030324 FATAL AUTO VS FIRE TRUCK I45 SPRING
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Just after 1 am, there was a crash on I-45 northbound just south of Rayford Road where a pickup hit the wall. With oil and fluids on the ground, TXDOT was notified. Several lanes of the freeway were closed with emergency vehicles blocking. Traffic was light and being routed to the right lanes As they continued to wait at about 3 am. A 29-year-old female from Conroe driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla failed to slow and slammed into a $1.5 million South Montgomery County Fire Department Ladder Truck. pushing the 75,000-pound truck with three firefighters sitting in it. None of the firefighters were injured. The female was pronounced deceased on the scene. She was transported to the Montgomery County Forensic Center for autopsy. According to South Montgomery County Asst Fire Chief, the truck could be down anywhere from 3 months to a year if it isn't totaled as the vehicle hit in the right rear of the truck where the outriggers are which support the truck when the ladder is extended.
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People today have ZERO common sense. They drive like it’s the Indy 500 & slow down for NOTHING
Look at how bad the air is in the video, that driver was impaired by aerosolized-garbage or aerosolized poison-ivy from the ignored illegal land clearing fires. Our Fire Marshal needs to be replaced with something less useless.
@SlackerU Yeah a 22 year old at 3 a.m. slams into a fricken massive red fire truck with flashing lights on and you think it's particulates from burn pits😂 there's some smoke in the air for sure but it's coming from your bong.
@@SlackerU So you know this without having a single detail of what really happened or a coroners report, if so you're amazing!! I'm pretty sure she wasn't the only person on the road that came up on this scene, pretty amazing there isn't a huge pile of cars since no one could see!!
@@BT-be8rh Look at the dirty-air, I'm looking at the dirty-air. Dirty air can absolutely disrupt your ability to safely drive. Burning for land-clearing is illegal here in Harris & Montgomery county b/c oils in things like poison-ivy & poison-oak can lower the amount of oxygen in your blood which is not the best for your brain.
@@Dane3804 at 3 a.m. the air speed is well below the legally needed 6 mph to legally outdoor burn here in Texas. I have complaints to make so I know the wind speed was 2 mph with a fog warning so if everyone knew the State Laws then maybe that 22yo wouldn't have been impaired by the outlawed dirty-air.
What made it a very sad moment was when a fluffy stuffed animal fell out of the car.....she's gone, and her Mom & Dad are crying for her tonight.......Just horribly sad......
She was damn near 30.
they cuddle fluffy and think why did we not parent her properly,
!!!!!! 🫵🫵🫵🤣🤣🤣. RELAX !!
I recently retired from a full time FD in Canada. I hated working crash scenes on the highway. I was always worried one of my crew could be struck and killed. It's amazing how many people do not slow down for crash scenes.
I live in Alberta and the lack of common courtesy and commen sense is astounding. I'm so surprised this doesn't happen a lot around here. I always slow down, and move over if I can when I see flashing lights on the side of the road, highway, town or city and without fail, I have some jackass ride my bumper, honking at me to hurry up.
I don't care how uppity someone gets that I'm thinking about someone else other than myself, I will continue to slow down and move over.
I run into a lot of RCMP officers (I live in a town where one of their headquarters are), and I get thanked all the time for doing something they shouldn't even have to thank me for.
*So there's no confusion, they know which car is mine because it's quite distinct.
It makes me nervous watching the fire fighters and officers on the highway. It’s amazing that more first responders don’t get hit on the highway. Knock on wood.
@@oceancat0450if this makes u nervous..go back to beach and sand and chase down that sandy ocean kitty cat u see walking that looks like a whale stranded
Nobody here cares ...ok...this is America..not Canada...ever seen south park bigger longer and uncut...
