels of testosterone higher than a grown man. No crotch rockets should ever be used by adolescents. Too reckless, inexperienced and some are just too stupid to preserve their own lives.

[@Living_EDventures]

​@kristopherdetar3552 That happened to a kid I went to school with a few years after we got out in the early 90's. 100mph into a back of a stopped van on a crotch rocket.

[@RockCity1111]

I drove high horsepower vehicles and you are completely right about how stupid we are behind the wheel at that age. Driving is a privilege not a right.

[@buyallmeans425]

Yep... I was the same immature ass back in my early driving years. That was the eighties when the average car had about 130 hp... Even the Detroit muscle cars only had about 240 hp. I can't imagine I would had lived through my teenage years with a 700+ hp car of today.

[@RockCity1111]

@Gordon Kraft excellent comment. My 88 trans am only had 240 horses. But was plenty fast lol

[@cigarsgunsandgasoline8032]

Former FF here, nothing worse than a Corvette rear ending a semi at speed... I believe the driver's head was found in the hatch area, rest of it still belted in... still haunts me almost 15yrs later

[@larrydiaz4418]

The brave men and women who serve in our fire departments should be regarded as angels on earth. Day or nigh and 365 days a year they will always come help those in trouble. God Bless these people and thank you so much for your service.

[@GeminieCricket]

AND POLICE

[@akadkins69]

correct! and not sports people or musicians!

[@cjsk45]

@@lbialk Paramedics?

[@richardgordon245]

@@cjsk45 Funeral parlor or M.E that comes to take the dearly departed.

[@thedeeplabyrinth]

FACTS FACTS FACTS AND POLICE

[@kaophan1098]

Kids nowadays think everything is a video game. Lucky he didn't kill someone else.

[@leggs0312]

At least this jerk of a kid hit a semi instead of a car with a family inside. No sympathy for a kid being this reckless.

[@Willow16674]

I bet you wouldn't feel that way if he was your kid brother.

[@jillmarshall4718]

Driving Fast is DEADLY, Once your Life, Is gone, gone Forever. Please Everyone Drive Safely. RIP Always 🙏

[@cherishmariexo]

Amen 🙏🥺

[@cmwolf8866]

I detta fall, hastighet har inget med detta att göra, ingen bil är byggd för att klara en sådan olycka

[@radiocontrolled9181]

​@@cmwolf8866 Speed has nothing to do with this???!!!!!!!! WWWHHAAATTTTTTT??!! Now go in front of a mirror and say that again to your face. LOOOLLLLL what an idiotic comment Geezzz 🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@rustysteed8414]

"No, Mom, I never drive faster than the speed limit and I always pay attention to the road ahead" said almost every teenager.

[@forawolf]

My husband and son were heading to the Eisenhower tunnel above Denver, speed limit is 50, a red mustang convertible flew by them on the right and directly under the back of a semi that was stopped. They stopped, first ones there, all they could see was the back seat and a guy screaming, they shouldnt have walked up to the car as there was just an arm hanging down on the passenger side. A couple of nurses tried to give aid, my husband and son left. We learned later he was going about 75 and the woman in the passenger seat died, the driver survived as did the backseat passenger. This was 20 yrs ago and they still say they can see it in their mind...

[@ADJones-bn5mm]

This happened to myself and a friend of mine nearly 30 years ago. I was 15 he was 17, we were in his 1985 Malibu (old police cruiser style) that same day he had installed new seats that were mounted low and to the floor boards. We were headed down a highway late at night at a speed of 90mph, a low bed semi truck carrying re bar was in the far left turning lane, we were unaware that the driver was making a wide right turn. We ended up completely under the low bed trailer, the roof was completely torn off and the drivers side door was torn off. When the truck driver finally realised we had hit him we were well past the corner where he had turned and only the back end of the car was showing. Some how and in some divine miracle neither me or my friend were injured and didn't have a single scratch. As much as new vehicles have their saftey benefits, I believe it was the old malibu tank like build and the custom seats that helped save us... My deepest condolences to the deceased family.

[@jjk2one]

new aluminum cars being safer is all dogma

[@sallyclay1974]

How horrible for all involved. RIP! Another young person, with a short life. Blessings and prayers to all at the scene, and the family.

