Semi almost causes another crash on Utah's I-15

Utah Highway Patrol was warning drivers everywhere Monday to watch closely for potential road hazards after a near miss on Interstate 15 in Iron County last week.

[@tazmod7272]

Back in the 70’s I was traveling cross country on my motorcycle cycle. I was out in the middle of nowhere. I saw a guy up ahead trying to change a driver’s side rear tire on his van without getting hit by cars. He couldn’t move his van over off the road more than he did. I parked my bike a ways back with the flashers on and waved my hands with my helmet to get people to move over into the passing lane on the freeway. Few cars did. More truckers did move over. The van guy bought me lunch for helping him out.

[@HoesLoveCoCo]

"Motorcycle cycle" nice one bud

[@tazmod7272]

@@HoesLoveCoCo : I do my typing on the screen of my iPad. Sometimes I don’t do so well. I try to proofread what I typed before I send it out. It is sort of funny. Thanks for catching that.

[@mediocreman2]

"Motorcycle cycles" didn't have flashers in the '70s. So nah.

[@lottiestanley7696]

@@mediocreman2 Maybe not all, but maybe some did. He also could have had flashers that he carried with him for emergencies.

[@tazmod7272]

@@mediocreman2 : I meant my left turn signal.

[@nuschlerclark895]

As a former Utahan and trauma doctor no one seems to pay attention with texting, watching movies on dashboard tablet sites etc. Just DRIVE! Pay full attention to what you’re doing. Put that dang iPhone down!

[@southernsass2937]

Thank you!

[@daveshoemaker7137]

I used to see a truck pulling two trailers during rush hour making a narrow turn while texting on his phone that was taped to his steering wheel! Why was his company allowing him to do that? He was always going the opposite direction so I could never get his truck number and company!

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

there's an App for that!

[@jenniferstone1779]

WHAT? HOW IS THIS THE TRUCKERS FAULT? AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE? I THOUGHT THE TRUCK DRIVER DID AN EXELENT JOB OF AVOIDING THE SYCHO STANDINF IN MIDDLE OF ROAD ASWELL AS THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. HE SLOWED & TOOK THE SHOULDER TO AVOID A POSSIBLE DEADLY WRECK. UHHHGGGG IGNORANT PEOPLE DRIVE ME BANANAS

[@bobinthewest8559]

@@jenniferstone1779… What I think you are missing (aside from your caps lock key)… is the fact that the truck driver either failed to observe an accident scene which effectively was blocking the entire roadway… or that he refused the “inconvenience” of slowing to a reasonable speed for approaching said accident scene. The truck driver snaked around that scene by shifting onto the inside shoulder (where there were people) at approximately 50 mph, which is absolutely ridiculous. He should have observed what was going on well in advance, and slowed down accordingly to an approach speed that he could comfortably stop from if necessary. And if then deciding to go around on the shoulder, his speed should not have been above 10 mph, maybe even slower. He had no regard for the people on the scene… or wasn’t even aware of them because he was coming in entirely too fast. 35 years of trucking experience tells me this. That driver is a menace.

[@rickallen1908]

Rural Interstate speed limit is 80mph. I-15 south of Logan to St. George can be very dark. Minimum lighting on ramps only.

[@Planet820Claire]

He knows better, he was dozing or lookig at a phone, map ???😮 that was crazy fast.

[@matthewm9261]

Interesting observation. How long have you been driving otr?

[@J_Caban]

Looking at a map 😂

[@1ROB82]

Yea the dark roads and wrecked cars with no lights had nothing to do with it. I see why you made an ignorant comment now😂

[@incoherentthinker]

Yeah because a cattle hauler can stop on a dime

[@wordylou]

YIKES. Glad they're okay

[@ricky1925]

As a driver currently I can tell you that the driver was distracted driving paying zero attention to the road ahead until the last second.

[@TheSurvivalist58]

So you don't think the black suv was the problem? The vehicle with the problem was beyond the white line, so there was no reason for the suv to be blocking the road! The suv was at fault! Not the Trucker!

[@vancefearon6270]

​@@TheSurvivalist58 U obviously missed the fact that the black suv was involved in the initial accident & looked too damaged to move off rhe road! I'm not trying to be rude but, please watch the video once again & u'll see the front end of the suv is nearly destroyed...

[@TheSurvivalist58]

@@vancefearon6270 yes the front of the suv was damaged, but I still don't see how it becomes the truckers fault! You can't stop a 80,000 pound truck and trailer in a instant, it would take better than a half mile or more! The trucker wasn't the one that caused a accident, he managed to avoid the accident! I spent 35 years driving truck, and know a thing or two!

