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2012-07-11 at 19:56

Highway mishap: Police searching for gravel, semi truck drivers after Highway 11/17 incident

By Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com
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Traffic on Highway 11/17 has been temporarily reduced to one lane following an early-evening single-vehicle collision just east of Spruce River Road.

The OPP is searching for the drivers of a gravel truck and an 18-wheeler who were traveling westbound just after 6 p.m. Wednesday night, one vehicle attempting to pass the other in a designated passing lane.

According to police one of the trucks edged into the eastbound lane, into the path of an oncoming GMC Safari van towing a camping trailer.

The Safari driver told police he swerved to miss getting hit, lost control and wound up jackknifed in the air facing west, on the opposite side of the road, a side window smashed and the heavily damaged trailer on its side, resting on the guard rail.

The two trucks continued westward.

There were two people in the Safari at the time of the incident, though neither one suffered any injuries, according to police.

OPP and Shuniah Fire Department officials, who also attended the scene, were unsure when both lanes would reopen.
 

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bluecollar says:
Not a Ford Safari suv but a GMC Safari van.
7/11/2012 8:18:09 PM
Thook says:
Gmc safari... Not ford
7/11/2012 8:26:07 PM
damanisback says:
You see it all the time, tractor trailers passing tractor trailers just to be first in line at the husky to fuel up again. You take your life in yo freeur hands once you are on the highway...safe motoring and remember its a "15 minutes or it's free world out there"
Me i think i'll just relax a little more thanks and maybe live a little longer while i'm at it.
7/11/2012 8:29:45 PM
SomeGuy says:
The government really need to twin 11/17.
7/11/2012 8:39:23 PM
TBDR says:
they are....
7/12/2012 11:04:43 AM
get_the_chip_off_your_shoulder says:
Someguy:


What planet have you been on? The government is currently twinning 11/17 to nipigon, including new bridges over Mckenzie river and interchange at Hodder, New entrances to Terry Fox and Armstrong road, new entire stretch of four lane divided highway from Lakeshore Drive junction for many kilometers and the rest of the highway to nipigon is all slated to get done too and as work progresses they are announcing other sections to be confirmed as tendered out.
7/12/2012 1:28:30 PM
Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo says:


hopefully atleast one of the truck drivers will come in on his/her own as im sure it was never intended to run anybody off the road.


sad, but possibly the only thing that will bring these "wanted" truck drivers into light will be a witness. time will tell
7/11/2012 9:01:02 PM
laurie says:
I see more car & trucks passing unsafely more than I see semi-trucks passing unsafely..

Why do some people have to jump on the truckers every time an incident is posted...

Its not all truckers!
7/12/2012 8:48:41 AM
CJ says:
Yes it is all truckers. They're all the same.
7/12/2012 10:06:22 AM
The Wolf says:
Did you even read the comments above you Laurie or did you just want to spout off your limited knowledge? Not a single person bashed all truckers. Being a little defensive are you?

As for this situation I see it all the time. First truck doing 95, the second one trying to pass at 97 and forcing all us people behind him to wait yet again for the all to infrequent passing lanes.

And yes I do drive faster then the posted speed limit, I use the cushion of acceptance by both the OPP and RCMP, I have even been told by them my speed of travel is fine but 1Km/hr more then I will get pulled over.


Speed doesnt kill, poor drivers not paying attention to the world around them do kill.
7/13/2012 3:11:34 PM
anonymous says:
If the 2 trucks were heading west then there is NOT a designated passing lane. The passing lane is for vehicles heading east. I travel this highway every day & every day I see vehicles passing when they shouldn't - on hills, curves where you can't see on coming traffic. Why do people want to gamble with lives like that?? To get to the red light a few minutes before me maybe?
7/12/2012 10:06:54 AM
laurie says:
Nope.. Truckers are not all the same...

and I know from experience as I'm one very proud truckers wife and my hubby in his over 35 years of driving has not caused an accident .. it was the idiots trying to out run him while he was going the speed limit.
7/12/2012 10:25:05 AM
dman31029 says:
I wonder if the driver of either the transport or the dump truck even know about the van swerving off the road. Chances are the majority of the swerving/skidding/flying through the air happened after the two trucks were past and looking forward. Not saying it did happen like this but it is possible. Also, not trying to lay any blame at all on the driver, but holy moly that's a big trailer for a minivan.
7/12/2012 10:57:57 AM
grs says:
Wow, Laurie, so now you'd like us to not comment on truckers...on a story about an accident involving truckers...where the truckers are allegedly at fault. Please tell us, what will you allow us to comment about on this story? The fact that the fireman must be hot in full gear on such a sunny day?

Maybe you should petition the editor to disallow commenting on stories about truckers, much the same way they do on stories about police.

And anonymous, there is a legal passing lane for westbound traffic just east of Spruce River Road. Eastbound traffic has a passing lane going up the KOA hill and westbound traffic has a passing lane that ends about 1 km east of that going up the other side of the KOA hill.
7/12/2012 1:47:58 PM
tbayboy says:
Maybe before governing all the trucks to 105km's the government should have four laned the highway through Ontario. Think about one transport going 90km or 100km and another going 105km now the one doing 105 pulls out to pass....there is not a passing lane in Ontario long enough to pass. I think they made our roads more dangerous by setting the transports at 105km's
7/12/2012 2:31:42 PM
anonymous says:
grs, yes I know of the passing lane for westbound traffic but I don't believe that was anywhere near the accident.
7/12/2012 2:48:29 PM
laurie says:
I don't have a problem with people commenting about their unhappiness about truckers..

its when you get comments like from below

CJ says:
Yes it is all truckers. They're all the same.

