Broompilot
Veteran Expediter
This past Thursday evening just after 5PM I came up on a PUFF of smoke, around the corner there was a large fire. Not thinking it was a car or anything cause the Electric Wires were hanging down. I am thinking well let me just get bye.
Three vehicles pulled over and one Electric truck with a Trailer, OK its under control. Than this guy stands in the Middle of the Road Stopping me. I still am not accessing the situation why with the rush and all of the deadline on my next load I just want to continue on. Than I realize heck thats a Car burning, at the same time I see a young girl 17 maybee sitting on the side of the road. My imm. thought was GREAT she is OK and got out (thank goodness for seatbelts).
I than observe, heck no one is around her or carring for her. It is obvious by the condition of her clothes and no shoes on that she was in that car and was tossed around pretty good. So she stands and starts walking, holding her side and is in great pain. I get out and grab my blanket for her to lay on, she is gona need an Ambulance and I did not want her walking around. Now my failure on what to do, ask questions to gather info for the EMS or what, or just make her comfortable and block the rays of the sun from making her any hotter? I stayed with her doing just that. I asked her no questions and one person wanted to call her grandmother to get up here. I informed them BAD IDEA, how about telling Grandma to meet her at the Hospital and tell her that the injuries are not life threatening and she can walk . Just what we needed was another person creating more confusion.
At that time one of the electrical people came up to me, and told me the real news on the wreck. Bodies were all over the woods. My first impression of the scene was not what I had thought. These were all Teenagers. The Police report (Roxboro news) or Person Country N.C. says it all.
Two dead three inured, well maybee more. Yes its three dead, one body was not found until after the fire was put out. I was willing to go into the woods and help, except for the fire right under the electic lines and alot of snapping and cracking going on. Thats reported in the news story as well.
I would have liked to of done more, but the professionals showed up in no time, and my lack of training would have done no good knowing real help was doing its best.
I stayed away from the death, or viewing it did not want the memory of Teenagers with twisted bodies in my mind. The thought of the burning vehicle and someone inside of it is bad enough.
My thoghts are this: If you have Teenagers, why do parents think that somehow they are protected by bigger and heavier? This vehicle at first was not easily as identified as a large SUV as it is in the news pictures. I could not tell what it was at first, I realy thoght the powerline people had a trailer that somehow cought fire, but they like me just came upon the scene and after the fire was out they knew and did dissconnect the Fuse to the lines. Back to my paragraph: 300 HP plus teenagers WOW thats a Combination even though 130 HP in a Honda could do it as well, but this top heavy over powered Gas Hog proved to be more vehicle than an unexpierenced driver could handle.
The only thing I am greatfull for, is the fact that we did not meet head on two minutes earlier.
I am glad the Girl is gona be OK that was the only thing I could think of to keep this from bumming me out. Just wanted to share this with all you fellow drivers, one is gona sooner or later be placed in a situation like this, the fire Extinguisher wouold have done no good for me to try and use it even had I showed up the second of the crash, how she escaped is beyond me as some of her inuries were from the seatbelt holding her in. The vehicle rolled at least three times while sheering a electric pole in half.
Three vehicles pulled over and one Electric truck with a Trailer, OK its under control. Than this guy stands in the Middle of the Road Stopping me. I still am not accessing the situation why with the rush and all of the deadline on my next load I just want to continue on. Than I realize heck thats a Car burning, at the same time I see a young girl 17 maybee sitting on the side of the road. My imm. thought was GREAT she is OK and got out (thank goodness for seatbelts).
I than observe, heck no one is around her or carring for her. It is obvious by the condition of her clothes and no shoes on that she was in that car and was tossed around pretty good. So she stands and starts walking, holding her side and is in great pain. I get out and grab my blanket for her to lay on, she is gona need an Ambulance and I did not want her walking around. Now my failure on what to do, ask questions to gather info for the EMS or what, or just make her comfortable and block the rays of the sun from making her any hotter? I stayed with her doing just that. I asked her no questions and one person wanted to call her grandmother to get up here. I informed them BAD IDEA, how about telling Grandma to meet her at the Hospital and tell her that the injuries are not life threatening and she can walk . Just what we needed was another person creating more confusion.
At that time one of the electrical people came up to me, and told me the real news on the wreck. Bodies were all over the woods. My first impression of the scene was not what I had thought. These were all Teenagers. The Police report (Roxboro news) or Person Country N.C. says it all.
Two dead three inured, well maybee more. Yes its three dead, one body was not found until after the fire was put out. I was willing to go into the woods and help, except for the fire right under the electic lines and alot of snapping and cracking going on. Thats reported in the news story as well.
I would have liked to of done more, but the professionals showed up in no time, and my lack of training would have done no good knowing real help was doing its best.
I stayed away from the death, or viewing it did not want the memory of Teenagers with twisted bodies in my mind. The thought of the burning vehicle and someone inside of it is bad enough.
My thoghts are this: If you have Teenagers, why do parents think that somehow they are protected by bigger and heavier? This vehicle at first was not easily as identified as a large SUV as it is in the news pictures. I could not tell what it was at first, I realy thoght the powerline people had a trailer that somehow cought fire, but they like me just came upon the scene and after the fire was out they knew and did dissconnect the Fuse to the lines. Back to my paragraph: 300 HP plus teenagers WOW thats a Combination even though 130 HP in a Honda could do it as well, but this top heavy over powered Gas Hog proved to be more vehicle than an unexpierenced driver could handle.
The only thing I am greatfull for, is the fact that we did not meet head on two minutes earlier.
I am glad the Girl is gona be OK that was the only thing I could think of to keep this from bumming me out. Just wanted to share this with all you fellow drivers, one is gona sooner or later be placed in a situation like this, the fire Extinguisher wouold have done no good for me to try and use it even had I showed up the second of the crash, how she escaped is beyond me as some of her inuries were from the seatbelt holding her in. The vehicle rolled at least three times while sheering a electric pole in half.