[@PerryCS2]

to everyone saying the semi is at fault for not yielding right of way... he hit the rig near the back (after the rig had time to cross all the lanes of traffic to the curb side) so there was ample time to A) see a huge freaking rig pulling out B) hit your brakes... if the car hit the front of the semi then it could be argued that the semi "just pulled out in front of the car" but the transport had enough time to pull all the way out pretty much and the car hit the rear... transport was pulling out turning south, so, prob not going fast... AND you can clearly see the front of the transport is right by the curb. The description also says the car passed another vehicle... well, they didn't seem to be paying attention because it seems the other vehicle most likely stopped... I would say speed is the biggest factor here since it's pretty hard to almost rip the entire roof off an SUV... if I couldn't stop I would have aimed for the wheels to keep from going under... then again, the driver didn't even see a huge transport pulling out... who knows... sad for the family who has to endure this now...

[@kennethwilliams-dl9gi]

doesnt matter where the semi was. the suv hit under the trailer. that basically means behind the truck's cab and in front of the trailer's tires. the suv was concentrating on passing the other car and not noticing what was transpiring ahead on the side of the road. the real question is if the suv had not passed would the other car have had to slow down for the truck pulling out. if so, then the fault is with the truck because it didnt yield to oncoming traffic. if the other car didnt have to slow down then the issue is the speed the suv was traveling to pass: too fast to slow down.

[@patti3d]

@@kennethwilliams-dl9gi a big truck like that needs time and even if he yielded to traffic, by the time he got where he was those speeding cars could have appeared in no time while the truck is still trying to make its turn. It does NOT appear to be an "Oh SHit type of diversion" When a truck makes a turn give it time and plenty of room. But you know some teens, no patience or experience on the road yet.

[@tonyfreeman5048]

I agree it's a horrible thing but if he would have been driving like he should have been this would have never happened. I'm retired now but I drove cross country for 42 years if a person waits till there is no traffic coming you could sit there for hours and people in cars need to have a little courtesy and give them a chance to pull out if the shoe was on the other foot they would like for them to show some courtesy

[@johnnoonan5802]

@@treasuretim3 so what ur saying is there was two inexperienced drivers here at fault the one who was going so fast and didnt know what a brake pedal was for while breaking the speed limit and couldnt see a big white container on the back of a truck that was moving off and getting out of the way

[@FroFTW85]

@@treasuretim3 the only thing the semi driver is at fault of, was misjudging the speed of the oncoming vehicles. The scene looks to be at an industrial park which usually have speed limits around 25mph. The semi driver probably saw the cars coming and figured he had plenty of time to pull out. What the driver didnt see or couldnt tell, was that one vehicle was traveling around 3x the speed limit passing other cars.

[@Lost_soul1975]

As damaged as that car is....I cannot imagine how fast the teen was going. Thank goodness he did not take innocent lives with them.

[@Mantisman6233]

"Speed kills." No. It's the sudden stop that kills you. I did crazy things as a teen. It's a miracle I survived unscathed. Some aren't so fortunate. I feel for his parents.

[@colleb95]

Where do you get the teenager was at fault? The semi wasn't paying attention pulling out into the main road and the teenager slammed into him.

[@etlespino669]

Must’ve been going 80 or faster to slam into that and barely damage the trailer

[@goldbud2287]

Cars are cheaply built as well

[@mikemiller659]

@@goldbud2287 MPG regulations

[@goldbud2287]

@@mikemiller659 You know it

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

The car went under, the only thing that stopped it was the windshield and the roof...

[@driver4011]

cars too fast n too powerful for irresponsible teens. more teens using uber n public transportation makes sense.

[@tammiea8552]

They need to put that car on a high school somewhere. PUT YOUR DAMN PHONES DOWN

[@mambi74]

"PUT YOUR DAMN PHONES DOWN" - this! People don't realize how much ground they cover in the 5-6 seconds they're glancing down at their notifications...

[@martingardener90]

It absolutely amazes me that probably thirty years ago side impact bars became mandatory on semi trailers in the UK but you don't have them in the US yet!

