Board Leader
Posted 04 April 2018 - 12:45 PM
WTVD-TV, 11-ABC in Raleigh, NC, 4/2/18:
Man charged with leaving scene after truck hits, damages bridge
The Apex Police Department has charged Rayvon Smith, 41, of Henderson, with leaving the scene of an accident after the tractor and trailer he was operating collided with the CSX Railroad bridge.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Administrator
Posted 03 November 2018 - 11:45 PM
11foot8.com 11/1/18:
11foot8 bridge mauls camper’s A/C unit
On Oct. 13, under cover of the night, the 11foot8 bridge pounced on an unsuspecting camper and took a bite out of the A/C unit.
Warning: bystander reaction contains expletives.
Administrator
Posted 12 November 2018 - 04:36 PM
11foot8.com:
11/11/2018
Early morning canopener at the 11foot8 bridge
In the wee hours of Monday November 5th, the driver of this boxtruck could not resist the siren call of the troublesome trestle. Ignoring the low-clearance warning and the red traffic light, he headed straight into her arms only to find the rain pouring onto his cargo on the other side. Betrayed and dismayed he slunk off into the damp darkness. This was crash # 133 since April 2008
Administrator
Posted 14 November 2018 - 01:49 PM
11Foot8.com:
Boxtruck crashes at 11foot8 and then hits another low bridge
On Nov. 7, just 2 days after crash 133, the early morning crash, another boxtruck hits the canopener, backs out and drives off. Then the driver steers his busted truck downtown and hits a 12-foot-clearance bridge on Chapel Hill St. as well! Yes – the same truck hits two different low-clearance bridges within minutes! Thanks to Ben Oliver and David Olson for sending us the photos of the second crash!
Administrator
Posted 17 November 2018 - 09:19 AM
11Foot8.com:
Wakeup call at the 11foot8 bridge
On the morning of Nov 12, the driver of this boxtruck runs the red light and then slams the brakes to avoid having the truck chewed up by the canopener. It's just a wakeup bump this time, but it's good enough to count as crash # 135.
Administrator
Posted 28 November 2018 - 09:32 AM
11foot8.com 11/26/18:
Boxtruck returns to challenge the 11foot8 bridge
In the wee hours of Monday Nov. 19, the driver of the Enterprise rental truck initially seemed to heed the warning, steering clear of the canopener bridge. However the same truck (presumably) shows up 2 Minutes later (the time it takes to drive around the block) with renewed confidence and challenges the bridge. And since it is posted here, you can imagine what happened. This was crash #137 since April 2008.
Administrator
Posted 27 December 2018 - 11:54 AM
11foot8.com, 12/24/18:
Red light runner crashes at the 11foot8 bridge
On Dec. 14, the driver of yet another tall boxtruck ignored the red traffic light at Gregson and Peabody, ignored the overheight warning signage and slammed into the 11foot8 bridge. I did not see that crash, but I noticed some new debris a few days later. It took me while to find the footage, but here it is. Sorry for the poor video quality at the end, but something must have interfered with the the WiFi signal from the camera across the street. This is crash #138 since April 2008.
Board Leader
Posted 12 January 2019 - 01:48 PM
WHDH-TV, Channel 7 in Boston, MA, 1/12/19:
Box truck hits commuter rail bridge in Dedham
A box truck driver fell victim to a low clearance commuter rail bridge in Dedham Saturday.
The truck was too tall to fit underneath the East Street bridge, and its roof was ripped off, according to a post on the fire department’s Twitter page.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Administrator
Posted 14 January 2019 - 05:10 PM
11foot8.com 1/11/19:
Truck crashes at the 11foot8 bridge and then hits a car
This is the first crash at the 11foot8 bridge this year and #139 since 2008. During the first 40 seconds, you can see that the traffic light switches to red and the overheight warning sign lights up (triggered by the overheight truck). Then the sign starts flashing and the traffic signal switches to green. The truck driver had about 50 seconds to notice the warning sign next to the traffic signal and to decide whether or not to heed the warning. as many before, this driver decided to go for it. As he is backing out of the bridge, he backs into a car behind him.
Administrator
Posted 31 January 2019 - 12:46 PM
11foot8 "2-fer Thursday"
YouTube:
Semi de-cab-itated at the 11foot8 bridge
Thursday was "2-fer Thursday" apparently ... the first crash involved a semi truck, which is a pretty rare occasion for the bridge. The driver runs the red light, ignores all the low-clearance warnings and ends up getting his truck's cab pretty badly chewed up by the bridge. This is crash 140 since April 2008.
Red light runner hits the 11foot8 bridge
Published on Jan 25, 2019Part 2 of 2-fer Thursday (re-light-runner edition). A speeding boxtruck runs the red light and hits the trestle's crash beam. The driver keeps on going but leaves behind some nice crash artThis is crash 141 since April 2008
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