Its not all truckers and they are all not the same.. Are you going to say that a few bikers who drive erratically means them all?


105km delimiters work fine if the trucker is honest and has one in..

But remember there are a lot of truckers who don't need to follow this cause they are american based / out of province.

too many times have I seen drivers race to go in front of truckers and then slow right down.. those drivers are putting their lives in danger as a semi truck and trailer doesn't stop on a dime..

"If you bought it .. a trucker brought it" - how do you think you get some of your stuff??

Respect for the road goes all ways...
7/12/2012 3:30:21 PM
unionbay880 says:
All transports operating in Ontario need a limiter set at 105kmh regardless of where they are from, Highway traffic act section 68.1. But still they drive like maniacs. Tailgating, unsafe passing, cutting people off. I see the courts are finding the speed limiter law is unconstitutional now, soon it will be the wild west out there again for these yehaw truckers. I hope the cops hammer them with tickets.
7/13/2012 12:32:47 PM
Bool says:
It is mostly truckers. I travel these hi ways very often and have to constantly slow down to avoid head on collisions. It's not all truckers but it is a lot of them! Log books and certain hours driving don,t mean shit when you can can make false books and carry more than one co driver.
7/12/2012 3:59:28 PM
Tom Sanderson says:
An accident happened. It has been reported that two large trucks were factors in the mishap. Why the blame game? Why comment with a condescending tone when replying to a comment. It's not a life and death issue. No need to take it personal.
7/12/2012 6:34:14 PM
eddylives says:
Seems to be a lot of mindless comments from people that have never driven a large commercial vehicle.
I wish those people would smarten up , it so sad to read about their deaths when they mess up and perish under the wheels.
Show respect to the big boys when around them....they will all way's come out on top
7/12/2012 7:39:47 PM
CJ says:
Respect is a two way street. You need to learn that. Truckers have zero respect for other vehicles on the road. All they see is dollar signs. Figure it out.
7/13/2012 10:59:00 AM
Bool says:
It is mostly truckers. I travel these hi ways very often and have to constantly slow down to avoid head on collisions. It's not all truckers but it is a lot of them! Log books and certain hours driving don,t mean shit when you can can make false books and carry more than one co driver.
7/12/2012 9:34:26 PM
joe blough says:
It would be interesting to see how many heavy trucks are charged with following too close. I understand there is a law that says trucks must maintane a 150 metre distance between trucks. we know the trucks travel closer than this all the time but do our police enforce this law??? No they pick on the kids and local taxpayers.
7/12/2012 10:11:35 PM
barry medawin says:
This is just another example of why these rigs should be off our roads. We have trains folks! That's what tracks are for, hauling heavy goods. Roads are for cars!
7/12/2012 10:31:33 PM
Tom Sanderson says:
Yes trains haul heavy(bulk) goods. All the other goodies you want and need come to your local stores via truck. If your fruits and veggies were shipped by train they would be good for a compost or pig food by the time they arrived.
A train takes more than a day to go from Toronto to Thunder Bay. Then you have to factor in the time it takes to spot that carload at a loading doc, unload it, load it on a truck and take it to the store, unload it and warehouse it again. Unless it's rock or mineral, you can have those veggies.
7/13/2012 4:00:25 PM
realistic says:
Lane-drifting truck-drivers on suicide passing lanes aside, what the Trans-Canada needs is Federal government oversight. The fact that our NATIONAL highway is overseen by the patch-work of PROVINCIAL governments means areas like ours take decades to get the improvements we're finally seeing. Take the US cue and build a proper interprovincial highway system under Federal jurisdiction. They did it 90 years ago.
7/12/2012 11:54:29 PM
Norscaner says:
The Safari driver told police he swerved to miss getting hit, lost control and wound up jackknifed in the air facing west,

Honest officer it was their fault even though my trailer is "a little" large for my mini van
7/13/2012 12:12:59 AM
crazyforweed says:
Yeup!! you said it ,and had he not swerved out of panic he might not have been in that situation ! why didnt he just slow down and pull over??
7/13/2012 9:25:55 AM
laurie says:
Lane drifting happens all the time.. even in town.. and more often its regular vehicles..

transporting goods by rail is very expensive compared to trucking

it seems "most" accidents these days that are reported are not truckers...

7/13/2012 11:34:30 AM
laurie says:
my last comment for this article..

to "CJ"

CJ says:
Respect is a two way street. You need to learn that. Truckers have zero respect for other vehicles on the road. All they see is dollar signs. Figure it out.


Its "some truckers" that have zero respect.. I know lots of truckers and also have worked in the trucking industry and I have never met such a wonderful group of people..

and if you think a trucker only sees $ guess again... With the high cost of repairs and fuel, time spent away from home, long hours - its not all the fame and glory you think it is..
7/14/2012 1:36:28 PM
eddylives says:
CJ....either you are a troll or an......??
You brainless comments are quite amusing seeing every time you flap the keys its nonsense.
As a professional driver myself I can assure you if drivers of trucks were all as you claim there would be none on the road to worry about.
Many times I saved the life/lives of passenger vehicle operators/passengers when they pulled stupid stunts while I was in my rig.
I did not have to risk my life to save theirs...it was their fault 100% , but I did it because I have respect for life.
So please comment on issues you actually have a valid thought pattern about , stop being a jackass
7/15/2012 11:17:46 PM
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