Oregon truck crash releases 77,000 salmon into wrong body of water

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  2. The_vett

    The_vett Medium Load Member

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    Sure am glad the Driver is OK. As for the Salmon, they are happy I am sure.
    I am getting my vehicle fixed in Oregon today, it has been good for me.
    Couple nights ago , I saw a Driver fall asleep in front of me. I was concerned but before I had a chance to finish my thought, he was crossing in front of me and was headed for a ditch with a cement blockade to keep him from going to the other side. As i saw him tip after going into the ditch, I thought he was a goner. But i had already put on flashers and was honking and blinking my brights , I saw a miracle , this guy in all of this woke up and was able to get out of the deep ditch, not tip over and, not head on into the concrete. It was amazing , but i was still worried so stayed behind him with flashers till he got to an exit. It was something , all of what i just described was more even and it all happened in a half a second. My body wasn't as convinced as my mind that he was OK , and my heart was hurting. I am so grateful for the driver. I don't think he even got a scratch on the truck or trailer , but i had seen him so close to the worse. I don't know if he could tell what a great driver he was to get himself out of what I thought was over. Seeing it was traumatic, and left me believing in miracles. And what a Driver is capable of , it was amazing.
     
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  3. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Seems like there're 10x more trucks crashing in the last few years.
     
  4. LowBeam

    LowBeam Light Load Member

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    Oversaturation of mainstream and citizen journalism coupled with instantaneous reporting abilities. There probably hasn't been MORE wrecks, but sensationalist reporting and our interest in trucks and news just makes it seem like it.
     
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  5. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Did alittle research. Weather it's true or not. I saw it on the internet.
    Large Truck Accidents Increased by 26% From 2020 to 2021.
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  6. Deere hunter

    Deere hunter Road Train Member

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    Probably one of the reasons why Texas is so blue is because of oil filled. Everything from Lubbock South going big Springs ,Stanton ,Midland ,Odessa all the way to Pecos and back up to the New Mexico state line is a death trap.
     
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  7. hope not dumb twucker

    hope not dumb twucker Road Train Member

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    Well if it was on the Internet it’s true. Has to be. Probably some law too
     
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  8. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Throw in a solar eclipse and boy howdy.
     
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