Old Yeller
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Post by Old Yeller on May 21, 2013 15:59:55 GMT -4
After reading all 3 articles, I still don't really get what happened.
One jeep was climbing onto the tire of another... and then what? The climbing jeep ended up on its side, but not because it tipped over, but because the jeep suddenly accelerated and crashed into another jeep? Thats what I gathered from the comments anyways.
I have personally performed this myself, and aside from the woman being directly under the side of a jeep which was tipping towards her (who would do that?) , I don't know how this could have happened.
Regardless, it is terrible. People really do need to stand back when something potentially dangerous is going on. Winching is a big one for me. Stand the hell back.
Rob D
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Post by Creepy on May 21, 2013 16:08:16 GMT -4
It was an accident, that we have all been in a position to happen to us. We practically crawl all over each others rigs when spotting. The shit I do on the trail is 10X worse than what that poor girl was doing. It very easily could have been my buddy's foot slip and peg the gas. Common activities we take for granted can kill us.
We need to be more aware.
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Old Yeller
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Post by Old Yeller on May 21, 2013 16:18:01 GMT -4
I agree for sure, but I do hope there is more explanation on what exactly happened, so that we can learn from it, to try and prevent it from happening in the future.
No blame game here, I just want the whole story.
Rob D
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Post by Creepy on May 21, 2013 16:27:00 GMT -4
Wasn't a specific reply to you, but yeah.
One of the articles said 'the jeep suddenly accellerated'. So Driver hit the gas, or thought he was in reverse.
My interpretation of the stories was that she was standing in front of it and got crushed when it came forward. Not beside, and got flopped on.
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Post by 90bronco on May 21, 2013 16:30:38 GMT -4
I agree for sure, but I do hope there is more explanation on what exactly happened, so that we can learn from it, to try and prevent it from happening in the future. No blame game here, I just want the whole story. Rob D looks from the vid and things i have read that she was on the hood or front of the silver jeep in the pic and the orange one out of control ...... not sure how if brakes are on and clutch depressed as he stated . the orange jeep went up the hood of the silver jeep , dented the hood on the driver side and smashed the windsheild on driver side but rolled off the passenger side crushing her in the process . if you can figure out how that happened .....
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Post by Creepy on May 21, 2013 16:35:34 GMT -4
Really, it went right across the front of the silver one?
There is a vid? Is it on liveleak or something? i don't even want to find their forum and read it. They must feel so bad.
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Post by SocialWheeler on May 21, 2013 16:41:38 GMT -4
It's Alberta JK
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Post by 90bronco on May 21, 2013 18:33:19 GMT -4
Really, it went right across the front of the silver one? There is a vid? Is it on liveleak or something? i don't even want to find their forum and read it. They must feel so bad. no Creepy not across the front , the hood dent and smashed glass depicts driving bumper to bumper and dents are on driver side but jeep rolled off passenger side . watch the first vid posted here , it shows the damage to the silver jeep as its pushed up on a cement pillar in the back and positions of both jeeps as well as medical supplies in front of silver jeep . no possible way he had the brakes on and clutch depressed ! !
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