[@snookysnax]

it took over 30 years to mandate effective rear under slide protection bars on trailers in u.s.

[@dezznutz3743]

What difference does it make? The high rate of speed the SUV was going he would have died anyways. Please shut your ignorant mouth.

[@Beautifulclouds60]

Well, I was reading about that. They haven't done that yet because some of our roads are so bad here in the USA that if trailers had those they would get stuck, like you probably have seen when they get stuck on RR tracks. I have seen some trailers with them nowadays, but I don't know if it's mandatory or not.

[@martingardener90]

@@Beautifulclouds60 If you think your roads are bad you should see ours! and they are very uneven and narrow. I've never heard of a truck getting stuck on the barriers but it may help that our trailers are a max of 40 feet.

[@Aztec339]

I remember as a kid our family took a vacation to Eastern PA. We were driving in Harrisburg in heavy traffic heading towards a bridge overpass. Several cars ahead of us was a huge trailer truck carrying huge steel beams. As it started to pass under the bridge, it was clear the load was too high. This all happened very fast but the top beams slid off into the car behind it. And it was a convertible. Finally when the road was cleared, the cops wanted traffic to pass. When we drove past the car, you could see how the beams almost covered the car. Many went straight into the front and back seats. Luckily we didn’t see any people. But just knowing the people had to be dead was awful. I can still see that sight.

[@troy.u3297]

Can you imagine how fast he may have been going? 😱

[@jimwhitsett4736]

Speed kills.

[@mikea3273]

@@jimwhitsett4736 Stopping kills.

[@flyguy5941]

@@mikea3273 yep. It’s the sudden stop that gets u

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

Not that fast, the only thing stopping the car was the windshield and the roof...

[@troy.u3297]

@@fredgervinm.p.3315 Do you think someone going "not that fast" wasn't able to control his car from slamming into a big ass big rig? Okay genius.

[@masonbontrager5579]

Apparently two cars were moving north bound and one tried to pass the other and the semi pulled out of a driveway and that’s when the collision occurred. My best guess is the young man was impatient and tried to speed around the other car that’s when the semi pulled out and he had no time to stop. Can’t find anything on how fast he was going or if the semi made a legal exit from where he was. Edit: this is all from “the Seattle times”

[@anitakristensen4679]

The semi was already most of the way pulled out. If the semi pulled out later instead of earlier. The car would of hit the front part of the truck or trailer. Not the back part of the trailer.

[@masonbontrager5579]

@@anitakristensen4679 I agree I’m just stating what the news said.

[@anitakristensen4679]

@@masonbontrager5579 got that. They will probably say it was the truckers fault and the family will sue the driver and company. Hopefully I am wrong.

[@masonbontrager5579]

@@anitakristensen4679 probably… I couldn’t imagine being the truck driver rather it was “his fault” or not…

[@anitakristensen4679]

@@masonbontrager5579 very true. And just think of the mess the first responders and corner have to deal with. And they will probably have more to come.

[@BTP62]

As a retired truck driver of 20 years thankfully I haven't been in this situation. But the two drivers i Know in fatal situations, both were so affected they couldn't drive again.

[@goesfarfliesnear1447]

I don't live far from this crash scene and it is a busy road most times of the day but especially at that time of day. It's also lined with warehouses and trucks on a good portion of it, which is where this happened. I've seen so many near misses and it's a road I never speed on but always see someone passing me. The news reported speed was a factor and I can believe it. My heart hurts for this kid's family (I hear he was a local high school student) and the driver of the semi. What a horrible thing to have to live with. Thankful for the cops and firefighters who deal with this and hope we are all safe in our travels.

[@glendamcdaniel9894]

Condolences to his family and friends. This is one accident I wish I hadn't watched, such a horrible way to die. Rest in peace young man.

[@Private24560]

I was hoping it was very quick and he didn’t suffer….. but my perspective is different. I was hit from behind by a stolen car going 120mph and went off a cliff. I suffer every single day- but I am alive

[@mikeggg1979]

Not horrible to be honest it’s was fast. Horrible way to die is burning alive not this. His family can rest knowing he died in a matter of half a second.