@fartblaster1979 you ducking Americans just can't stand it when you're not the end all be all, can you? Why so intimidated???? 😂😂😂
It’s hard to watch this video. I saw the aftermath of this at about 4am this morning on my way to deliver for Amazon. When I seen the blood stain sheet on the ground covering the person I knew they didn’t make it and now I found out what happened. I had to call my wife as soon as I seen it. It really was very tragic to see in person. My condolences to her family 😢
Saw, not seen. 👍
thank you ill fix it @@Tat2Dragons
Sorry, just at that moment I was in a state of shock watching this video but I appricate the grammer correction.@@Tat2Dragons
Dude shut up for crying out loud! We all understand his post. He is obviously employed. Quit being a pretentious little twit! You used 2 instead of too in your username. Just shut up!@@Tat2Dragons
Sorry to hear that prayers for you and the lady's family and friends ✌️🙏
How is this even possible? In her state we are fortunate she didn’t kill somebody else before she got to the firetruck. That firetruck might’ve saved others from getting killed.
I saw her three miles before the accident putting lipstick on using her rear view mirror. We'll never know if it made her look any better with that particular shade of firetruck red.
@@joanfrellburg4901pretty heartless to say for her family to read!
@@makaye3259 GFY
@makaye3259 I don't know....but I have this feeling that the grieving family is not going to RUclips to look at the post, of their dead relative and what people are commenting.
@@makaye3259Facts are just that, facts.
I was in the traffic for the original accident before the lady hit the truck. There were at least 2 other fire trucks 1 ambulance and 4 or 5 cop cars all with lights on blocking the left lanes. I don’t understand how she couldn’t see all the lights that they had lit up.
She maybe thought they didnt apply to her.
She had to be distracted, either on the phone or putting on lipstick as another post said. Or maybe fell a sleep. But I'm with you, how did she not see all the flashing lights? They are visible for miles, especially at night.
@@lisawagner6076 If you’re that distracted, just think of what a danger she was to everyone else on the road. Distracted or high/drunk. That’s prime driving time for intoxicated drivers.
Could have been stoned, flying higher than a kite.
I was a first responder for 7 years ! Its a known fact that highly intoxicated drivers are somehow drawn to flashing lights ! Like moths to a flame ! I and my fellow coworkers seen this countless times ! Glad nobody was injured !
That’s interesting.
Thank you for your service .
They call alcohol "spirits", because intoxication gets you out of your brain to let the demons in. The demons only want to destroy you. I'm not surprised the demons drive people to aim for flashing lights.
Man makes me feel I should turn my lights off and stop moving.... if I were to be out that late driving for some odd odd reason as a woman.
did u not read the title? it was a fatal crash, at least 1 person died
!!!!! 🤣🤣
So if you cannot see the BIG red fire truck with the Bright flashy lights.... I once had a kid back into my parked semi truck. He said he didn’t see it....Some people should NEVER be allowed to drive.
We'll, She should have known better. You tangle with a 75,000 pound basically Semi truck you lose. You wanna be in a hurry? You wanna answer that text? You wanna act like you own the road? There's the consequences folks....
T T T........ Truck , Train , Tree......... allways win. ‼️‼️
@@w-peterI'd like to add another T.
Telephone Pole! (Two words, but dang it it is true!)
@@1alex92 yeah Alex, ur right. Every kind of pole win.
... and think: if you're late... u need to drive extra slowly.
Exactly
Don't forget that trick was probably full of water, too. The impact would have been like hitting a brick wall. Too many distracted drivers anymore
The firetruck did it’s job protecting the firemen. 👍
Kinda hard to see an enormous red truck with reflective vinyl graphics and bright LED strobe lights stopped on the road.🙄
Yep! Fog or no fog. Especially if you're looking at your phone instead of the road. Still, very sad 😔
I will take "Looking at a phone instead of the road" for a thousand Alex.
Hard to see firetruck when she was probably on the phone.
90% always speeding above limit no matter what road conditions are and either on phone, drunk or both
Yep I’m from Dallas and I was working in Nederland last summer and on my way home on Friday nights in Houston on 10 or 610 or 45 I would be flowing with the traffic and numerous times my truck would shut down when it hits 100 mph
That’s gotta be heartrending for those firemen. Also, heartbreak for her family. It’s very sad, no matter the reason. What a loss.
Heartbreak for the public safety of us all and the taxpayers.
Having first hand experience, to watch people drive into police cars, fire trucks, tow trucks and rescue vehicles at the scene of a crash where every color of light is flashing is beyond comprehension. YES, I have witnessed this multiple times.
Wonder what her BAC will turn out to be?
Or how much of her phone will be removed from her at the autopsy?