[@Ryarios]

I agree. There were plenty of red lights not moving to warn the truck driver. Dollars to donuts he was sleepy.

[@TheSurvivalist58]

@@Ryarios if he was sleepy, he would have collided with the black suv, or went off the road and crashed himself! The only lights he would have seen, would of been the larger vehicle on the side of the road! Yes the rear lights on the suv were on,but not really visible from a half mile back! Besides the fact that these trucks are equipped with cameras that can show what the driver saw!

[@gordonw4807]

The truck driver was obviously not paying attention but that was some badass skill getting through there like that !

[@outtadarkness1970]

People, PLEASE NEVER SIT ON THE SHOULDER OF A FREEWAY!!! Particularly under these circumstances! It was probably wise to get out of the vehicle, but absolutely NOT wise to remain that close to it and sit down!

[@ED-es2qv]

Worse, they blocked more of the road with their butts. Hey, our car is blocking half the pavement, let's sit in the rest to make it all or nothing.

[@KSI_Revelations]

If your involved in a wreck MOVE YOUR VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY IF POSSIBLE.

[@onetwo4702]

That trucker was not paying attention at all!

[@Brandon-kp5to]

Are you a trucker?

[@noxwarlord4909]

They had the entire road blocked... idiots chillin on left , truck on right in front of another car and a sideways car leaving left shoulder only gap Takes 600 feet for a loaded rig to stop, and if he was blinded by lights, he couldn't see that black suv in time

[@daveshoemaker7137]

My father used to drive a truck! He always said never trust a truck to stop! Depending on their load they will cause the loaded trailer to take control and cause a severe accident!

[@premptemp]

This is one dumb comment -- that does not take care of design-thinking. A DARK car is the problem here. [ assuming car cant be moved fast enough is aa given].

[@Ragerian]

They don't make truckers like they used too...

[@b.t.3780]

It could have been a lot worse. That semi driver was not paying attention😮

[@kpepperl319]

Who the heck sit down on the side of the highway and thinks that it's fine 🤦‍♀️

[@christianeaster2776]

Have you ever been a near miss accident? I have. All you are capable of doing is sitting down or you'll fall down because you're knees give way.

[@JustAThought155]

Whoa! CDL drivers are supposed to be trained drivers who drive with a 10-15 second caution cushion: seeing and gauging the roadway 10-15 seconds before you in your lane. That CDL driver is horribly unsafe and not skilled, in my opinion.

[@Steve.._.]

There are tons of dumb CDL drivers lol I think we had a shortage so people got shoved through. I wish we would just fix and build railroads. A semi pulls 1-3 trailers. A train can pull 100+ 😂

[@westdesertoutlaw724]

Until you've actually driven a commercial truck? Obviously not

[@Turk-tf6vp]

The days of CDL drivers being trained more than standard driver's license holders are long gone. It is a machine that pumps these people through. Basic training on how to steer and stop and turn. General public does the same thing on a higher rate.

[@JustAThought155]

P. S. I am a CDL driver, hence the reason for my concern. Very scary. Stay alert. Stay safe.🙏❤️🙏

[@Knightrem]

People unfortunately get burnt out and do dumb things in the course of their Jobs.

[@ayedgafwytam]

So, I saw this on another channel, and I saw a comment that made a lot of sense. They probably didn't slow down because they thought it was a hijacking setup. They probably DID see the vehicle, which is how they avoided hitting it. They just weren't taking any chances.

[@Bones469]

Hmm... YIKES Glad t his worked out. Probably good idea to make a kit with BRIGHTER flashing LED Lights or Road Flares. Also these trucks need to get their CB radios back in and turned on. There is a good chance trucks going the other way already saw and reported it on the radio. Every year we see massive pileups that could have been greatly reduced if they are paying attention and know when to slow down.

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

0:34 well said. Every situation is unique.

[@GingerNinja1]

Never stand in the center median much less sit there. Stand off the emergency lane side in the grass.

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

jeez. blaming them for almost getting hit is crazy. this video is about a trucker not paying attention&you choose to say that

[@Generik97]

This is why you should use road flares and not the light on your phone.

[@Hamish_A]

I've got half a dozen LED road flares, including two blue ones. Where I am it's illegal to attach them to a vehicle, but otherwise fine and I'm pretty sure people pay more attention to flashing blue lights than any other color.

[@b.t.3780]

A lot of people don't have them or know how to use them

[@charlotteruse158]

Truck drivers don't use their c b's anymore.That used to be a lifesaver.

