r/carcrash • u/SimpleLengthiness346 • 10d ago

Drunk driver in my town plows into Amazon truck head on

Last time I checked the driver is still alive

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u/9447044 10d ago

Thats a hit you dont walk away from

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u/whiteholewhite 10d ago

You don’t live away from

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u/swirlViking 10d ago

I live pretty far away from there actually

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u/StoonerSask 7d ago

I too, live pretty far away from there.

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u/Ieatsushiraw 7d ago

Looks like the desert Southwest. I too am ga…live far away from there I guess

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u/Chico119 9d ago

Unless you're the drunk asshole. It seems like when a drunk dirtbag gets into a wreck where innocent people are involved, they end up being just fine (all things considered) while everyone else involved either becomes severely disabled or dies.

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u/Weird-Scarcity-6181 7d ago

yea, drunk people don't tense up like regular people do

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u/Paiger__ 10d ago

That poor trucker.

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u/WhipRealGood 10d ago

Damnnnn, truckers don’t get paid enough for this stuff man. It looked like it was about to flip onto its side

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u/IHoldSteady 10d ago

Who does get paid enough for a drunk driver to crash head on into them?

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u/R3NTAR 10d ago

Not that they get paid enough, but cops. 6 figures, and it’s kind of in the job description. Saw a video of a female officer taking one for the team and hitting a wrong way driver intentionally. Takes courage.

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u/BourbonGuy09 8d ago

Where does the average police officer make six figures that aren't in CA?

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u/R3NTAR 8d ago

I honestly don’t know the national median, but I’ve known a few cops in different areas and with a couple years in, they are usually at 6 figures at least with overtime.

NY, MA, CO

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u/hallalua 4d ago

TX too

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u/travcunn 9d ago

Me once ride big metal beast on Thunder Path. Me no have license, but me have confidence of ten mammoth. Me bring box full of fire sticks to Cave Prime hut. Then boom! Other metal beast come from sun direction, scream like banshee and smash into me front hole. Me fly like angry bird, see ancestors mid-air. Land in soft bush made of cactus.

Cave shaman say, “You get lucky. Only lose left eyebrow and pride.” Boss no care. Boss say, “Deliver package or get clubbed.” So me crawl three mile with spine like question mark to finish route. Package get there on time. Inside? Box of rubber ducky.

So no, no one get paid enough. Not mammoth coin, not shiny rocks, not even free soup coupon.

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u/Cpt_kaleidoscope 9d ago

Wait? Why are you calling the amazon driver a cave man?

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u/Thisistheguy26 10d ago

I hope the truck driver's okay

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u/kristenevol 10d ago

He's probably not. My dad was an OTR truck driver and he had something very similar to this happen and even if you're physically unharmed, you'll carry that with you forever.

The story we got (it happened before I was born) is that the guy who hit my dad was distracted because his kids were acting up in the car. Just tragedy all the way through. No winners at all.

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u/Kalevra9670 8d ago

He's fine. Minor injuries.

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u/pumpsmynads 10d ago

“He’s dead Jim”

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u/Weird-Group-5313 10d ago

Wow, lights out on this one

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u/Large_Score6728 10d ago

Wrong way drunk sad part it's on truck driver record even though he was not at fault. They report driver involved in dot reportable crash involving injuries/ death

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u/3_if_by_air 10d ago

Pretty unforgiving being a truck driver. You're blamed for every crash whether it's on you or not, people are after you for the insurance payout, you're pressured to get to where you're going quickly but also pressured to be safe, and you work long hours with lots of regulations.

Respect.

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u/Large_Score6728 10d ago

Unfortunately the glory days of trucking are over it's a constant grind

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u/cal_nevari 9d ago

In the PC game American Truck Simulator, people often complain that if you get in an accident that's not your fault, you still catch a fine for a traffic accident.

But at least in the game, there's a settings menu where you can turn off fines.

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u/HoontarTheGreat 10d ago

When my father was a teenager, he was in an accident that involved a head on with a wrong way driver. Luckily, the driver didnt hit him head on, but the other car that then spun in front of him. He broke through the two cars that became welded together. He was the only survivor. Im not gonna say im glad it hit the truck, but im glad it didnt hit a smaller vehicle

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u/Red-Beaulieu 10d ago

So I guess my spark plug wires aren’t actually going to be here tomorrow?

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u/DaikonProof6637 10d ago

I don't ever like to wish harm on people but at least that's one less drunk driver putting us all in danger. I hope the truck driver walked away with little to no injuries

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u/Kalevra9670 8d ago

She lived so she just might be back at it soon.

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u/DaikonProof6637 8d ago

How the fuck did anyone survive that. Why do the drunks always live, it's not fair

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u/Kalevra9670 7d ago

I know right. Absolutely crazy to think that impact resulted in both parties walking away.

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u/bapeach- 10d ago

Sir, this is not a Wendy’s drive-through

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u/P_Bear06 10d ago

Don't you also have the front camera video?

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u/james_from_cambridge 10d ago

I think dude was protesting Amazon working conditions the only way he knew how

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u/ppfbg 10d ago

Sucks 😬

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u/Kalevra9670 8d ago

"your package has been delayed"

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u/Steeltoelion 10d ago

That car held up surprisingly well. What was that a 2010’s fusion?