[@freedomrings1420]

Actually the person who die barely had a second to reflect on it . There are way worse ways of dying that take minutes, hours or days of agony.

[@mom4u412012]

At least it wad quick

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Technically you didn't watch the accident, but rather the aftermath.

[@GeraldCortez]

It's impossible not to see a semi truck from a quarter of a mile away. If you just drive at the speed limit or below, you should have enough time to stop.... not unless you're on your phone.

[@kennethwilliams-dl9gi]

or speeding up when overtaking another car. unlikely the driver was on the phone. its possible to not see if the truck is on a side street and one is concentrating on passing a slower car.

[@dchawk81]

Tesla's seem to not see them all the time. 🤷

[@sussybaca7256]

Judging by where the front of the semi was and where the car collided. I'm guessing the kid was on his cell phone or messing with the touch screen in the car. He passed a car that was probably slowing down for the semi. Maybe blinded for a second from road rage. Which can explain passing and hitting with enough force to make it as far as he did

[@grounded7362]

I came on the scene of a head-on crash the same time as the first emergency response team arrived around 40-42 years ago where a family of five were killed and on person in the pickup full of drunks that caused the crash was killed. The pickup passed a car at a high rate of speed on a hill and went head-on with the family of five. You could not tell what was engine and what was firewall in the car. The engine was literally in the cab of the car. The entire inside of the car was covered in blood. The cab of the pickup was broke loose from the frame as well as the engine and transmission and the box and frame was twisted 45 degrees around. The alternator of the pickup was a quarter mile down the highway in the ditch from where the collision happened and full 16 gallon kegs of beer everywhere. I assisted the tow truck driver in clearing the scene on that night. After 40-42 years I have never forgotten what that scene looked like. I have only seen a few collisions that bad in my life but I think this one stuck in my head because they were a family in my community. I will never forget this and I really hope I never do. I have lots to many people I know or cared about to drunks.

[@patsywilliams5570]

Teenagers should not be allowed to drive without an adult(parent) with them. I just read that two brothers were killed and a third brother is in critical condition driving too fast . Their brains aren't finished growing until age 25. So sad.

[@sawyerbuckley2327]

Compassion and sympathy to the family and friends and the smaller vehicle. Even if the trucker or semi driver is at fault,i am not saying that he or she is,it is not even worth it. Ladies and gentlemen ,please stay away from people driving larger vehicles.They have usually got a tight schedule,they may not see you and please put those electronic devices down and drive with two hands 10 and two.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

These type of videos should be a must for Driver's Ed programs, it would help save lives. My life is all about going fast but public roads are not the place for it.

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

To the family that lost their precious son, May The Holy Spirit comfort you in this time of tremendous grief!

[@Dan-nt2yb]

No need to lose your head over this. Let’s raise driving privileges to 18.

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

Going under a trailer is usually a closed casket. RIP

[@lynnchka2692]

prayers for the driver of the semi... The teen must have been flying down the road... prayers for his family, too...

[@LauraRN713]

Yes

[@juliogonzo2718]

Unfortunately he/she will probably go to prison even though the other driver was likely not paying attention.

[@theoakhills]

Look everybody no brakes. 🛑

[@4Kandlez]

@@juliogonzo2718 Why would the truck driver be going to prison?

[@georgekibby3522]

I had a similar event. I was driving a fully loaded semi at night when a lady with two kids ran a stop sign doing 74 mph and hit me mid truck. I had stopped at a stop sign 5 miles prior. If I leave 1/2 second quicker she passes behind me. If I leave 1/2 second later she comes in my passenger door killing me and rupturing a 125 gallon fuel tank.

[@MarkEardley1968]

This can easily be prevented or at least minimised by fitting steel side rails under each side of the trailer. It is a requirement in the UK and most of Europe. So sad when it’s avoidable!😢

[@armanddesarrierespays719]

Exactly, this and impatient truckers pulling onto a street expecting cars to slow down for them, but it's expecting everyone to always pay attention or be very slow which is not the case.

[@4Kandlez]

@@armanddesarrierespays719 So it's ok for impatient car drivers to be going too fast not paying attention and expecting trucks not to inconvenience them by being on the road? That's some great thinking right there.

