Brutal Honda Civic crash.

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Lol if someone i know does that stupid shit
Then they get what they deserve. Do you feel the same way about Ruggs???
I don’t agree with the way they are driving but to wish that on someone’s family is messed up to me. Ruggs should fry, and this person should too if he injured someone
 

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I don’t agree with the way they are driving but to wish that on someone’s family is messed up to me. Ruggs should fry, and this person should too if he injured someone
Who said i wished anything? Ill wait.

As for Ruggs i feel no remorse for whatever punishment he may receive.
 

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Looks like the semi eventually slowed down. Would have been funny if he just kept going as if nothing happened haha!
 

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Deserved.

I drive trucks for a living and I swear I think people see trucks and automatically think they just need to get in front of them no matter what.
Same here for 26 years now.

Everybody is a good driver. Just ask them.:rolleyes:
 

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Not related to this accident but look at the accident an out of control truck caused in 2019!



Once the proceedings finally got under way, prosecutors portrayed Aguilera-Mederos as reckless, while the defense team cast him as the victim of numerous mechanical problems with his truck. When those culminated in brake failure, Aguilera-Mederos testified, he considered several options, including driving onto the grassy median that separates eastbound and westbound I-70. But he feared that he'd wind up in the path of incoming traffic on the other side of the highway, he said, and he thought smashing directly into the bridge "would cause an explosion." He also claimed to have missed seeing a couple of signs for a runaway truck ramp. So he tried to slow down by swerving, but that didn't prevent a deadly tragedy.
 

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Around here, motorcycles are notorious for cutting in front of cars while weaving in and out of lanes. Some people just like rolling the dice. :eek:
 

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Not related to this accident but look at the accident an out of control truck caused in 2019!



Once the proceedings finally got under way, prosecutors portrayed Aguilera-Mederos as reckless, while the defense team cast him as the victim of numerous mechanical problems with his truck. When those culminated in brake failure, Aguilera-Mederos testified, he considered several options, including driving onto the grassy median that separates eastbound and westbound I-70. But he feared that he'd wind up in the path of incoming traffic on the other side of the highway, he said, and he thought smashing directly into the bridge "would cause an explosion." He also claimed to have missed seeing a couple of signs for a runaway truck ramp. So he tried to slow down by swerving, but that didn't prevent a deadly tragedy.

Wow, that was one horrendous set of crashes. Anyone know the final outcome of that trial?
 

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Wow, that was one horrendous set of crashes. Anyone know the final outcome of that trial?
He was found guilty. However it sounds like the truck had mechanical issues. He says he considered crashing it into the bridge but was worried it would explode. Sucks for everyone involved. We take things for granted when driving on roads. Anything can happen. Gotta keep your eyes open all the time!
 

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He was found guilty. However it sounds like the truck had mechanical issues. He says he considered crashing it into the bridge but was worried it would explode. Sucks for everyone involved. We take things for granted when driving on roads. Anything can happen. Gotta keep your eyes open all the time!
Did he follow the legal requirements of a pre trip?
 

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It always cracks me up seeing those people who swerve in and out of lanes without signaling at 85+ mph on the interstates and you catch up to them somehow 20-30 minutes later.

Idiots.


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Did he follow the legal requirements of a pre trip?

The fatal trip was his first time driving a truck through mountains, he testified, though he had ridden with his brother, a truck driver, through similar terrain in the past.

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He testified that he believed his brakes were in working order after he stopped at Berthoud Pass and called his boss and another trucker for advice.

“If the brakes were working fine, why did you call two different people to help you?” Wildeman asked.

“Because they were two people who had much more experience than me,” Aguilera-Mederos said. “That’s not wrong.”

Some of Aguilera-Mederos’ testimony contradicted testimony from other witnesses. Wildeman kept a list of the contradictions on a large piece of paper pinned to an easel beside her throughout his hours-long testimony.

“There were several people who took the stand and told you they saw your brakes smoking, right?” she asked him.

“What I am trying to tell you is that I never saw that and I never saw the brakes smoking,” he said. “I was paying attention to many things. I never saw them smoking.”
 

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Not related to this accident but look at the accident an out of control truck caused in 2019!



Once the proceedings finally got under way, prosecutors portrayed Aguilera-Mederos as reckless, while the defense team cast him as the victim of numerous mechanical problems with his truck. When those culminated in brake failure, Aguilera-Mederos testified, he considered several options, including driving onto the grassy median that separates eastbound and westbound I-70. But he feared that he'd wind up in the path of incoming traffic on the other side of the highway, he said, and he thought smashing directly into the bridge "would cause an explosion." He also claimed to have missed seeing a couple of signs for a runaway truck ramp. So he tried to slow down by swerving, but that didn't prevent a deadly tragedy.
that dude was convicted for all kinds of shit. he's doing hard time.
 

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Around here, motorcycles are notorious for cutting in front of cars while weaving in and out of lanes. Some people just like rolling the dice. :eek:

I cringe when I see other motorcyclist do that...You leave yourself no margin for error or room to effectively take evasive action.....
 

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The fatal trip was his first time driving a truck through mountains, he testified, though he had ridden with his brother, a truck driver, through similar terrain in the past.

and

He testified that he believed his brakes were in working order after he stopped at Berthoud Pass and called his boss and another trucker for advice.

“If the brakes were working fine, why did you call two different people to help you?” Wildeman asked.

“Because they were two people who had much more experience than me,” Aguilera-Mederos said. “That’s not wrong.”

Some of Aguilera-Mederos’ testimony contradicted testimony from other witnesses. Wildeman kept a list of the contradictions on a large piece of paper pinned to an easel beside her throughout his hours-long testimony.

“There were several people who took the stand and told you they saw your brakes smoking, right?” she asked him.

“What I am trying to tell you is that I never saw that and I never saw the brakes smoking,” he said. “I was paying attention to many things. I never saw them smoking.”
Thanks
 

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