090504 FATAL CRASH SW FREEWAY AT WESTPARK
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- NOTE: THIS IS ARCHIVED VIDEO-I HAVE SHOT TELEVISION NEWS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS AND MANY ARE ASKING FOR THE OLD VIDEOS WHEN THE NEWS HAS BEEN SLOW IN THE AREA. SOME DO NOT HAVE DETAILS BUT MOST HAVE INTERVIEWS ON THE END WITH OFFICIALS
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They are strong people seeing it everyday! Thank You For Your Service!
Young rookie firefighter getting real time hands on training. Occupant is 1144, no need to rush to peel the can open. Take your time, do it right and learn from the experience. Would have been much faster to pop the lid with the cutters, but she wasn’t going anywhere. By the looks of the steering wheel, they had to pry her off of it. Nice little impale job! I sure miss going to the grinders, hell of a lot better then doing medical aides all day.
I rode with my father to wrecks and fire calls I was told to stay in the wrecker or car so why are these two boys so close to the car? Do they need to see a dead person in the car?
The fact that it was 20 yrs ago probably has the most to do with it. You have Jr fire fighters and just think of how nowadays there's constantly new rules and regulations being put into place for everyone's safety, a lot that wouldn't have been thought of or enforced back then. I remember being little and responding to accidents with my dad and brother and we could've walked right up and touched the people if we would've wanted to. Which brings up your last point, I'm sure the boys wanted to be in there and see what all happened. Unfortunately, there always has been and always will be, the ones that show up on scene hoping to see something morbid.
Shameful for parent to be that irresponsible! New meaning for "Go to work with Parent" Day!😡
Seriously, this is a 20 year old video? Doesn't reflect well that someone feels the need to post a 20 yr old video.
@@BDiane4145 he posts videos often from the archive.
@@BDiane4145 try reading the description before being a smart ass too NOTE: THIS IS ARCHIVED VIDEO-I HAVE SHOT TELEVISION NEWS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS AND MANY ARE ASKING FOR THE OLD VIDEOS WHEN THE NEWS HAS BEEN SLOW IN THE AREA. SOME DO NOT HAVE DETAILS BUT MOST HAVE INTERVIEWS ON THE END WITH OFFICIALS
The silence is eerie, just the noise of the traffic going past, RIP driver 😢
Why would they have a light pole sitting next to the interstate without any protection around it?
You can't dummy-proof everything in society. Most non-idiots know to slow down in turns. I've been driving for 40 years and, miraculously enough, I've never slammed into a large concrete post at the end of a turn. Go figure.
It's amazing to me that there isn't a guard rail or one of those sand barricades in that spot. Yes, it's "off the road" but unless I'm wrong, and I am not from Houston and don't know the area, it appears that the speed limit it probably fairly high there. It's sad that someone lost their life. Prayers to the loved ones.
how'd they die when the cab wasn't affected? which is surprising since it must've been going 40 something
@@gabesmath105 When the car stops, the organs keep moving.
@@saragreen4578 except it was a tolerable level of that, because the cab isn’t shifted, which indicates it was going 40 something, it was really because of the dead airbags
Ridiculous there aren't barriers around that huge pole.
@@gabesmath105
I love your thumbnail for your chnl and I love the square body GMC/Chevy 4x4.
I went ahead and subbed.. 👍
Prayers 🙏 🙏 🙏
Thank you for your content.
For those of you feeling all sorry and saying that the concrete post needed protection...
This driver was unconscious and "bounced" the car back and forth into the guardrails before hitting the post. It also appears no seatbelt was worn, but hey, it's all society's fault, right? If they had run over someone while driving impaired would you finally place some blame on the driver?
Wow this was 20 years ago!
It's very possible the car had been wrecked before and the air bags did deploy then and the repair shop did not put in new airbag. It happens.
“Just my opinion but With No Air Bag Deployment. PT most doubtfully had Massive Blunt force trauma to chest with “ Maybe/Possible” Ruptured Aorta That’s why you had a pulse then didn’t, Along with other internal injuries There was nothing You or Fire and Ems could do. It was over on Impact. Don’t be hard on yourself. Only an Autopsy will show results. Keep on keeping on Brother. Enjoy the videos. Stay Safe My Friend and Film On.
Based on the massive deformation of the steering wheel, I'm guessing no seatbelt usage.