[@puncherdavis9727]

Something to notice on this video at :32 there are NO TIRE skid marks. Looks like not attempt to stop car is straight in like an arrow. My sincere condolences to the teens family. Also strength to the truck driver who will assume to be guilty because your a truck driver. Strength to the emergency works who have to tear the car apart to remove whats left of the teenager.

[@poppyrowland1385]

I won’t be assuming anything about the truck driver. 😕

[@puncherdavis9727]

@@poppyrowland1385 I drove big truck for 10 years.. You always at fault and he immediately had to do a drug test and his last 3 months of logs will be micro examined and his truck will be torn apart by dot to make sure it was up to spec. Also he is gonna have PTSD cause some poor kid tried to turn his suv into a convertible using his trailer. All around its just bad news

[@damienvillano4044]

Abs won't leave skid marks. If he even stepped on the brakes

[@davidb8397]

Prayers for the family. My family just went through a tragic thing like this when my brother was killed in an accident 3 weeks ago. R.I.P. young man.

[@mikeplewinski8791]

Was that on County Line rd?

[@melissashaw3583]

So sorry for your loss.

[@davidb8397]

@@melissashaw3583 thank you

[@davidb8397]

@@mikeplewinski8791 S.W. Louisiana

[@GodBlessedAmerica]

My dads best friend ,lost his daughter and her date on prom night , when the MG Midget they were in, drove under a semi trailer and out the other side. The guy was backing in his driveway,after dark. No flares. Nobody with lights. Nothing. They were only 17 years old.

[@shortthrow50]

As a plumber I can tell you this is a bad accident

[@eme7718]

That could have been an innocent family he smashed through, instead the semi did the public a favor. Oh well

[@tammytellez3481]

I know the hurt his family is feeling and it’ll hurt like hell forever! Parents please in memory of your son take your story to high schools we can save more families from feeling the pain you’re feeling,please do this in his name. God bless and be with your family..

[@HollyBarrett]

A semi truck k pulled out in front of two cars making a left hand turn it is not the kids fualt but the semi truck driver's fault for not allowing enough distance to make the turn.

[@conradweinstock7992]

@@HollyBarrett did the speed have anything to do with it. Don't blame anyone. Its about a young man dying, not your remarks. And remember Semi's make wider turns. It's an avoidable accident. May God rest his Soul in heaven in GOD's loving hands.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@HollyBarrett]

@Conrad Weinstock I have my cdl and I never would have turned into oncoming traffic with it being that close. It states the first car had to slow down to avoid hitting the semi and that is when the 2nd car went around him. Speed does not matter in this case when he slammed on his breaks the front end of the car lowers which makes the impact that much worse because of the front end being lower it will slid under the trailer more easily. That is why they say to not break it could save your life or when your about to hit a deer. Don't break it can lift the deer or moose up and into your windshield.

[@conradweinstock7992]

@@HollyBarrett How long was your CDL actually active? Again what did Sheriff deputies conclude at the accident? Number 3, were you a Witness to the tragedy?? All are unfortunately at fault.!! I'll see accident report later. Don't forget a young Man died. It's a little late to speculate for both of us.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

​@@HollyBarrett sure blame the truck driver and not the fool driving the car

[@johnelamin65]

As a truck driver, everyday , all day and in all weather, youll see folks flying, with cell phones in use , ignoring road safety. Accidents like this will not stop them- they dont have time to slow down .

[@JR-lb4ng]

I just read the reports, the speed limit at that location is 35 mph. The road at that location is flat and straight. It was daylight when the crash occurred. The road has 2 lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. All indications are is the teenager was traveling at a high rate of speed and neither the other car nor the truck driver injured. The truck driver was not cited for doing anything wrong. This young man essentially committed suicide by being young and stupid.

[@jesuscabrera9538]

He was speeding the rig was halfway his turn .teens fault

[@20alphabet]

Wrong

[@jesuscabrera9538]

@@20alphabet i live around the area

[@poopytowncat]

Agree. I worked in that area. You have to expect trucks - and pedestrians - and bicyclists. It's not a freeway.

