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Thursday, October 05, 2006 |
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Unsecured ladder causes fatal crash
By host @ 10:12 PM :: 3783 Views ::
9 Comments ::  :: Home
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Fellow adjusters please be sure your ladders are secured. Article information provided by Kim.
From the article:
"Troopers say Cetrone was driving eastbound on I-12, when a ladder flew from the bed of his pickup truck. Cars behind Certrone's started to swerve, according to State Police, and an 18-wheeler crossed the median and crashed into a Lexus traveling westbound.
Two women in the Lexus were killed, and another is severely injured. The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's office has not released their names.
Click here to see photos of the accident.
Click here to read article.
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Guy Ransom @
Friday, October 06, 2006 10:12 PM
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I read in the Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion Ledger three ladies from Picayune, MS were occupants of a Lexus were killed in a MVA on I-12 in Mandeville, LA. From the photo they didn't have any chance of coming out of this alive. Evidently, that article and this one refer to the same accident. The ladies had no opportunity to even attempt to avoide the crash from the C-L article.
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John Jacobs @
Monday, October 09, 2006 10:23 PM
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There's another lesson to be learned here. Though instinct reaction is most always to swerve, higher % of crash likely to occur by swerving suddenly, than had the person (in this case a semi) merely ran over the debris in the roadway and paid a few dollars out of pocket for some tires and maybe minor physical damage to a vehicle. Much better than the serious results that are almost always the result of this type of defensive reaction at interstate hwy speed. Being the eyewitness to a similar situation accident this summer while on vacation reminded me, had the father of that van made the decision to run over the debris he saw in the road that day, instead of swerving, in all likelihood he would not have lost control, rolled the SUV and been killed along with his wife. They left behind 5 children. I understand not always the case, as each is different, but I just can't help but think I'll take my chances running over debris, animal etc...than trying to regain control of my vehicle at 60+ mph.
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DAVID VALENTINE @
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:17 PM
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In response to Mr. Jacobs comment. It is a terrible tragedy no matter who is at fault. I believe you think the 18 wheeler veered across the median in order to miss hitting the ladder. As a previous truck driver I believe the 18 wheeler veered across the median in order to keep from destroying and killing all the people in the cars that swerved and stopped in front of him. It sounds like this scenario is a no win situation for the driver of the 18 wheeler. His decision probably saved countless lives on his side of the road but sadly took 2 innocent lives on the other side of the road. Let us not forget the fault lies with the owner of the ladder aand the driver of that pickup that started the whole mess.
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James Taylor @
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:27 PM
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Mr. Valentine,
The trucker hit 3 innocent women head on and killed them. He was in control of his truck and made a stupid decision that cost them their lives. Had he been following the other vehicles at a safe distance he would have had time to stop. I for one am tired of these truckers driving 70+ MPH while following too closely on our interstates. I think we need much more strict education requirements before we give some moron the keys to a big rig. You may think I am biased, but having been in an interstate crash with a semi that sent me across the oncoming lanes makes me very cautious when some truck driver comes barreling past me. I'm sure the families of those 3 women wished that truck driver never got up that morning.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:33 PM
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We will not edit the comments but will remove any that contain any violations of the site’s user agreement. Name calling is not allowed.
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paul @
Friday, October 13, 2006 11:06 AM
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the gist of the whole article is completely irrelevant.
adjusters are not firemen and their ladders dont fall out of trucks and cause speeding semi rigs to kill others.
if you believe they do then we have some great ocean floor property for sale or maybe a good acreage site on mars.
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Monday, October 16, 2006 9:13 PM
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Perhaps they wish the firefighter had not gotten up that morning. Or perhaps they wish the firefighter has secured his ladder correctly. Or perhaps they wish their family had taken a different route. There isn't anyone on this website that was an eyewitness to the accident. This hostility against truck drivers is uncalled for. As an adjuster who has traveled the length and breadth of this country I worry more about other so called educated drivers of small cars/trucks than the professional drivers in the big rigs. I have investigated many cargo and commercial truck accidents and found for the most part the truck driver was not to blame for the accident.
Just my two cents.
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James Taylor @
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 9:25 AM
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Again if the truck driver had been following at a safe distance it wouldn't have happened. Granted the adjuster should have secured his ladder and his failure to started the series of events that led to the tragic death of these ladies. You can argue all you want, but you have no legitimate response to my statement that the trucker should have been following at a safer distance and in better control of his truck. While the adjuster will surely be named in civil actions and cited for not securing his ladder he did not kill those women, the trucker did. Many truckers I have witnessed driving in more than 40 states handle their rigs unsafely, as if they were cars and could stop as quickly. We need tougher training requirements for all truckers, as well as all drivers in general. My "hostility" is not for all truckers, just the ignorant ones like the one who totaled my truck and sent me across the oncoming lanes of traffic at 65mph. Next time think your argument through and if it still makes sense then post it ;)
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Mike M. @
Friday, October 27, 2006 6:09 PM
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Mr. Taylor, to repeat what "paul" has said above... The gentleman whose ladder began the chain of events was NOT an adjuster. HE was a Saint Bernard Parish Firefighter relocated to the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain due to Katrina.
I repeat paul's objection that NONE of this is relevant to this site. :)
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