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10-10-2008, 01:45 AM
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FEDEX Accident.
Monday morning I saw the end results of an accident on I-40, just east of Jackson TN, at the 70 MM. When I went by, they were using a crane to lift pieces of the truck and trailer onto flatbeds and a lowboy.
http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs....=2008810070308
http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs....D=200881006004
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Traffic along Interstate 40 was slow much of the day Monday as emergency crews cleared debris from an accident that left an Adamsville truck driver dead.
Jeffery D. Rickman, 45, was killed when his tractor trailer truck pulling two FedEx trailers went through a guard rail and into the median on I-40 eastbound at the 70 mile marker in Jackson, according to a THP accident report.
The truck hit an embankment before stopping under a bridge, the report said. The trailer was carrying paint products and eyeglass lenses.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The wreck backed up traffic for several miles along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the Haywood County line and continued to cause congestion for nearly 12 hours.
Eastbound lanes of I-40 were closed for over two hours, as people got out of their vehicles to stretch and talk amongst each other and wait for the highway to reopen.
Some motorists crossed the median to get back to Exit 68 for an alternate route.
One lane of travel remained closed from 7:30 a.m. until 7:15 p.m., when the wreckage was cleared, according to the THP.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, Madison County Sheriff, Fire and EMS departments along with Hazmat crews worked the accident scene.
It was busier than the usual Monday at convenience stores TA Travel Center and Valero Gas Station, located just off Exit 68.
Valero cashier Nina Jones said a coworker warned her to avoid the interstate because of the traffic.
"It's been a little hectic," she said. "There's been a lot of people stopping by asking for directions looking how to get to (U.S.) 70."
After spending around 25 minutes in traffic Monday afternoon, Harry Copeland stopped at TA Travel Center to fill up his RV.
Copeland was traveling cross state to West Virginia after working construction in Mississippi.
"It's slowed us down a little but we'll be all right," said the 60-year-old Panama City, Fla., resident. "We have awhile to go before we get where we need to be."
-Stanley Dunlap, 425-9668
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I didn't find an article explaining what caused the driver to cross the median. But it shows how important control of the truck is.
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10-10-2008, 02:36 PM
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Internet rumors are saying he had a heart attack but nothing confirmed.
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10-10-2008, 02:40 PM
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Internet rumors are saying he had a heart attack but nothing confirmed.
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That is so sad. He was only 45 years old!
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That is so sad. He was only 45 years old!
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I read in a magazine where the average age of a heart attack victim in the U.S. is lower then ever, and drops lower every few years. Sedentary lifestyles, obesity and failure to watch cholesterol intake are said to be the culprits.
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10-11-2008, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by HWD
I read in a magazine where the average age of a heart attack victim in the U.S. is lower then ever, and drops lower every few years. Sedentary lifestyles, obesity and failure to watch cholesterol intake are said to be the culprits.
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Sedentary? Obese? I don't see how that relates to truck drivers.
OK, I am a sarcastic a**. Now park at the far end of the truck stop and WALK to the building, then once you get inside tell the nice lady at the restaurant you would like a green salad and perhaps some steamed veggies for dinner.
And don't give me that 'boo hoo, all the Pilots I go to only have fast food' crap. Every fast food joint in America has been selling salads and diet coke for many years.
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10-15-2008, 12:54 AM
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Hope those people opted for the insurance on their packages.......
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Originally Posted by Jay B
And don't give me that 'boo hoo, all the Pilots I go to only have fast food' crap. Every fast food joint in America has been selling salads and diet coke for many years.
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You can't cancel out a triple decker burger with biggie fries with a diet coke?
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