Prob about oh two fiddy
@@frankgrisdale4513lol, you realize that car crashes were happening decades before cellphones were invented right? Oh and all newer cars allow you to synch your phone with your car, allowing hands free talking.
@@frankgrisdale4513speeding and under the influence of alcohol was the likely cause, not a cellphone. Smh
@@jrftworth So? Try to stay focused. No one give a crap about decades ago. She was most likely texting and drunk.
Drunk or phone, take your pick, both are as equally dangerous while driving!!
Also fatigue, which is as bad as intoxication.
Toxic fog. It was Toxic fog from ignored illegal outdoor burning. 111.219
I’d say drunk AND phone.
Or speeding, or tailgating, aggressive driving... Commonplace around here
@@joeq.public281it happened at 3am, virtually no traffic on the road
I learned MANY years ago as a new ESU cop, one of the first accidents I responded to,… my partner said, put the truck, ( our ESU TRUCK ) between traffic, and the accident vehicle we responded to. Sure enough, someone ran into our vehicle.
Between Drugs, Alcohol and cell phones, it's hard to say which she gave her life for just from watching this video. Excessive speed is obvious from the damage to both vehicles. Too bad.
People need to slow down and pay attention. Probably too busy looking at their phone. How could you miss seeing all those flashing lights on the fire truck?
People need to stop applying makeup while driving at night.
3am crash into stationary truck lit up like a Christmas tree... most likely polluted
3am on Sunday morning. I guarantee she wasn’t on her way to Mass.
Omg, another "they need to put their phone down" comment. Two things, most newer cars allow you to synch your phone with your car so you can talk hands free, secondly car crashes didn't suddenly start happening with the invention of the cellphone, there were crashes happening decades before the cellphone was invented
Everyone is speculating about drinking and cell phone use. This could be fatigue from working a late shift and falling asleep at the wheel. Don't be so quick to judge without facts!
The curse of '0 Drunk Thirty strikes again.
It's a real shame that fire trucks don't have reflective decals and bright flashing lights. How else are people suppose to see them?
Are you dumb it bright red
🙏 RIP COROLLA DRIVER 🙏
Condolences to your family and friends at this difficult time. ✝️😢😥
I have zero sympathy for drivers like this.
No it i have sympathy for the family. Getting that knock on the door to be told your loved one has died. They didn't cause it, but are left with the life long grief
@@nikkib78 Yes, the families left are the ones that suffer from this and have to live with that suffering the rest of the families lives..
I hate cell phones. Even mine.
No accountability
Under influence, lack of attention, impaired (drowsy), or medical event. I hope the coroner discloses their analysis.
No way to tell
Poor Ladder 11. I hope it makes a full recovery.
Totaled.
Good thing the firefighters weren't riding the tailboard, think we stopped that around 1970.
I was riding tail board in late 80's...
Man, that was fun, riding the tailboard donning your fire coat while flying down the street.@@haroldenglish943
May God comfort the family, and others learn from mistakes made here.
Really? Nope, Morons don't learn from others mistakes. See 30,000 people killed in car crashes every year just in the US. 30K every year, 29,998 from the same mistakes.
Nobody learns, that's why it keeps happening.
They say when you're drunk,you drive towards the flashing lights.
thanks scott engle 4 the video threw the years
It’s why the firefighters in my town always place a pumper or ladder truck as a traffic blocker. While they’re taking care of one DUI crash scene, they’re usually hit by another DUI driver. It may sound crazy, but it’s true.
They call it the kill zone too
Lots of agencies are building blocker trucks out of flat bed trailers or old apparatus to protect these scene and keep from knocking out front-line apparatus like this one. It stinks to have to house, maintenance and staff these vehicles, but sure is better than losing apparatus for such long periods of time. 1 year for replacement is actually not feasible. 18 months for a new Pierce right now.
Just in case you wondered why they send a giant ladder truck to an auto accident? This is why. Just imagine what would have happened to the assembled first responders at the original accident scene if the "blocking rig" wasn't there. A good idea, rather that the million-dollar fire truck would be to get an old tractor-trailer rig, and fill the trailer with sand bags, etc. Cheaper to sacrifice that than a fire truck.
