Sad story. Life is precious.
What a terrible way to go.
Unless he was handicapped he is another candidate for the Darwin award. The time spent finding his phone, calling 911, and speaking with the operator would have been better spent getting out of the truck.
Electronic doorlocks and windows. If you drive into water, they’ll short out and you’ll be trapped. I recall about twenty years ago several older people drove into shallow reservoirs and streams in New York State and drowned in very shallow water. Many years ago I was in an accident and got trapped in the car, not because the interior of the car physically restrained me but because the doorlocks didn’t work anymore. After that, I never drive with my doors locked. And I keep a punching instrument on the dash so I can break the windows if necessary.
Geez - what a sad story...I’ve heard it’s wise to keep some sort of tool handy - maybe a screwdriver? - in case you end up in deep water and need to break out a window. I’d be interested to hear other Freepers’ thoughts on appropriate tool(s) for the job.