[@fordmaniac1242]

I think we should introduce a new law into place for emergency situations like this. I think EVERY vehicle on the road should have a working emergency amber strobe light to place on vehicles during accidents or whatever. A smiple magnetic light that can be plugged into a cigarette lighter in the car which will aid in catching the eye of approaching vehicles. Wouldve been helpful in this situation

[@fordmaniac1242]

Then it can be stuck on the roof of vehicles to potentially avoid situations like this one

[@MacGyver2154]

Did you notice the people standing/sitting on the edge of a 70 mph interstate......and you somehow think those people would have the brains to look for a flashy light and put it on the roof ????? To effectively get this idea working there would have to be flashers installed from factory that turned on when airbags deployed and or when the emergency flasher was turned on.

[@ramblerdave1339]

Most people don't even know how to put their flashers on, or when to do it.

[@MacGyver2154]

Hmmm black car turned 90 degrees on black asphalt at night with no emergency flasher, and you think that the truck driver is somehow at fault..... Looks like a "Hijacking " situation.

[@aa-hj2fd]

I bet he could see them because of the color of the car, small light, it's night time, the environment (colors are camouflaged), and the bright lights of oncoming traffic.

[@jenniferstone1779]

Wait a second! Who's responsible? In the description of this clip says the truck driver is responsible?! How so I'd like to know? This clip ONLY shows a motorist out of his car waiving a flash light. He & ONLY him are @ fault.

[@jamesyoung187]

What happened to pushing your car out of the road?

[@nouseforanamelucky13]

That's why you're supposed to wait on the RIGHT side of the road.. you have more space to escape a car coming at you than you do if you're right next to the concrete median and traffic coming the opposite way..

[@ericerto8250]

Sitting on the side of a freeway is never a good idea

[@Slootkip]

that guy recoverd in 0.006 seconds

[@cathyholliday8004]

The waving light was not strong enough. Very scary.

[@unclebilly1353]

That's my worst nightmare. Glade everyone is ok.

[@TheSurvivalist58]

My guess is with a Black SUV sitting in the middle of the road was a bad idea! I'm sure that the vehicle with the problem having his 4 ways on wasn't the issue. As for the trucker, he avoided killing people and was paying attention and doing his job. If the Black SUV wasn't in the middle of the road, there wouldn't have been a problem at all!

[@jennifersanford5936]

That truck was flyin. Im so glad those people were able to get out of his way.

[@redmesa2975]

If you’re gonna flag, ya gotta get a few hundred feet up the road. Before the wreck. Stand in an area you can bail,in case they don’t see you. This gives drivers advanced warning. Standing at the scene gives very little warning.

[@noneneed]

It does looks like some sketchy as 3rd world road block though trucker might have thought he was gonna get high jacked, especially depending on where theyre from

[@RussnsRsubHumns]

That footage truly is sick😮

[@itsyaboyJon]

u guys do know a loaded semi can’t stop on point

[@jsderan4283]

Flares are much brighter and are made for these situations!! I carry about 10 of them!! I used to carry 3 but that proved insufficient when I witnessed an accident on a remote stretch of highway at night. I learned my lesson and got more flares just to be prepared in an emergency! 👍🙋😸

[@jenniferstone1779]

People always tryna give truckers a bad name. A man in the middle of the flipping road in the dark. How could it possibly be the truckers fault?! I think the truckers did great! Taking the shoulder avoiding a man standing in the dark in the middle of the road & avoiding the broken down car & didn't wreck his semi in the mean time! How is this a truckers bashing clip? Huh??!

[@brianjansen3103]

I was out that way on I40 when a tractor trailer in front of me hit the shoulder & rolled over, it happened so fast that by the time I reacted, made sure I was safe & turned back to look, a passerby was already jumping into the cab to check on the guy so I just kept going

[@MsTemptation]

Road flares are your friend. So are high visibility vest and strobe lights because just waving a flashlight isn't enough.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Actually, the truck driver WAS paying attention... It's nearly totally dark, the car is black - and is sideways, and while that guy is waving a flashlight, he's got a black jacket on, and it's a small light, and not easy to see when you have idiots coming towards you with their high beams on, or people on the frontage road with their high beams on as well. Not to mention, the truck is doing somewhere between 65 & 80 mph.

[@missw8700]

So sitting on a freeway is ridiculous. There was 2 people who could have pushed the car out the way instead of waving a flashlight.

[@ednaatluxton4918]

Never get out of your vehicle. Someone i knew rolled their dark jeep on the highway coming off the onramp. He survived due to the seatbelt but the jeep was on its side so he crawled out. Just as he was on the door a vehicle hit the jeep,he flew off & was run over in the other lanes by multiple vehicles. He died. They couldnt see the jeep because the black underside was facing traffic, wee hours of the morning. Had he stayed inside and in his seatbelt he would have been fine.

