Driver on the Clark Memorial Bridge describes semi truck crash
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- A driver on the 2nd Street Bridge talked with the semi-truck driver as she dangled off the bridge in her cab.
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She’s a walking Miracle & Testimony. God is Great. 👍
Yet your god allowed the accident to happen.
Yes & AMEN!
@@rrock2025Evil is in the world, & yet....
That was the devil@@rrock2025
Amen!
The fuel tank for the refrigerator unit caught the curb on the bridge. And the king pin on her fifth wheel held like a champion. Lucky gal.
If you look the back of the trailer was wedge in the side of the bridge. That kept the trailer from going over any further. Thank God the kingpin and fifth wheel held.
Her drive tire also got caught on the maintenance ct walk. She got lucky in where she went off
@@gman092803 No actually it wasn't. Pause the video at 3:09 and you can clearly see that the drive tires weren't close to anything but air.
Absolutely.
@@gman092803that catwalk looks close enough to reach if you broke out the back window of the Volvo and climbed through.
No such thing as luck, She was BLESSED ✝️
That’s right
GOD 's angels encamped ON DUTY!!
It was luck.
@@haroldmccarty1333we should put you in a foxhole
Indeed!❤
Strength of 5th wheel pin is amazing
Lmaoo facts , I need my next relationship this strong
@@Bright_Eyedea💀💀💀
Thank you to Bryce Carden for going over the bridge and rescuing her. Thank you to all of the rescue and police crews, and thank you to the civilians who stayed with her ...
That’s right
Amen.
Amazing rescue. 40 mins for such a difficult rescue seems really good to me
My God what a TEAM?! I don't know about you but Bryce is looking pretty Angelic, lol! EVERYONE who stayed and prayed, and worked the Safety Plan to Rescue that Woman did Phenomenal!!! Sending each and everyone involved who sent Hope of a Positive Outcome, Infinite Love and Gratitude, Asè Namasté AMEN 🙏🏾💗
@@dr.100purrscent5 wow you've never seen bravery or competence before?
People have been dogging her out as if she was the problem. No it’s the crazy 4-wheelers out here that have no consideration for anyone else on the road. Please let the person who actually caused the accident pay for all this damage! I would absolutely sue them.
Nevermind the the weak ass guard rail oh oh OH
Praise God she is ok. That pick up truck driver is in BIG TROUBLE! We went over the bridge shortly before this happened. These drivers weaving in and out of traffic can cause so many accidents! They should never be able to drive again! Praise God she was safe and I hope and pray any others involved in the accident on that bridge are safe. I hope they press charges on the pickup driver. I was so angry people blaming her and saying she won’t have a job after her boss hears about this! I hope her boss gives her paid time off to get her ducks in a row! She will be living with PTSD for the rest of her life and believe me that is horrible to live with! All you people who were downgrading her should be ashamed of yourselves!!! Making fun of her saying she was talking and texting on the phone! I am sure she was calling her loved ones and the fire department was also talking with her. Thank God that man kept talking to her and trying to keep her calm. I can’t imagine what was going through her mind that poor lady! But PRAISE OUR WONDERFUL SAVIOR and the RESCUE AND FIRE DEPT. For bringing her back to safety! I am sure once she stepped foot on the ground someone gave her their phone for her to call her loved ones to say she is going to hospital but she is ok! I hope people who think they are funny talking trash learn a lesson. Some day it maybe them!!! God Bless you all that were keeping her calm and helping her to safety!
@@LJHLU Well said.
People have been "dogging her out"? I haven't heard one person say anything against her at all. In fact, it was reported that very night that she wasn't at fault and she was the one who was hit. There was a stalled vehicle and another driver who swerved to avoid that hit her. This was reported the next day.
‘I look behind and I see the semi’: Driver says her electric car stalled on Clark Memorial Bridge moments before collision
"You start to realize how many people could've died as a result of this faulty car," Glenna Hess said.
Sister, you ARE truly blessed!
I am soo glad she is okay and despite how traumatized she is I hope this doesn't discourage her from continuing truck driving. I've survived 2 major accidents in my 7 years driving and I'm still driving.
My dawg, that is not a good record.
I’m sure as a professional truck driver spending hours, days, months on the road every year the odds are you’ll end up in an accident…..