That’s not the only reason why a ladder truck will be sent to an accident. 👍
If you notice between 7:10 and 8:10, they pull out the Jaws of Life and Other Equipment from the damage compartment on the ladder. That is why they send a ladder to the accident. Many departments, the Ladder Trucks carry the rescue tools.
That’s not the reason
odds are the tractor-trailer would not start & make it to the scene,
this looks like someone on a phone, looking up, all clear, then sending or receiving a text, then eating 88,000lbs of 'Murican steel. 'Keep your eyes on the road & your hands upon the wheel', as Jim Morrison sang/warned us long ago.......or try & eat a ladder truck.
They are taking old engine companies and turning those reserve rigs into blocker units
I'm still trying to figure out how this happened. I saw this from a mile away. I think she was drunk, had to be, or had some medical condition. Still sad either way.
Prime example why we block using heavy fire apparatus while on accidents on the roadway!
R.I.P for the deceased, condolences to the family and loved ones .
Hoping for a speedy full recovery for the ladder truck . Big thanks 🙏 for all the first responders .
That’s exactly why they put those big rigs there… to protect the scene so that vehicles hit the truck instead of the firefighters, medics or cops. 3 Am… she was likely either impaired or fell asleep at the wheel.
Those poor fire fighters must feel dreadful. Feel so bad for thrm right now
no they don't, this happens every day all day and night, check out how many people kill themselves while drunk driving in the USA, no other country comes anywhere near you, your monsters when it comes to drink driving, mainly because nothing happens when you get caught, jail here in the UK for it now. . it doesn't happen often,
It is sad she lost her life especially at such a young age. With all the flashing lights from the first accident why she didn't slow down or change lanes is hard to understand.
Over intoxicated most likely.
Oh dear. Bad all around. We support you first responders no matter what.
By the look of the car no one had a chance. RIP.
THis is why in my country we have an offence that carries a very heavy fine and loss of points: "Driving without due care and attention."
Australia is sign mad and fine $$$$$$ mad , also rediculous, we have been paying the price for mistakes from others for five decades now
in this case here she was sentenced to Death and sentence carried out immediately. maybe her social media was more Important then her life?
@@acgillespie got TBoned two weeks ago , can't get the image out of my head how stupid people are,
Well, her punishment here was even more harsh and final.
We have that too-As well as People who just don’t give a SH!t, &/or think they’re invincible.
Was she a mommy? The stuffed animal on the ground is so heartbreaking. I could t imagine telling a child that their mommy is in heaven. 😓😓😓😓🙏🕊️
that's her head.
How do you not see a fire truck?
It's called drunk driving
Horrible for the family to see this… My condolences ❤
Even if she was on the phone texting, she would have looked up at some point way before the first scene to see the lights. All the first responders on site would have lit the road up like day time. Given the time of night and the speed she was going upon impact, my money is on DWI. Heartbreaking to see that kind of damage to the truck. It’s a blessing no one else was injured.
I have 4 “kids” older two are 30 & 25, younger two are 16 & 17 . My older two learned to drive when social media was not as it is right now. My 17 year old can not drive because she recently had a seizure. Had a CT scan and she has a condition that causes epilepsy. Watching these videos makes me want to drive both of my youngest kids until they are at least 30 years old! Horrifying
I have seizures too and they are scary.
I do use a power wheelchair and a white cane.
I’m blind with light, darkness and shadows on my left eye.
Due to other medical challenges I have, I’m better to use my chair when I go out.
4:31
That’s a brutal high speed hit ! At that time of the night it’s fair to ask if impairment was involved . RIP to the young lady .
Damn look at how close the steering wheel is to the seat.
To come up to a fully lit fire truck at the speed she must have been going she had to be on drugs or drunk! It doesn’t seem possible that she would have not seen the truck.
How the hell do you not see a fire truck
Toxicology report will tell. Rest in peace. 🙏
Absolutely terrible thing when one dies this way but when will we figure out how the hell one hits a massive red fire truck with reflective markings and find a solution to the problem. 🤦♂️
You certainly can't make this up and now South Montgomery County is down an important asset.
Texas has a huge drinking and driving problem, this is yet another example of what happens when you get behind the wheel drunk
My money is on the rodeo. Probably dwi, and on the phone. Pawpaw always said nothing good happens after midnight. Hard to get in trouble at your own place. Any how. Be safe out there.