[@termikes174]

My gosh. I’m going to show this to my 10 year old son that is so eager to start driving, already

[@motive1236]

Bit young for him to see this. Show him when he is 16.

[@clazza65]

You never forget the ones you've tagged. They each had hopes, dreams, and families.

[@tjvincenzi3695]

License in all states should be 20 years old and up

[@brianlutz7813]

RIP and condolences to the family. Very sorry for your loss.

[@leolennox1209]

The family is probably the problem.

[@dontask8979]

@@leolennox1209 At the least, the kid wasn't responsible enough to be driving around passing people.

[@stanleymasterson1135]

The kid in this video murdered his whole family before he died in the accident

[@taunteratwill1787]

Very sorry? Did you know these people? 😎

[@gtarules4]

Given the SUV damn near came out the other side I would have to assume he was traveling so fast that he came into sight when the semi had already looked and pulled out on the road. They better do a thorough investigation with this.

[@truegret7778]

@gtarules4 - there were two vehicles traveling the same direction (according to the description), the teen was the second vehicle and attempting to pass the other vehicle in the second lane. So, the truck driver pulled out in front of the first vehicle (the one the teen was attempting to pass).

[@tom0photographi]

There always is with fatalities. Really they just need to pull the black box from the car and see what all the perimeters were, steering wheel angle, brake and throttle input, speed, etc. Theres also a good chance for one of the three vehicles to have a dash cam.

[@kennethwilliams-dl9gi]

@@truegret7778 you said the truck pulled out in front of the first vehicle. that sounds like the trucker is more at fault. if the slower car had to slow down for the truck then the fault lies with the trucker as he wasnt yielding to oncoming traffic. either way there was little the passing car could do even if it was a legal and safe pass. people say high speed but you kinda have to kick it up a notch to pass sometimes. i always do.

[@truegret7778]

@@kennethwilliams-dl9gi Well sort of. I said "the description reads: "Two vehicles were headed NB on West Valley Highway when the second vehicle tried to pass the first. As the second vehicle was passing, a semi was pulling out of a driveway on the East side of the road turning South."". I witnessed a Cadillac travelling about 30-35mph run a stop sign and drive up as far as this young man did - the truck trailer was the sort that had a very long tow bar between the dump truck part and the trailer being towed (I don't know the actual name for that sort of truck. I tell my teens "just because you have the green light and the cross traffic doesn't, doesn't mean the cross traffic will stop". This is a tough crash for all involved. RIP to the young teen.

[@truegret7778]

@Clem Fandango Get lost. That is not what I said, chump. Read my comments again. Secondly, read the video description .....

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

Tell your family you love them every opportunity.

[@user-dq5xx9hi4q]

I've seen uncensored photos of accident like this. One had 4 teens in it. You can imagine, but you have no idea of how gruesome it can be. Gory horror movies do not even come close to the horror of reality.

[@lookwaticando909]

Don’t speed and don’t text just drive

[@Webendowed]

I witnessed a similar accident on Easter Sunday some 30+ years ago. It was a very traumatic event to witness. So sad and it likely didn't have to happen.

[@donaldlee6760]

Fortunately future generations will only read about this in their history class and will think to themselves what craziness life must have been like. It will be illegal for humans to drive cars. Bored teens looking for pranks will deliberately play ball on the freeway causing a traffic backup because naughty kids know it's impossible to get hurt since all cars are self driving. Robbers will need to put a trailer on their bicycle when robbing homes in order to make their sweet illegal haul because they know that self driving cars will drive them straight to jail. Many EMT, emergency room doctors, and highway patrol will be out of jobs because society will simply not need their services as much.

[@4Kandlez]

@@donaldlee6760 Are you a time traveller from the future?

[@donaldlee6760]

@@4Kandlez - I worked in the airline industry. When working there I was shocked to learn that it was once common for people to die in airline accidents, but each time there was a tragic accident, the airline industry (basically the FAA) would study why the accident happened and then give guidance to prevent it from happening again. Over a period of decades it is now almost impossible for people to die in an airplane accident. I am an optimist and believe if there is outrage over auto accidents, just like there once was for airline accidents, then the same outcome can happen. I can't help but note that many people feel that tragic auto accidents are impossible to prevent and will continue forever. After experiencing the safety culture that the American public demanded from the airline industry, I disagree.