I had a Rollover in 2017 after I crossed under a 12'6 bridge on a right curve and a jack knife after losing control on black ice and the 2nd accident was not preventable according to the police. But I use extra precautions in bad weather
She won't be able to. CDL SUSPENSION OR REVOKED FOR LIFE
@@user-ru5op2te9tor not
It hasn’t been mentioned in comments, but thank goodness she wasn’t knocked unconscious and thus was able to assist him with the rescue. Otherwise, I’m certain he could have still gotten her to safety, but it would have complicated the operation. I’m so glad she is safe and well, and the same for the rescuer.
Can you imagine regaining consciousness while hanging over a river? I knew someone years ago who was servicing a transmitter tower who fell, swung from his safety line. The first hit on the tower knocked his hardhat off, the second knocked him out. When he came to, he was looking down and believed he was in free fall. Lots of cuts, bruises and said he went in his pants when he woke up. Quit his job and never climbed a tower again.
@@timothyleggI don’t think there’s any way to NOT lose your shit if you wake up in that position
Tow truck companies did an amazing job. That is what true professionalism looks like!
Tow truck companies are scum like 95% of the time.
@@redbluesome2829 I can agree to this, and I have driven for a few in Memphis
Are they bringing charges against the dude that caused it?
It's very likely that if the residents didn't tolerate the interstate being turned into a toll road, this accident wouldn't have happened. This bridge was built in 1929, the era when a Ford Model A was a large car. It's not built for vehicles of this size, but that's what the public policy is pushing people to do. News reporters are too obedient to state leaders, but that's the kind of tough questions that should be asked in public.
@@timothylegg as a resident of Louisville my whole life, this bridge is something we've fought over as a city for many years. So I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "didn't tolerate". I won't get into engineering with you on a YT post, but this bridge has been well over equipped to take care of both the size and weight of the traffic that travels across it. You're ideology seems flawed, do you have colored hair?
Thank all the folks who pulled together to rescue that woman who was left dangling over the bridge. It took teamwork to pull that rescue off.
If was the owner of the company that makes that 5th wheel i would use this as an add
This isn't anything special for a 5th wheel.
@@dchawk81You holdin' a party soon? I'd love to come to the fun.
The cargo of the semis are heavier than the semi... So the weight of the semi should be no problem to hold for it
@@JP-xd6fm Exactly.
Shit kingpin too
My heart was in my throat just looking at this accident. I can only imagine the trauma she went threw . I 'm glad she went to hospital for observation. After that you can never tell what could happen .. And most of all thank God for a highly trained first responder . You saved her life ! God bless you buddy for your bravery and skill .
Sometimes you don't discover your injuries until the next day or days later.
That car swerving in and out should be charged
Dispatch probably called the hospital and ask can she continue her run😮😮 thank God she’s all right❤
😂....no truer words ever spoken here.
🤣😂🤣
NO DOUBT!!!! Ba*tards
😂😂😂
Poor lady, so scary. I'm glad that she was able to be rescued and is doing well.
I have been driving all over doing food delivery and working with a rideshare app. Drivers everywhere were always speeding way over speed limits on streets and freeways. I had to post a sign on my back windows stating "Driver follows speed limits" because of being bullied on the road by so many speeders and tailgaters. People need to slow down everywhere. It has become worse since 2020. I also now see lots of memorial stuff tied to poles everywhere.
@skytechbits Too true! I hate to even drive on highways anymore when it didn't used to bother me at all. Everywhere I go cars are riding my bumper when I'm in the right lane and going the speed limit. Speed kills and ignorant, reckless drivers abound.
Thanks again to our fantastic First Responders! We all need to let them know their work is appreciated.
Emergency workers. “First responders” is an egotistical and elitist term used to place them in a moral hierarchy above the citizens it is their job to serve. And they are worshipped far too much… The guys who drive those Sysco trucks work ten times harder delivering food everyday, guaranteed. And who thanks them? It would be enough just to not get cutoff in traffic.
Real hard hitting journalism would turn away from the flashing lights and ask why these vehicles weren't on I-65 instead of a nearly 100 year old bridge built in the Model T era - Because someone decided to turn I-65 into a toll road. Who calls out no bid contracts to a political donors? That's the usual path for how these things arrive, but yeah, praise the firemen and police when people are killed in traffic because they can't afford the safe roads. Two Americas... One for the rich, another for everyone else.