Hope the Fire 🚒 truck make a full recovery
Like crashing into a steel wall.
You are not invincible in your little tin box. PAY ATTENTION.
They need to start making blocker vehicles more common that are designed to take impact.
How did that woman get taken out of that car? It looks like the car had to be disassembled to get to her. She had to be flying to get the car and her in that shape.
Glad the firemen are safe and nobody hurt badly.
They cut her out. That's why the roof and the driver's side door is missing.
However, when the body comes apart, it's not so difficult. Then you try to pick up the internal organs if they come out! Sometimes, it's like trying to pick up a jellyfish! Then you need to find that arm or leg that got ripped off! You don't find it, only to get a phone call the next day by someone who found it stuck in the grill of their vehicle going the other way!
@@timbucktoo1663 Yeah, you've clearly never had to do that... SMH
Condolences to the ladies family and friends. Just a reminder, when interviewing somebody don't hog the microphone, share it with the person being interviewed. I could not hear a thing that the man said.
Are the firefighters okay?
Yes.
😢💔🥺😔🤦 so unfortunate, May she rest in peace 🙏❤️
It possible that she fell asleep. Even a drunk driver would notice a giant flashing truck. Let alone someone distracted by their phone. People on their phone are able to notice the car they about to hit, they just noticed too late. So it impossible to not notice bright flashing light long before you reach it even if youre on your phone. And absolutely ridiculous to think that she wouldn't botice it if she was using her rearview mirror to apply lipstick. So idk how all these comments think that what happened...
My brother friend fell asleep on his way home from work after midnight and rear ended a semi, killing him instantly. Sometime, you just fall asleep without even realizing. You know you're tire but didn't realize that you were seconds away from knocking out.
Either way, the squish mellow on the road make this extra sad. Because from my experience... I've only seen cute girls keeping those in their car. And we all know that tragedy hit harder when the victims is cute.
Your Toyota isn't moving that 70,000LBS ladder truck.
Seeing that squish mellow or whatever it is outside of the car is heartbreaking. Very sad ..
Precisely why our county has protocol to have utility traffic trucks as blockers, backed up by an engine. We are prohibited from running the truck on wrecks, unless filling for a rescue, at which point it would not be blocking. They are $750,000 (and up, way up) specialized machines, too critical to wreck. Engines, much cheaper, and everyone and their mother has one (we have three).
Excellent video! Hopefully this will boost the utilization of “BLOCKERS”, older fire apparatus with lapsed certifications, etc… on any/all highways.
RIP.
Drinking and driving fast into a parked fire truck do not mix.
So without evidence you assume that’s what happened here?
@@Tat2Dragons full speed into the back of a parked MASSIVE vehicle covered in flashing lights at 3am, what else could it possibly be 🙄
That should be written on a billboard.
@@VladimirBlarp Medical emergency, fell asleep at the wheel, distracted by something in the vehicle.
@@Tat2Dragons And what time do the bars close out there ? Yeah, I'll stick with alcohol related
Update on deceased Toxicology report, if heard.. ?
All those silly flashing lights made it impossible to see there was a fire truck blocking the road.
Yup and what do you when you can't see? Slow down and pull to the right! Darling award winner too but yeah haven't received yours yet.
@@haroldenglish943 sarcasm
"Criminals: This is Montgomery County. We fund Law Enforcement. We prosecute." Wish other places did.
Seeing videos like this makes me think that we should raise the minimum driving age to 50. By the time you get to 50, most of us realize we're not immortal.
yeah karen, ok sure
I totally agree with you, Barbara. Later in life we come to realize how valuable life really is. When we're younger we take life for granted and think we are invincible.
Noooo raise the age limit to 70 to 80, elderly people seem to drive far slower or even better than younger people they've been on the road longer and been around longer so they know how to obey the laws of driving plus they don't like speeders 🤣
Sarc.@@gabesmath105
Lmfao gl with that
I doubt that she had enough insurance to cover $1.5 million.
I love how Scott is up close and personal with these scenes.
Im sorry to the family of this young lady. Prayers
Must be horrible having to clean up and see your rig like that.
