I think this is a good posting for the newbie section. This driver was reported to be going too fast for conditions. (The curve).
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A preliminary investigation indicated he may have been speeding on the curving road, Cross said. Mosqueda was being treated in a hospital for burns Sunday; the hospital would not transfer media calls to his room.
Now the lack of safety in this case did not result in a little fender bender ... but a catastrophe ...
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Witnesses reported flames rising up to 200 feet into the air. Heat exceeded 2,750 degrees and caused the steel beams holding up the interchange from eastbound I-80 to eastbound Interstate 580 above to buckle and bolts holding the structure together to melt, leading to the collapse, California Department of Transportation director Will Kempton said.
This morning's estimate to repair the ramp is "tens of millions of dollars."
Now ... if I asked Jim to play mumbly-peg with flaming knifes and 5 gallon cans with gasoline he more than likely would reply that is nuts .. but he was careless with 8,700 gallons of the stuff.
Was the extra 5 or 10 mph worth it? You all be safe out there ...