One strong king pin on that trailer. 😮 God was with this woman and rescuers. ❤❤
Her Guardian Angel was certainly looking out for her that day.
The driver praying and clutching.
Given a second chance at life
Bless everyone involved in this rescue including this wonderful man who stayed and talked with her while she waited. The man who went over the edge and saved her is a true, true hero. I hope he knows how brave he is! This lady is also a brave woman.
Surprised her name isn't released yet. Been a driver for 25 hrs and yet to see any truck drivers name withheld. They accuse us for everything with no due process.
Her demographic.
Johnson..
I forget the first name. They did say her name. Nothing to do with DEMOGRAPHIC.
25 hrs of experience pfff you haven’t even had to do a 34 hr reset 😅
And they interviewed a witness who saw the whole thing from the beginning to the wreck. It WAS NOT her fault. It was someone in a pickup truck fault.
@@mellowenigma8862????
hope sysco releases the dashcam footage.
Pick up driver should be charged with attempted murder
That 5th wheel should win an award
Kingpin too buddy.
I cant believe that 5th wheel pin held the truck
Didn't even break a sweat. That cab was like a fly to that kingpin.
@plantfeeder6677 what is a kingpin and 5th wheel for us who not semi drivers I keep seeing this in multiple comments
@@j317The kingpin is attached to the trailer which hooks into the fifth wheel that is attached to the cab. The fifth wheel locks the kingpin in place, that is how the trailer connects to the cab.
@purplebutterfly447 so there is a wheel where the cabin and trailer connect?
@@j317 As I stated, it is attached to the cab, It is flat and somewhat round (visualize a pie chart with about twenty percent removed).
The Kingpin, which is attached to the trailer, slides into that missing percentage, and gets locked into it. The trucker backs the cab into the trailer causing the two to connect.
Then to release the trailer, there is a lever attached to the fifth wheel which the trucker pulls on to the release the lock.
If you need an actual visual you can always do a TH-cam search to see it.
She should sue that pickup truck driver for loss of work and hospital bill they have a witness and dash cam in the truck .5grand in your pocket at least.
Thank GOD there are still good, kind people walking around on this earth. It had to be as tense for the man talking to the truck driver...he was mentally absorbing everything she was going thru...he kept her calm!
Stop licking firefighter boots, there is no evidence that female driver was not already calm during the rescue. The guy who got her out said so.
Wow, what an amazing rescue! 💯💯💯
Unreal rescue. Fantastic job by the Louisville FD.
This is why people gotta quit driving like @$$holes. I hope that pickup driver gets time over this
With all the cameras, that other driver who caused all this drama, they will find you. Prayers to all involved.
I think he's hospitalized.
I’m so glad this woman is okay. 🙏🙏
That poor woman. I can’t imagine the terror she went through. God bless those who rescued her. 🙏🏻
Good people. Glad she’s safe.
Hats off to the kingpin, the only thing that kept that trailer from plunging into the water was a steel flange just a hair over 1/2 an inch thick.
And capable of holding the weight of two fully loaded trailers and still having a 50,000lb+. psi reserve.
3 inches of hardened steel my guy
A miracle for sure! So thankful for those rescuers! Great job. Glad the driver safe!! Blessings to all.❤️❤️🙏🙏
The driver called it right “Thank God!” Never forget that sister! Thanks to the fire fighters for aiding in the rescue!!
"a firefighter lowered a ladder"...
those cable ladders sure do come in handy! 🤪
"Keep Calm and Carry On"
Appreciate the good rescue.
This shit is so frustrating. The amount of times I've almost been hit by people driving like the pickup in this incident. Y'all get people hurt and killed. I'm glad the driver is okay though. That had to be horrifying to experience and to think she was in that situation and almost died because of some dumbass being reckless. I hope whoever they are is held accountable.
Good job to all the rescuers. What a story.
You got a second chance, girl. Epic rescue! ❤✌️
Amazing they rescued her within 40 minutes of arrival. That crew deserves a ton of credit.
Amazing rescue. Thanks to all Fire and Rescue, Police who responded and especially the young firefighter who harnessed the truck driver bringing her to safety. I’m glad she will be okay. Stay strong sister and keep truckin!
I told her on Facebook that I hope this doesn't discourage her from continuing truck driving.
That would also depend on how it happened and the backlash she probably will get from it not only from people but the company.