TRAGIC 😢😢😢😢😢
SLOW Down Everyone stay safe out there.
Atleast the fire truck was there as a first responder...hahahaha
Death creeps up on you unexpectedly, poor driver apparently didn't see the 🚒 fire engine 😔🙏 May She Rest in Peace, My condolences to her family and friends, we never know how we go🤦
Ok, so that’s a nightmare for any firefighter period. In 19 years full time thank GOD I’ve never had to do a fatal extrication on any fire crew truck. But there’s a reason we use our trucks to block traffic from any scene. People see the blueberries and cherries (our lights) and stare at what we are doing instead of paying attention to their driving. Everyone is in a damn hurry these days and no one abides by the speed limit. She just crashed and most likely totaled a million plus dollar truck that’s now out of service for their county because of her stupidity. It’s really sad she lost her life. That could have been 100% preventable. So sad.
You see this a lot with cars hitting semis which have very little to no lights and move very slow and can be hard to see at night until its too late. But how does somebody not see a fire engine or Ambulance with all those lights they have?? Either on their phone not paying attention or under the influence of who knows what. Or a sudden medical condition or not familiar with the area. But its usually distracted or DUI.
Blinded by the light? I'm old, and I came up on a crash at night and there was so much light pointed at me I could barely see where I was going. Huge blinding lights. I practically came to a stop. Put my sunglasses and that helped.
Sad to see this but the sad reality is this happens more often than you think. happened in my city last summer, Sheriffs car got slammed into and burst into flames. Sheriffs is fine but her squad car was a total loss. Sounds like from what I have read in the comments is this girl just was not paying attention or maybe intoxicated paid the price. Very sad crap like this happens very sad and unfortunate.
Well, at least the Fire Department had a really fast response time to the crash! 😅
Railroads have a device that they can attach to a rail quite a ways back from a train that is stopped. The loud "bang" makes sure that the engineer is aware that he needs to slow down and be ready to stop.
Maybe something like that for emergency services. Something like a stop sticks that cover an entire lane that can be placed a quarter mile before the incident.
The jaws of life was already on scene
This is why emergency response crash barriers have been made.
The insurance company is going to be upset. They cannot raise her rates.
Good thing she responded to her texts messages...
"Someone" was DUIing home from the nightclub.
Well Darwin got another one. I'm not going to say oh that sucks for the driver or anything how do you slam into a massive fire truck with the lights flashing. Either just blatantly not paying attention or you're on your cell phone one of those two so yeah Darwin got another one.
A terrible mistake that cost a young woman her life. Her family must be in such sorrow and grief. There, I said it. I am so very happy that our brave, life-saving firefighters were NOT injured- PRAISE GOD! The taxpayers will pay for the firetruck, but there is a grieving family and a deceased person. Possibly texting while driving. Sad all around.
Speed kills.
Nothing behind the fire truck? Just the fire truck itself parked on the freeway?
Had to of been seriously intoxicated for her not to see this big firetruck from a mile away.
Either that or she looking at her phone and realized too late. Perhaps drunk and on her phone.
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@@doriangray2020newer cars allow you to synch your phone with your car so you can talk hands free
@@jrftworth uh huh. And people will still fidget with their phones or their car’s infotainment systems while driving. Btw, don’t give up your day job because you suck at trolling.
@@doriangray2020 - The reason I didn't think it was just being on the phone, is surely she had to look up a few times within a mile+ to look at the road. If sober, you're gonna see the flashing lights.
Alcohol and Cell Phones for 1000 Alex. Very sad indeed.
I have to ask, even drunk, how do you miss a fire truck with its lights on?
Wow, how much more visible could they make a firetruck? And she still drove into it?
Pay attention, folks. Don't let this happen to your family.
I'm sorry to hear about such an unfortunate incident. If you have any specific questions or if there's a way I can assist you, please let me know.
lol. @3:33 the squishmallow. 😂😂😂😂😂
Someone save the Squishy!
What the hell do they use that for?
tryin' 2 c which squishy that is lol (3:33)
I’m assuming that it was in the car, and fell out when the firefighters cut it open.
@@CPR12345 oh ok I thought it was some sort of firefighting tool that fell out of the truck
Has the victim been identified? Id like to see the obituary.