Well if he writes down that you were traveling too fast for road conditions and caused this pressure wave and it knocked her off the roadway your in for it!!!!

So how far into your cell phone call to dispatch did you get before they asked if the load was in one piece????

Hell of a way to get a new truck buddy!!!

 

thanks..... I was hauling a load of rubber- picked up down there in Orange, Tx your neck of the woods...

yep, someone was looking out for her & me today--- real close call-- if the timing/speed/distance-- my reaction time-- had been just a little different-
I would have hit her square on-- head on---- and there would have been nothing I could have done-- I'm certain, it would have killed her, rolled her or I'd been right over the top of her.

I was also very lucky there was no one in that right lane beside me or coming down one or both of the two lanes that were merging on right there--
I swerved to keep from striking her -- square on--and never had time to check that right mirror--- if there had been someone there...... I'd probably be in jail right now--- trying to explain a much worse accident.

 

Wow....Glad everybody was OK, headborg. Hoping for a good outcome for you.
Sounds like she was definitly traveling to fast for the conditions. She needs to count her blessing that you reacted the way you did.
We have all been on roadways with that kind of rain with ponding/standing water and vehicles traveling to fast on it. Makes you wonder what they are thinking or not.

 

Hmmmmm....Firestone...Goodyear..or Dupont??

 

yeah, well-- I know it doesn't look too good- a whole 8 weeks here and now this.

Let's see- I left Orange, Tx at 8:30am, stopped in Hammond for fuel/ lunch-- then hit Mobile at 4:30pm-- she was on her way to Work. It had been raining all day, so the "oily" slick should have been beat off already-- it was just totally bazaar--- one second she was passing just like all the other people on the road-- my slow truck, then suddenly she's doing donuts in front of me.

 

definately after this--- I'm getting that forward facing camcorder set up.

 

Glad you and the lady in the 4 wheeler are ok. Please keep us posted as things progress ( if you can from a legal standpoint ). Always keep in mind that nobody was hurt badly or worse.

 

Well, I was just holding off- not sure if the Safety Department would be upset -- posting pics of an accident-- this early- b4 I even get a hold of the actual accident report- and see what her "official statement" was-- at least 4 different officers stood there and heard her describe that she spun out of control in the path of our truck. She wasn't even sure if she had hit the wall or me-- and I'm not sure if she had hit the wall too--- all I know is I did clip her as she was spinning around face to face with me.

 

Did you lay your rig over or just end up in the ditch?

 

It was a big deep V-ditch, there was no keeping her up straight- she laid over and I slide on the side for 60-80 feet until it came to a stop.