[@TheTruthPlease100]

Was this right before the Utah border Truck check in Port Of Entry right before St George, Utah? I drive past it just after it happened. They had the truck stopped and about 4 cops dealing with the situation.

[@lasagna1212]

Don't stand on a highway

[@danielhoward8354]

"Im not saying they did right or wrong by getting out of their vehicle" is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.

[@hollynivy3769]

Depending on where the vehicle stops, depends on if you get out of the vehicle

[@SixteenTonesStudio]

drivers who become pedestrians are significantly more at risk by staying on the road - get as far away from the road as possible

[@ramblerdave1339]

If they had stayed in the vehicle, and the semi hit it broadside, they would be dead. Maybe a different situation in daylight, this was a black car, on a dark road with no lights. People are so stupid these days, they don't know when they are in danger. Any time cars are coming at you at 70 mph, you are in danger, if you aren't going 70, in the same direction. The motorist waving his arms, while wearing dark clothing, is looking for a Darwin award, no common sense at all.

[@ramblerdave1339]

​​@@hollynivy3769Yes, and if you get out, get behind the guardrail on the right, and move away from directly beside the wreck. Save getting out your insurance papers, for after the police get traffic under control. And keep your eyes, on the traffic still coming toward you, until it has slowed or stopped. No matter what, you're not out of danger, off the side. We had a case back in the nineties, in Michigan, where a woman's car broke down on I-75. She pulled onto the right shoulder, put on her flashers, and she and her young daughter climbed about 20 feet up the embankment, where they sat down and called for help. Shortly after, a drunk priest (in the middle of the afternoon) passing people on the shoulder at approximately 80 mph, came on the scene, swerved to the right, went up the the embankment and killed them both. He had a long history of drunk driving, and passing on the shoulder, and a suspended license. The Archdiocese had to pay dearly, and the priest got a life sentence, if I recall correctly.

[@rogermckamey8299]

What makes that statement stupid. Each situation is different...use your best judgement. Always provide yourself with an escape route

[@spikenomoon]

Sometimes a driver don’t understand what he’s seeing. Those ambulance light blinded him. He couldn’t see the black car. But he was still going at least 60.

[@bellarose6509]

I’m amazed he didn’t wreck himself on that slim shoulder.

[@jeffersonjcoat]

Maybe don't sit down with your back to the oncoming traffic .

[@soyoucametosee7860]

No flasher, no flare, no reflective triangles.

[@NinaBoulton]

That truck that had speeding through where in the world did it stop as the road ahead had been blocked with flashing lights on vehicles ahead

[@Tb0ne843]

Did everyone pay attention to what he said? Every situation is different and there is no way of knowing if it was right or wrong every time. You have to weigh your options based on thesituation. I think this is something that is being forgotten today

[@susansusan6612]

I didn’t see that trucker attempt to slow down, he hit the gas…. Maybe he thought it was a road block ? Was there anything other than that guy in the road waving a weak flashlight to tell the trucker something was going on ? I don’t slow down for strange people either.

[@lynndee2644]

Wow! Crazy State!!

[@AmpedReactions]

Did the officer have all warning devices in place?

[@williambrown1184]

If he can't see a vehicle in the middle of the road being light up with lights he needs to stop driving he wasn't paying attention period, i drove for several years and was aware of everything around me

[@my3sons386]

Wow, that person got healed with the fear of death 💀

[@lugnutt66]

If you're not involved in the accident, get out of the way. Do Not block the road with your car. Stay in the lane and put your flashers on. Unless you can get past the accident and keep going. Let the professional emergency people do their jobs. 😎

[@tiendaphillips8738]

Everyone saying the trucker isnt payong attention coulr be right or could also be eyesight problems. I wear glasses and i still cant see stuff at night time until im close to it. I try not driving at night all together if i can because until im up on something i cant tell which side of the road its on.

[@leonardmsl68]

If you are going to get out of your vehicle, get off the highway.

[@NateKK7]

Only get out of your vehicle if your vehicle is no longer safe to be in, if you get out of your vehicle either go off the road into the grass or get on the other side of a guard rail.

[@kvp961]

I worked in a truck stop.The truckers never looked like they're jobs

[@charlotteruse158]

Staying in or near the vehicle on the freeway is not an option for me. I want to be way away from it until the police arrive. How could you think it would be safe.

[@B4.I.4get]

Im not seeing the troopers lights, or the other cars. Many mistakes were made it seems.

