How could one miss / myLot

United States

September 28, 2016 9:06pm CST

How could one miss seeing a semi tractor trailer rig in the intersection in front of you? I bet the other driver was texting, or they could have had a medical emergency, I guess. Hubby was driving to our shopping town to put gas in my car to start my plans for tomorrow. He was also going to pick something up for me at Wal Mart, and yes, get burgers to eat together when he got back. It took him much longer than I expected. Just before he got to where he was going, the road was completely blocked off. A passenger car had run straight through an intersection into the side of a semi, wedging itself there. No one could get around any way. Hubby watched fire men, police and ambulance crews deal with the wreckage. I am glad he drives a little under the speed limit, and very carefully. He says he missed the scene by merely minutes.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99410)

• Canada

29 Sep 16

Wow that is scary. Hope everybody was okay. Glad hubby was minutes away when it happened and not closer.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157427)

• United States

29 Sep 16

Yes, I hope all are okay as well. I am glad he was his usual careful self and missed the excitement.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

29 Sep 16

That was indeed scary.

Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157427)

• United States

3 Oct 16

@cacay1 I have looked for news reports and have not found anything about it. I am hoping it looked worse than it was.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (57599)

• Centralia, Washington

29 Sep 16

It sounds like somebody was not watching the road worth beans. I'm glad your dearest is okay.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157427)

• United States

29 Sep 16

I hope to learn on the news what they know about the accident. The entire errand should have taken an hour and a half, but it ended up about two and a half hours due to traffic around the accident.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85176)

• United States

29 Sep 16

A family friend last year was killed by a texting driver. It was a 20 something girl texting on her way to class.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157427)

• United States

3 Oct 16

Such a needless thing to have happen.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457226)

• Switzerland

29 Sep 16

This is scary, yesterday a big truck on the freeway has killed a family of four. He was speeding and the driver did not stop when the car has to make a full stop to pay at the toolbooth.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157427)

• United States

3 Oct 16

The toll booth is pretty dangerous. They have improved safety over the years but I remember trucks sometimes crashing into toll booths and killing the workers. It is very sad that an entire family was killed.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457226)

• Switzerland

3 Oct 16

@GardenGerty Yes, it is horrible, the problem here in Europe now, is caused by the truck drivers coming from the Eastern countries. To make more money, they drive for 13 hours without stopping, they drink and then they cause fatal accidents.