In case they miss the first sign.........

[supercarkiller]

i hope they were drinking?

 

[G-STANG]

As long as 06C6Z06 is bumping my dead threads, I might as well update the thread. No sooner than it was fixed, a first responder vehicle ignored the signs and.........

:lol: you think they would know about the bridge, but I guess not

 

[Powershift03]

HA HA HA!

Great build up of warning sign pics, and the crash photo. The first responder moron takes the cake! :lol1:

 

[SNCBOOM]

Did the first responder blow through the metal guard on the other side?

 

[Stroszek]

Did the first responder blow through the metal guard on the other side?

The guard at the other end is closer to 8 1/2 feet which probably gave a false sense of security when approaching the second but the vehicle is clearly over seven foot and 3 tons. The driver was a rookie who took a chance in taking this route during a priority one medical and subsequently ignored the limits of the bridge.

 

[o3SnakeBite]

wtf kind of bridge has a 7'0 clearance? thats insane

 

[VtekII]

clearly all of this wouldve been avoided if there was an 8th sign, id think the first 7 were a joke too

 

[floyd4ford]

wtf kind of bridge has a 7'0 clearance? thats insane

An old one.

 

[Paulinator]

hahahahaahaha

 

[CobraBob]

Owned! I surely hope he didn't give the cop some lame excuse why he didn't see those signs. Maybe he thought his RV trailer was only 6' tall. LOL!

 

[Kevins89notch]

We have a railroad bridge like that. The height limit signs start MILES before the bridge & yet every few months a semi peels back his trailer. The local radio station sends a flunky to interview the poor trucker & they always ask: "Do you feel like a dumbass?"

The bridge has become known as the "Truck Eater".

I came in here just to post the same story. I grew up in the QC, and lived there until about 5 years ago. The amount of orange and reflective logos on that overpass is insane, and people still hit it.

edit: looks like it happened again just a month ago: http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-truck-eating-bridge-davenport-062510,0,2990744.story