Tuesday, February 10, 2015

DRIVING A BIG RIG IS THE EQUIVALENT OF HOLDING A LETHAL WEAPON. YOU CANNOT TEXT, SPEED, TALK, EAT, DRINK, OVERCORRECT, FALL ASLEEP, BE TIRED, ETC WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT; OTHERWISE, DISASTER WILL STRIKE: Driver chokes on popcorn, big rig crashes into neighborhood.






 

DRIVING A BIG RIG IS THE EQUIVALENT OF HOLDING A LETHAL WEAPON.  YOU CANNOT TEXT, SPEED, TALK, EAT, DRINK, OVERCORRECT, FALL ASLEEP, BE TIRED, ETC WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT; OTHERWISE, DISASTER WILL STRIKE: Driver chokes on popcorn, big rig crashes into neighborhood.


February 5, 2015
 
REDDING, CALIFORNIA:

A tanker truck hauling apple juice ran off Interstate 5, through a fence, and crashed into a tree in a nearby neighborhood Friday after the driver choked on popcorn.  This is not as outrageous as the other incident we heard the other day about a truck driver who allegedly pulled his own tooth while driving and ending up also crashing his rig.  Where do they find these people?

According to the California Highway Patrol the tanker nearly avoided crashing into a home on Helen Street near Bechelli Lane.

The vehicle was stopped by a tree, only 10 feet from a bedroom occupied by two children.

A CHP officer on the scene said, the truck would have gone into the home if it weren't for the tree.

According to officers, the driver of the truck ran off the road after he blacked out from choking on a piece of popcorn. The driver was up and walking around after the crash but he was eventually taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency crews originally reported the tanker truck was transporting fuel but that was not the case. The tanker truck was carrying apple juice.