[@doodar21]

The position of the Big Truck indicates the Teen had plenty of time to slow or even stop. Denial is not a good choice when your life is on the line.

[@Noelle.Tyler90]

I now understand why my parents refused to teach me and my siblings how to drive as teenagers. I didn’t learn how to drive until I was in my early twenties. I used to hate that it took sooooo long for me to learn how to drive, but I’m glad I started driving as an adult because I’m more cautious now than I probably would’ve been if I drove as a teenager. It probably saved my own life! 🙏🏽

[@codymoe4986]

It's also a good way to miss out on years of real world training.... P.S. The vast majority of teenage drivers, are not killed in fatal car wrecks.

[@oliviagonzalez-ex8dj]

rip peck peck:(. i love you boy, thank you for all of the memories you gave me growing up. you’ll forever hold a special place on my heart.🕊️

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

Been better to have taught him to drive

[@thesilentgamer2223]

Similar accident happened to friend of mine who was mad at his mother blaming her for his father leaving. My friend got into a huge argument with his mother late one night grab the keys to her car and took off. Long story short his mom reported car stolen and he was chased by local cops and ended up driving his mom's car under the rear of a stopped semi trailer going over 80 mph and never hit the brakes. Both hands and his head were removed from his body due to accident. He was 13 years old.

[@albertmosesjr9213]

Poor young man . Prayers for his family.RIP man

[@misterb6416]

So sad, I would not doubt if he was texting or on social media.

[@cynthiacreamer7177]

Heartbreaking knowing your child is not coming home. Praying for family and First responders

[@kellygrubbs915]

So incredibly heart wrenching. My prayers go out for the family of the victim. 😞💔🙏🏻

[@diorocks5858]

Got my first car when i was 16 and now i am 60, never hurt or endangered anyone, never got a speeding ticket and a decade ago got my HGV license.

[@Holy1OfIsrael.]

Never understood why professionals at the crime scene always find themselves laughing in a time of sorrow, car was being pulled from under the truck and the officer in Blue started laughing hard, I see this at crime scenes a lot in particular murder cases and searches, it’s extremely disrespectful and disturbing.

[@kingcon5364]

Imagine how fast you have to be going…

[@MySpace662]

We forget what the parents have to endure, nothing can extricate that pain they have bear.

[@Bella-jm4us]

I’m just so so sorry! I’m a parent of two and I just can’t imagine the grief that the parents have to endure for the rest of their lives! I am truly very sorry for your loss! 😢

[@tonyhudson8698]

I feel for the Truck Driver, he is the one that Has all that replaying in his mind.. Also the Emergency services my thanks for the WORK THAT YOU DO.. CHEERS..

[@vascoribeiro69]

Here in Europe semi truck trailers have side and rear end safety bars to avoid or minimize this kind of situation.

[@SportsMusicCars]

in the usa we have only rear not side rails

[@ds0904]

I've see trucks in the US with the same

[@judylee3589]

R.I.P. young man.

[@roiq5263]

Well, I consider myself lucky for not having ended up like that several times when I was young. Most of the times not driving myself but not all.

[@AJwoodway]

Worked in the severe trauma unit in a big city hospital. I saw so many of these types of victims plus thousands of bullet holes and knife cuts that as much as i hate to say it it loses its impact after a while. Its a real balancing act between keeping your human compassion and not letting it eat your emotional lunch. Helping familes of fatal accidents was difficult but a gang banger that only talks about getting even was easy to get over.

[@TeamFish15]

We just had a similar accident this week in our hometown. Young man, senior in high school, rear ended a tractor trailer at a high rate of speed. He was obviously distracted and didn’t have his seatbelt on either….not that it would’ve made a difference. The engine in his pickup was through the firewall. It’s been very hard on our community. Hopefully this will cause others to think about safe driving.

[@davidowens5898]

It won't.

[@TeamFish15]

@@davidowens5898 sadly. You’re right. Everyone thinks it always happens to someone else….until it happens to them.