@@melmoon8412 Not to mention how common the idiot driver who caused all this is. The drivers are so bad in Dallas I don't drive my Volvo station wagon unless I have to. Hat tip to all the great truck drivers out there. Some of us notice and appreciate you.
Speed and crossing 2 lanes before going over and the driver has no responsibility. I hope that Sysco has cameras to show what really happened, you brake and aren’t supposed not swerve into on coming traffic. Bad things happen when you swerve
@@brianhoppenrath8379 from what I saw when walking past Sysco trucks they do have lytx drive cams so most likely it's on camera. And I hope Sysco doesn't give her backlash like some company do no matter what the police say as to whether or not it's preventable. It happened to me in 2020 when I jack knifed into a guard rail. Thankfully I resigned from that company.
@@brianhoppenrath8379Sysco trucks do have cameras, driver and forward facing. But activate only under emergency braking.
She'll go back to work and have to drive past that same place every day
Gosh this still makes me tear up every time I watch anything about this.
I have driven across this bridge in an 18-wheeler a few times. I was once on the phone and had to go silent for about 3 minutes until I crossed it. There is literally no room for error. One swerve and you're either going off the edge or you're hitting the cars in the oncoming lane.
From the front view it is pretty incredible that the rig stayed hung up with that much hanging over. It’s difficult to see how. Then I saw it when they showed the brief view on the bridge the very back upper corner of the trailer is wedged underneath the steel truss going up at an angle. Looks like a very tiny bit of trailer against the truss is pinned there from the weight of the part hanging over the side pivoting on the middle of the trailer. Would have liked to see how the heck they pulled that rig up and out.
I am glad that you also perceived what prevented the truck from going on over into the water. I caught that while watching the on-bridge view of the video. The door portal and both side rails evidently made strong allies to withstand that much gravity. Everyone seems to be amazed at either the kingpin or fifth wheel jaws for holding the tractor, but there is one other thing to consider. Credit is also due to the structural integrity of Volvo's cab strength and construction, not to mention the role that the cab mounts played in preventing a separation from the frame rails.
The good lord must have been looking out for the driver because it’s amazing the momentum of the truck actually stopped with that small corner hung up before it plunged. Good point on the engineering by Volvo on their vehicle. That’s a shit load of force
@@Mark-hn5bmso by definition, the "good lord" must have not been looking out for the thousands of drivers who die every year. This is exactly why comments invoking deity-bias make me sick.
Did anyone find out who was driving the truck that CAUSED THE CRASH? M
I am reading on article on CDLife and it says that a stalled electric vehicle was to blame but this guy is saying the pickup truck driver caused it. This leads me to believe that the pickup truck driver was responsible for it however, the only way to prove this is to find cameras.
@@RLKRAILTIES The stalled electric vehicle caused the traffic jam that the pickup truck smashed into. It was the pickup truck driver's reckless driving that caused this.
My first question was is the trailer loaded. Looking at it, can’t believe it didn’t go down. Great rescue!
She had told the man who stayed with her that she was carrying a full load.
@@auntihooha wow, even. Ore incredible that it didn’t go down. She’s so 🍀
*blessed , not lucky .. & clearly you didn’t watch the video where they clearly said she said it was 🤦🏾♂️
Who was that crazy pickup truck driver who caused all of this?
Truckers need to learn to never swerve for any reason, 15 yrs I never did, hit 2 cars in full on panic braking but never turn the wheel. And call it what it is a crash, that was 100% avoidable if all the drivers were paying attention.
Not always the case of swerving. If you hit hard enough on the steer axle it will be the same as a steer blowout. Usually truck pulls in the direction of the impact. Plenty of videos here where four wheelers hit semi trucks so hard it literally knock them off the road. Plus the witness literally said a pick up swerving hit the semi after already causing an accident. Trucker can’t help what other stupid people do.
No it's not 100% avoidable 100% of the time. What information do you have that the rest of don't that allows you to make such a conclusion?
She was hit head on probably going normal bridge speed as it was the pu's direction of traffic that was stopped for a stalled EV😑.
You drive. I've driven. We've both been there. We both know what's on the road today. I agree about if it's inevitable lock it straight but twice, If I hadn't swerved, both times would've been fatal. One for me and one for him. It's never stop steering that ultimately can save you. And always knowing what's around at all times.
