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Dump truck hit overpass on I-75 early Wednesday
The Gainesville Sun ^
| October 25, 2017
| Staff Report
Posted on 11/03/2017 12:35:58 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Troopers said Ronnie Jackson, 67, had failed to lower the truck’s bed after leaving a construction zone.
A dump truck driver was cited for careless driving Wednesday after he failed to lower the bed of his truck and it hit an overpass on Interstate 75 in Gainesville.
Ronnie Jackson, 67, of Lake City, was cited after the accident, which occurred at 12:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes around Mile Marker 385, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release. The truck overturned and the bed came off after hitting the Southwest 20th Avenue bridge.
Troopers said Jackson had failed to lower the bed after leaving a construction zone. The interstate was closed for about three hours for the traffic investigation, cleanup and road repair.
There was minor damage to the overpass. A Florida Department of Transportation official inspected it, the media release states. “The FDOT deemed the overpass safe for travel.”
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: chat; dumptruck; florida; gainesville; i75; lakecity; misc; overpass; repairs; strike
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Why is a 67 year old driving a truck?
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posted on
11/03/2017 12:37:18 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Age 67.
Probably the last day of his truck driving career.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I bet that’s a terrifying noise and feeling...
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posted on
11/03/2017 12:38:46 PM PDT
by
DouglasKC
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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What was in his blood stream?
I saw the boom of a big hydro-crane hit an overpass once. Truly mind blowing!
The whole rig bropke in pieces, and the overpass had to be rebuilt.
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posted on
11/03/2017 12:43:20 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I beg your pardon...
Likely a Clinton voter.
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posted on
11/03/2017 12:43:43 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
67 isn’t that old. I suspect he needs to drive.
To: DouglasKC
My thought as well. Poor guy must have thought the world was ending...
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:06:38 PM PDT
by
jonno
(Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
——Why is a 67 year old driving a truck?——
Maybe he wants to be productive and enjoys working...
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:07:40 PM PDT
by
Popman
(My sin was great, Your love was greater What could separate us now…)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“The FDOT deemed the overpass safe for travel.”
****************
As long as you don’t go under it with your truck bed raised....
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:10:43 PM PDT
by
deport
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Why is a 67 year old driving a truck?”
Because 27 years don’t know how.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:10:51 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:11:28 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
To: Popman
"Maybe he wants to be productive and enjoys working..."
Yep, 0bama probably screwed him over.
Who doesn't want capable peeps working? Big mistake though. Probably won't happen again.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:21:53 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why is a 67 year old driving a truck?
**************
There isn’t an upper age limit....
As to why he’s driving ... I don’t know but maybe he wants
to work rather set home during the day.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:22:24 PM PDT
by
deport
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
You would have thought that he would have noticed the truck handling differently with the extra wind resistance and the change in the weight distribution. I’m sure hitting the overpass got his attention.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:31:09 PM PDT
by
CommerceComet
(Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Ha....i got my CDL with haazmat. And tanker endorsement at age 71 and drove interstate for 3 years without demolish any overpasses
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:46:08 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:48:00 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
OH!
Gainesville FLORIDA. I-75 doesn’t run thru Gainesville GA.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:49:54 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hmmm..... sounds like it’s time for FFD For Cause testing.
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posted on
11/03/2017 1:50:31 PM PDT
by
EnglishOnly
(Fight all out to win OR get out now. .)
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