@vladimirblarp
i'm always astounded when there's a death with no cab intrusion, there always has to be some explanation like no seatbelt or airbag
@@gabesmath105 It would be like hitting a brick wall at whatever their speed was, probably 55/65 mph. The trauma on your entire body is unbelievable. It could’ve been a broken neck, massive internal injuries or something like a heart attack, stroke, etc as they did report witnesses said the driver appeared unconscious prior to impact. You can die from a fender bender. That concrete post did not give at all so it was like running into a brick wall. Everything improves constantly so keep in mind. This happened 20 years ago. Cars, safety measures have gotten better during that time. Hitting a brick wall at 60 mph is still difficult to survive even with all the improvements. There’s a reason so many people die in car accidents. Look what it did to the metal? Now, consider skin, tissue and organs. We aren’t indestructible though we may think we are. Few people survive head on collisions at 55/65 mph. A seatbelt helps but it holds you in the car but does not bend a brick pillar. We need to slow down.
@@VladimirBlarp Seatbelts hold you in the car. The driver remained in the car not on the hood, engine or brick pillar. I’d guess they had their seatbelt on. I think instinctively we ing to the steering wheel. It may also break away as a safety feature in that model back then. I’m only suggesting as I don’t know.
@@misplacedsouthern1236 it couldn't have been over 40-45ish cuz the cab is unaffected, and that's the most you can get with 90's vehicles.
a wall, pillar or pole is way different than a head on because of equal absorbancy and spinning eachother around (for an offset, not so much with full frontal that sends you straight back)
and 55 is easily survived as long as you're in something with highway worthy bones, like german brands or volvos, cuz they actually give a damn about highways, unlike every other brand that only wants to pass tests, at the lazy insurance institute for "highway safety" that shouldn't be allowed to have that name unless those idiots actually start making the name have some worth.
and i won't take the fender bender bullshit.
I'd say the sun was in her eyes when she came to that area. Prayers to her🙏🙏
It was a male Hispanic
@@CriticalThinker27 The sun was in his eyes.
Doesn't seem a lot going on up top with those rescue people. Why didn't they just pull the crashed vehicle back a bit to get better access. I realise it tragically was a fatality but why waste time and energy taking off the passenger door?
Cause the cops need to take measurements and all that so not a good idea to move the vehicle
The person is dead, so there's no need to rush. It provides an opportunity for training. Firefighters won't always be able to move a car in tight situations.
I agree with some of these comments. That area appears to be an on-ramp to that interstate, or a merge from another interstate. In that case, you could see early on the bottlenecking, so it seems they could've had wrecked vehicles out in a field in a much safer area for training. I'm not saying that those in training shouldn't be at a wreck scene and see the unfortunate loss of life that they will be faced with.
Thought the same thing .
Practice. 😅
What year was this
This is a bad area. I worked on Westpark & Parkwest for over 20 years.
Prayers for the family & loved ones.
Why are those young boys there and how did they get there? That's dangerous!
They are too young to deal with seeing a dead body! 😢
Sad. This person passed away over 20 years ago .
Many are commenting about the air bags not being deployed. Wonder if they did deploy could it had made a difference in their outcome ,?
Its a 94 it had air bags.
@@bigc8300 1996 - 98 Mustang
You can see airbags tucked away in the dash. Someone or some dealer bypassed the airbag circuit.
they say male
@@susangambrell5827 Could be both you never know nowadays.
Did they ever disclose who the victim was. May he rest in peace
The airbag didn’t deploy!😮
They could have cut it out to get to the victim.😢
@@leesashriber5097 Naaa. her chest exploded and the rest of the body bent the steering wheel. She would have been pushed back in the seat if hit by a balloon.
@@leesashriber5097they’re both closed.
@@ZeroSpawnThe Cop said it was a Hispanic Male...
Es ridiculo que ese obstaculo este en una carretera,mas en una curva pronunciada,y que decir de conductores que no conocen el lugar.Cuantos mas van a morir ahi en ese mismo lugar,no se entiende la logica de este peligroso obstaculo.🙏🙏🙏
Wow. 2004?
I used to live near there and there are lots of awful accidents.
Everyone has a comment whether good or bad, but we all know the dark reason we watch, whether you admit it not, its human nature to want to see a body, or the bloody inside the vehicles. I don't lie to myself, I can admit why I watch.
Didn't like seeing the officer laughing..RIP
I thought it looked like a nervous laugh. Not used to appearing on video,
gotta manage stress somehow
You’re watching a video about someone not living thru a car crash, but a nervous laugh upsets you…
To think that “newbie” is probably a high ranking member of HFD if he stuck around since. 20 years in that job isn’t something to bat an eye at.
