Posted on 07/22/2017 9:25:30 AM PDT by csvset
Man dies after his vehicle carrying 2,000 pounds of missing railway plates overturns
By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot Jul 21, 2017 Updated 13 hrs ago AULANDER, N.C.
A man died Tuesday after he lost control of his vehicle loaded with more than 100 railway plates missing from a work area.
Tarris Lamont Wilkins, 40, of Windsor, died at the scene about 7 a.m. on Brick Mill Road north of Windsor, said 1st Sgt. Rodney Sawyer of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
The 1995 Ford Explorer was loaded with more than 100 rail plates weighing about 2,000 pounds, he said. The plates are used to fasten rails to wood cross ties. Investigators believe the weight of the plates shifted as Wilkins went around a curve in the road. The Explorer overturned and Wilkins was ejected, he said. Plates were scattered over the area.
Minutes earlier, Wilkins was seen at the intersection of a railroad and Brick Mill Road less than a mile from the crash scene, said Bertie County Sheriff John Holley. His vehicle was loaded with plates that had been lying near the tracks as crews made repairs, he said. An officer with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission stopped to question Wilkins. As the officer called the Bertie County Sheriffs Office for help, Wilkins left the scene, Holley said.
The fact he died while getting away with his worthless stash is priceless.
The Explorer overturned and Wilkins was ejected, he said. Plates were scattered over the area.
Yep, Tarris Lamont died in the commission of a crime of worthless scrap. What’s up with that? Was it worth it?
>>Wilkins was ejected from the vehicle.
Hmm. Soo, if you’re going to overload your Exploder with 2000 pounds of stolen railway plate...
Wear a seat belt.
Doubt if they were worth much as scrap.
I read a story a few years ago where a guy chains a large chunk of rail to the back of his car and dragged it to the scrap yard thinking nobody would notice the 3” deep gouge in the asphalt.
How can one transport something if it’s missing?
The penalties for screwing with railroad tracks are very severe.
Darwin calls another one home.
Chlorinating the gene pool
Its worth it to society at large!
Damn SUVs!
They are missing because he stole them.
The theory of , “Squish”
I hate it when that happens.
Live by the stolen railroad plates, die by the stolen railroad plates.
You'd be surprised how much time and effort these guys put into procuring scrap. They'd be better off finding a job that pays 12 bucks an hour.........
You demonstrate the qualities of a great thinker.
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