Here’s The Terrifying Moment A Lorry Suffered Catastrophic Suspension Failure
Dashcam footage captures the moment a massive trailer suffered a suspension failure, sending it and its scrap metal cargo crashing onto the road
This scary crash happened last week on Tappan Zee Bridge, New York state. The accident closed the north-bound carriageway for four hours, and caused severe disruption to south-bound traffic. One of the drivers stuck in the aftermath of the carnage was taking his wife - who had gone into labour - to hospital. She had to be rescued from the traffic jam by state police.
The 61-year-old lorry driver was given a ticket for having a suspended license.
Source: The Journal News via Jalopnik
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Click for the “before and after version”… 1. Nice Subi! 2. Never seen a clean up crew show up so damn fast. I’m moving!!
And, that’s why you don’t ride beside trucks. Had those people just been pacing that truck, right beside it, well…
well i do understand your point but i dont agree, in busy trafic you should use all the available road.
The driver got… Suspended…
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He tried to do weight reduction brooo!! it didn’t go well
Happened on Friday the 13th… unlucky.
Ok, I get it that the lorry driver got nailed for driving with an expired license, but where is his fault in a mechanical error case that he couldn’t have anticipated?
They could have gotten him for more than that. I live about 20 minutes from where it happened and the DOT and state laws all require those trucks to be inspected weekly or bi-weekly. Both drivers and the company owners can be held liable, receive crazy fines, and have points issued on their licenses.
Does he get rear ended after he comes to a stop or is that the axle bouncing off his car?
thats the axle. You can see it rolling by afterwards. imagine the damage on his car now.
I work close to the Tappan Zee bridge, a few of my coworkers were stuck behind the mess. Really just another reason to not hang next to trucks.
Talk about chassis roll