As for the the poor woman who hit the light base, RIP, and I hope this was a wake up call for the city and TXDOT to protect drivers from their own infrastructure.
Looked like it was training day.
WTF,,,,,poles and light poles basically in the road,on a curve mind ya,with absolutely no protection barrier,,,,what could go wrong?!!! smh.
RIP lady,,,,, because of ignorance of highway engineering you paid the price.
Condolences to the family.
I don't really think they anticipated anyone jumping the curb and hitting it
Somehow the damage to the car isn't terrible. Did the driver hit the windshield? If wearing a seatbelt what caused the fatality I wonder?
Wearing a seatbelt would’ve SAVED her you complete 🤡
Why are they letting the woman pretend she's running the jaws of life when a man has to run it for her?
Those are some tall firefighters
Why does this video look so old? Look at the cars they’re old even the people they look like they’re from the 90s.
Because it's from 2004.
Another avoidable death R.I.P your with the angels
God rest her soul 🙏💜😢
Late summer 2004 was a busy time for yall
Why was that child there? Standing next to the medical examiners van.
People say why wasn't there this? Why wasn't there that, pads around the pole, pole in the middle of the road, When do we stop being responsible for our own actions? Do you think there wasn't a sign back up the way that said ramp 45 mph? Do we need signs that says stay off the fkn phone? We need Billboard size signs everywhere that says you're getting onto the highway but you're going the wrong damn way, quit chasing that money quit chasing that speed and pay attention to what the hell you're doing here and now and what's in front of you. 🤨
Many prayers to the family and the service men and women involved
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Nothing to smile about ..
What idiot put that pole on a marble base? What happened to break away?
Very bad taste to allow children to wander around a fatal crash scene. Shame on you.
I always thought a minor anyone under 18 wasn’t allowed on any kinda job like that. There not even allowed on construction job sites. Poor judgment on whoever allowed that
2004? They had cars back then?
I seriously feel like I am watching a training video...
Another Mustang gone.
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This curb 3:08 is not nearly high enough. It even has a soft slope to help propel the car through the air. No safety guard around the pole to absorb impact? I’m so angry. If only she were in a safer car.
If only the driver had been conscious. If only the driver had slowed down. If only the driver had worn a seatbelt. If only the driver had been held accountable by people like you.
Wow! Airbags were deactivated.
I hope family sues whoever sold the vehicle.
Some man, who saw it happen, said she came flying around that corner. It's not the vehicles problem...the person driving it is to fault.
@susangambrell5827
oh so you're fine with someone escaping accountability? seriously?? that's so low
airbags never "decide" to not deploy one day
@@gabesmath105A lot of people don’t think twice about buying a rebuilt car with a Salvage Title because it’s a “bargain”. Frequently, they don’t bother to reinstall (or reactivate) the airbags & deployment mechanism.
@@jimapplegate3523 and there’s really no way to prove if the current owner or former ones did it, unless there’s auction photos online
This is very old...
That officer should have not been smiling or laughing. It was serious because someone lost their life
Maybe that's how they cope to take the next death call. 🤷♀️
Exactly
Terrible esp the one lookie loo dude staring in the passenger side 😑
Everyone watching this video is a look loo, including myself. I believe seeing these tragic moments bring pause and an understanding of why people need to be very cautious when operating a motor vehicle.
Everyone that watched this video is a look look, including myself. Seeing such tragedy brings pause to some people about operating motor vehicles. They can be a weapon of our own demise.
Sounds like a drunk. Glad he didn't take anyone with him!! Looks like his family will have a lawsuit since the airbags obviously never deployed! My daughter and her then-boyfriend, who is now her husband, were junior firefighters when they were in high school so it's normal to have high school kids on scene. However, the kids in this video look way younger than high school age so I'm a bit confused about that??????? I guess they start them young in Texas?????
How come it looks like they are conducting training with the poor lady's body still in the car. Why couldn't they pry open the drivers side and take her out that way? If that is what they are doing that is disrespectful and unprofessional.
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Take your kid to work day??? 🤔
Is this officer the PIO? He’s terrible! I’m not sure what is funny here.
dei driver
Its really sad that you allow 2 young kids to video a Fatal Crash, Absolutely Disgusting, and the Fire Rescue not being able to pull down the eye protection while cutting the windshield, What is this amateur hour ? Thank God I dont live in Texas
A deceased person doesn't really need eye protection.
@@007gunlogo I was talking about the Rescue person.
@@dennisshappka5699 OK, I guess, but I don't understand the "not being able..." portion.