Too fast, brakes failed, gone hog wild doin the whip and through 300' of guardrail and went 300' over the embankment and NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED! This truck empty weighs around 33,000lbs and loaded 92,000lbs it's a Class 8 Weight truck.
@@ChrisSantmyer No way he was going 70 mph. He was headed south on I-17 south of Camp Verde which means he was climbing out of the Verde Valley. He was going up hill. Trucks go slow up that grade.
Customer oriented driver couldn't defer responding to text? May be handling two customers' calls at the same time? Younger people claim they can multitask better than the older generations as they evolved per Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
The gross weight of that truck with the tag axles is probably 110 ton loaded so 10,000 pounds of Truck would be crushed by the weight that it would be carrying maybe 15 ton empty
Shut up dude, you don’t know what happened. Was it mechanical? Did someone else pull a dangerous maneuver? Medical emergency? Something else? You’re too damn quick to rush to judgement with zero facts.
@@ChrisSantmyer Thank you over 45 years of oversize and heavy long haul and more than a million miles .never wrecked a truck or lost or damaged a load .and a clean driving record .
Some reason! You going south on I-17 leave that cell phone alone, both hands on the wheel. Get his phone records out I’m betting he was on that cell phone.
Ten bucks says he was messing with his damn phone. When are we going to start getting these professional steering wheel holders to take accountability for their poor driving???
Is it just me or has commentary from on-the-scene reporters grown steadily more inane as the years go by? I dunno. Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
That guard rail saved the driver's life. Look at 1:05 of the video. The truck eventually drove over the plate beam but not before the guardrail had absorbed a massive amount of energy from the truck. It lessened the impact by shearing 300' of wood posts and stretching the plate beam steel in a controlled manner. The world cannot afford to be bubble-wrapped at every corner.
So many" know it alls" on this thread. Thank you for clarification as to how this accident happened. 🙄 You should know the facts first before commenting !!!!
I bet that dump truck isn't the only one that left skid marks. Prayers for the driver 🙏
Thank you. Just some bumps and bruises
My dually weighs 10,000 pounds my boy you had better triple your estimate and that’s empty.
You're dully needs an upgrade
Keep in mind, most news people are stupid!
Mine was 10,850 empty too I mostly used it for scrap metal
When its 300 feet its called a cliff instead of embankment.
It weighs like 27,000 pounds not 13,000😳 EMPTY.
I was thinking the same thing, the truck itself weighs at least 20K(Probably more with six axles) and that Steel dump bed weighs 7-10K.
@@hybridtheory3447 I have a 05 Pete super 16 just like that one my TARE is 26,900 pounds empty.
That truck weighs a lot more than 10K pounds buddy More like 50K pounds full
LOL.. You're an idiot.
More than 10000, but not 50000.
@@MarkJohnson-ou6xz correct, I meant full not empty
@@21psd Gotcha!
@@MarkJohnson-ou6xz 50k loaded with rock/sand sounds correct. Probably slightly moren
10k lmao 🤦🏻♂️
Probably 30,000 atleast empty, loaded Probably permitted for about 90,000 would be easier to pull up in pieces.
You're an idiot.
Yeah, that is going to happen. lol
Don't text your girlfriend when driving!! LOL! 😁
Terrifying for the driver.
It was like a ride at Disney
IF he was awake.
Just sayin'...
@@PsychoThirteen maybe the driver he or she had a medical emergency
“For Some Reason “. ??? I know exactly know what happened !!!! It’s becoming a normal thing over here in AZ and in IL.
U know arizona guard rails are decorative only
Guard rails are not designed to take a perpendicular hit.
@danielebrparish4271 arizona guard rails aint designed to take any kind of hit at any speed or angle.
I love that the reporter wore a reflective vest while reporting from the roadside. I wonder if the truck driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Too fast, brakes failed, gone hog wild doin the whip and through 300' of guardrail and went 300' over the embankment and NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED! This truck empty weighs around 33,000lbs and loaded 92,000lbs it's a Class 8 Weight truck.
Right steer tire blew at 70 mph
I doubt it. He was heading south on I-17 south of Camp Verde which means he was climbing out of the Verde Valley. He was going up hill.