[@jackdurden466]

At least he had the time to avoid direct contact with the center mass of the whole crash site. Can you imagine the wreckage that would have caused? And was is me, or does that trooper look like Matthew Broderick? (Ferris Bueller)

[@gdaddy5193]

That is 100% driver inattention.

[@nateholt429]

Never hang out on the side of the road. Id say the semi threaded the needle with pin point accuracy.

[@premptemp]

The dumb thing is GOVT allowing DARK/ BLACK colors for motor-vehicles. DARK colors blend/camuflage with road/night, and gives less visual clues for other drivers -- even with red-lights etc. DARK cars should have 10x insurance cost. I recommend my friends to go for lighter colro cars.

[@stevel6939]

Dont cops have flares anymore?

[@nataliestowers-n8b]

thats so wild the officer subtly implied stayin in the cars stuck in the middle would be safer. imagine if they did&the trucker didnt notice in time. absolutely not. staying on the side of the road&being able to run away saved their lives. im sure someone would suggest it would have been bc the trucker went off the side, but please do your due diligence&understand they also were trying to flag cars to warn them of the accident. imagine if they didnt warn anyone&stayed in their vehicle just waiting lol. thats putting yourself at risk even more

[@MacGyver2154]

The idiot waving the flashlight alerting nearby airplanes did nothing to alert the oncoming drivers. Pointing the flashlight directly at oncoming traffic and waving might have been effective in the situation.

[@rocketmantv13]

EMERGENCY LIGHTS. TURN YOUR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON PEOPLE

[@kellenfurter]

Evey time i pass a night accident with police, i have to slow to a crawl because the blue lights blind me. Its really scary to me.

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

Wow the Emergency lights were ON flashing. He was an idiot.

[@MiskimVeniceJohnson]

Lord help

[@larryclarkson1568]

For 1 thing don't sit by the accident move away

[@triw117]

If they stayed in the vehicle they might have been hit. But for real, this is why I carry those crazy bright fancy car/emergency flashlights that doubles as a strobe light & emergency red flasher.

[@monumentalsin3552]

Thats a super cute patch

[@markpaolino4264]

Also, get way off the road on right side of the road.

[@rubazaar891]

No JAKE BRAKE! Was not slowing.

[@ED-es2qv]

Notice people can get out of the way when the truck is coming, but they can't predict that vehicles come fast down the highway. You should be panicking to get off the highway from the second you get on it. The world doesn't stop because you crashed.

[@susiemalphurs5212]

That semi was going way to fast.

[@wonderiemployed]

why was bro dancing on first one

[@sudsforcleaning5735]

I thought when in an accident on the freeway with cars oncoming that your supposed to stay in your car? That it’s safer? But….had these people stayed and that semi did hit them…omg plus they almost got hit sitting there.

[@roadboat9216]

WOW!

[@NinaBoulton]

If the truck drivers are on uppers or really tired, speed weight and momentum cannot stop in time.

[@montiraruba2831]

People should have emergency flares in their cars!!! Do you carry flares in your car? I bet you don't. Is there a reason why not?

[@BlackjackHookers-nj7qj]

I drive truck how tf do you not see that up ahead? Smh

[@belowfray5251]

They would pull u over for a tail light and put everyone in harms way. Dumb.

[@redraiderrider3289]

Well the guy doing the cheerleader dance wasn't helping anything.

[@jimb1801]

He did not care

[@spikenomoon]

They saved his butt

[@Here_Today_]

Hazard lights are helpful….

[@mikes9759]

Distracted and almost killed a bunch of people!!!!

[@roxette24]

Maybe it’s just really late but the thumbnail made the patch look like a honey pot 🍯 shaped cake 😅😭

[@Whereempathsgather]

Truckers amaze me. I saw a near miss, like this, before. It could have been a terrible wreck with me involved. I wanted to find that Trucker and by him lunch, after he cleaned him self up, of course 😂 Watch your speed good buddy.😊

[@pattidmc]

Ohhhhh my

[@cal4111]

Is Utah known for honey bees? 🧐

[@musiclover5359]

Omgoodness 😳😳😨🫣😱😱😱

[@jamessveinsson6006]

Those crazy Mormons

[@kristiechesebro8363]

How about driving better to AVOID accidents to begin with. ...... Prevent the situation first and foremost Pay attention..... slow down ....get off your phone..... don't tailgate and brake check..... usr your turn signals.....end road rage...... It's simple. Realize that YOU are navigating a DEADLY WEAPON..... BE RESPONSIBLE folks......

[@melissahyland457]

YIKES & EEGADS !!!

[@lavarrobinson5082]

Why is you always show old news? Nothing new?