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Post by nataliewood on Jan 4, 2008 17:57:07 GMT -4
Hubby was going home just now on 129 and at the passing lane near Gibbs road a PT cruiser decided he was going to pass everyone. He went into the oncoming traffic and hit someone head on! Now I have to find another route home. I'll bet it's going to be a bad one...
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Post by coosa on Jan 4, 2008 18:38:21 GMT -4
Aww, that is too bad. Why does everybody have to be in such a big hurry to get somewhere 5 minutes sooner??
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Post by queenbee on Jan 4, 2008 19:51:54 GMT -4
People are always in a hurry, they need to slow down and take it easy in all aspects of their life.
How sad that an innocent may lose their life over a bad decision.
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Post by shortcircuit on Jan 4, 2008 19:56:45 GMT -4
Hopefully nobody got hurt. If I made a dumbass decision like that and it cost someone their life I don't think I could live with myself.
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Post by summerose on Jan 4, 2008 20:13:47 GMT -4
I wish people would be more careful!
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Post by queenbee on Jan 4, 2008 20:15:23 GMT -4
It could have very well been on of us who live down this way heading to town.
You just never know about folks.
Will have to say a special prayer tonight.
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Post by mac on Jan 5, 2008 8:12:06 GMT -4
Or one of us that don't, but going to Wal-mart.
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Post by coosa on Jan 5, 2008 11:47:26 GMT -4
I agree tulip, I have people taking chances all the time, to pass me on a double yellow line. The after 1/2 mile, they turn right, or something. I wonder if anyone was hurt??
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Post by nataliewood on Jan 5, 2008 19:23:31 GMT -4
Yes, did anybody hear what happened to the drivers? My husband said the guy almost took him out, then passed 3 cars ahead before he went into the southbound lane.
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Post by queenbee on Jan 5, 2008 21:52:05 GMT -4
There is Giibs ROad and Gibbs terrace.
Gibbs road is right where the lane splits for passing and Gibbs Terrace is where the lane ends for passing.
There are a lot of people who fall out to pass and get over in the oncoming lane when they run out of passing room.
Do you know which end is was on?
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Post by ruby on Jan 6, 2008 12:16:53 GMT -4
I've spoken to a relative of the man that was driving the truck that was hit head on...he was one of the ones airlifted out.
He told them that a garbage can had fallen off of a truck in front of the PTC, and that that person swerved to keep from hitting it.
He is doing ok..haven't heard anything about the driver of the PTC.
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Post by coosa on Jan 6, 2008 12:20:20 GMT -4
Glad to hear the guy hit is doing ok! Hope the other driver is ok too!
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Post by shortcircuit on Jan 6, 2008 18:29:25 GMT -4
I saw the marks from the accident this morning, it looked like a bad one.
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Post by bb on Jan 6, 2008 20:33:28 GMT -4
I hope who ever had that garbage can drop off stopped to help. I'm sure there are other contributing factors, but it sounds like that is what caused the accident. I hate to see people driving down the road with loads that are not secured!
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Post by nataliewood on Jan 6, 2008 21:16:51 GMT -4
Actually BB it was just a plastic can and it had been in the road for a while so I'm sure the person who lost it must feel terrible about now. The driver made a bad decision to drive into oncoming traffic rather than hit the plastic can. He just panicked I guess.
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