@@ChrisSantmyer No way he was going 70 mph. He was headed south on I-17 south of Camp Verde which means he was climbing out of the Verde Valley. He was going up hill. Trucks go slow up that grade.
Customer oriented driver couldn't defer responding to text? May be handling two customers' calls at the same time? Younger people claim they can multitask better than the older generations as they evolved per Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
Was there more than one person in the truck?This reporter is all over the place.
The gross weight of that truck with the tag axles is probably 110 ton loaded so 10,000 pounds of Truck would be crushed by the weight that it would be carrying maybe 15 ton empty
as a retired trucker i can say that was no accident that was all drivers fault .
Shut up dude, you don’t know what happened. Was it mechanical? Did someone else pull a dangerous maneuver? Medical emergency? Something else? You’re too damn quick to rush to judgement with zero facts.
Well thank god you’re retired.
@@ChrisSantmyer Thank you over 45 years of oversize and heavy long haul and more than a million miles .never wrecked a truck or lost or damaged a load .and a clean driving record .
I believe he doesn’t know what a truck weighs but it sure a held a lot more than 10,000 pounds I would say at least 10 ton
That’ll buff out
Probably dodged BIGFOOT… I’ve seen one in that area. Scouts honor
Actually I was chasing him
Some reason! You going south on I-17 leave that cell phone alone, both hands on the wheel. Get his phone records out I’m betting he was on that cell phone.
🙏Prayers for his recovery.
ecm make the seat warmer come on over?
Ten bucks says he was messing with his damn phone. When are we going to start getting these professional steering wheel holders to take accountability for their poor driving???
Right steer tire blew at 70 mph. Phone in the holder.
@Coyote520 looks like you owe 10 bucks. Add another 0 for your ignorance
@@The2276cc Yawn. Try again.
@@coyote520 still no intelligence. Professional phone gripper.. Go back to bed
@@coyote520professional phone gripper . Go back to bed
COMPANY OWNERS ARE DRIVING THEIR DRIVERS TOO HARD, TOO MANY HOURS, TOO LITTLE PAY.
And everyone is worried about EV’s being to heavy for guard rails… what about dump trucks???
10 thousand pounds 😂😂😂
If you think the I 17 is dangerous, drive the salt river canyon up to Showlow, I've done that alot in a semi.
Is it just me or has commentary from on-the-scene reporters grown steadily more inane as the years go by? I dunno. Maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
They are all woke
Not a single thing he said was true
Can't believe it landed on its tires!!!!
Lucky as hell it didnt flip or roll hard.
Also the 10,000 lbs lol. That setup is north of 25k dry
Trucks or truck? 🤦♂
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‘’THEY WILL BE OKAY’’………One driver but they will be okay.
My guys butt is just unpuckering four days later
They? Were there 2 people? THX,
Just 1
With modern technology guard rails need to be replaced with up-to-date to where vehicles like that don’t go over 300 foot embankment
That guard rail saved the driver's life. Look at 1:05 of the video. The truck eventually drove over the plate beam but not before the guardrail had absorbed a massive amount of energy from the truck. It lessened the impact by shearing 300' of wood posts and stretching the plate beam steel in a controlled manner. The world cannot afford to be bubble-wrapped at every corner.
I’m sure those guard rails could stop normal vehicles, truck drivers require a CDL license because they should know better.
Time to work on that resume'...
Was a driver involved?
Rotator truck with cables that can handle to load easily
Bad Driving or Fell Asleep?
Rokie driver.
I wonder if he pooped his pants
Why didn’t tha 2nd truck act right and not fall down?
Makes zero sense 🙄
Driver wasn't distracted by his cell-phone! 😂
Mr George
Drunk ?
Call murpheys diesel
Speeding
medical emergency
So many" know it alls" on this thread. Thank you for clarification as to how this accident happened. 🙄
You should know the facts first before commenting !!!!
Cruise set at 70 mph truck governed at 75
Not paying attention . On his phone! It can go any way.
@@matthewgwinn8504cruise set at 70. Right steer tire blew. Phone was in the holder.