They need to go back to manual transmissions. That'll at least increase the IQ level of being able to drive a truck.
Glad she was rescued safely.
The introduction was overly dramatic though. “Hundreds of feet over the Ohio river”. The bridge has a clearance of 73 feet for boats. So maybe 100 ft at most.
If it is 101 feet, they call it "hundreds" because it is more than "one" but I get the dramatization concept. A month can be be described a "mere days" or "several weeks" depending on the message they want to get across [spin].
Not over dramatic, you just didn’t understand the terminology of the reporter.
@@Lamont-gw2jh, sorry but it was , the introduction to the piece was typical bull shit , the rescuers on the other hand were just normal guys going about their jobs.
@@tomatoes3 you’ve more than likely haven’t ever been is this situation. If so did you make the news? It’s not over dramatic. You just can’t sympathize/empathize to the situation
The last two feet of that trailer wedged on the underside of that structure is what saved her life. Whoever designed that trailer deserves an award. Most trailers would have buckled and folded under that much stress.
Well done and thank you Phil and a big thank you to the excellent rescue Team. Thank you all who helped so that the rescue was successful. Thank God for his intervention. This is a modern day miracle ‼️‼️‼️‼️
As a fellow Truck Driver I am glad to see that this lady made it out alive.... Truck driving isnt a easy job and when we take the wheel it could be our last day alive... Be safe out there fellow truckers
Damn, that's incredible. And horrible for the two people with life-threatening injuries. That pickup driver should get serious charges.
That fireman is badazz......
They trained this exact scenario over 100 times
Blessed not Lucky 😂
So if that's the case, it confirms that "believers" feel entitled to an advantage from a selective ghod who's supposed to be all-loving but in fact is regarded as the head of your select club and who doles out special privilege. Not that you'd ever acknowledge that, as it would let you peep outside your warm Believers' Bubble into the reality which in fact we all live in. So "lucky" is correct as it acknowledges the statistical odds of the driver's survival.
What do you believe in? Time, Chance, Billions of Years, Random Mutations, and that Everything came from Nothing?😂 In their wisdom, they became Fools.
Wasnt her time to leave this earth yet. But going into that River would have been a nightmare. Makes me think about the Silver Bridge that collapse with alot of backed up traffic on it. Many people lost their lives that day. We drove across the Silver bridge one time. It scared me to death. I was just a child. I think it fell in the 60s. They made a documentary of it. You can google it.
Praise God she’s okay and I pray the others have a fast recovery.
That kingpin is a legend !😮
Looks like the fuel tank for the trailer reefer and the power unit for the tailgate saved her from going over. If this was a dry van trailer, she would have been gone.
Praise God she made it out alive! God bless Bryce & Louisville Fire & Rescue for the tremendous rescue efforts! This is a miracle ❤
We thank you for your rescue efforts ❤❤
Glad the driver is ok
‘I look behind and I see the semi’: Driver says her electric car stalled on Clark Memorial Bridge moments before collision
"You start to realize how many people could've died as a result of this faulty car," Glenna Hess said.
The Fifth wheel jaws and the trailer King pin did one hell of a job for sure.
This is my recurring nightmare. Just starting at your possible impending doom. Scariest feeling ever. So happy she made it out. 💖
If this happened in NYC, Spiderman would have swooped in and saved her.
I know it.
Thank God, indeed! 🙏🏽 Whew. I was traumatized just watching this so I can't imagine how she felt. Thanks to the first responders and good Samaritan. ❤❤❤
I'm so glad I'm not driving big rigs anymore. Thank God she was rescued. 🙌🏾
My Son works for Sysco that’s part of his route, I freak when I heard
Worlds strongest reefer tank!!
No kidding. I noticed that too lol
[PRAYERS, FROM VIRGINIA]🙏🙏🙏
Typical that it is someone else's reckless driving that got here there in the first place, but God have other plans for her, it was not her time. That other driver causing this needs to get punished for the damage he caused and the hurt he caused those other drivers getting into this crash. All because one man not taking due care, it is awful, let us pray for all those involved in this crash, especially those that were not so fortunate and that are in hospital in a worse way. This woman was super lucky, Angels on her side x
Thank You!!
Any word on what charges the driver that caused it is now facing?
What? She caused it by not being a good truck driver.
@@SlightlyRottenCarving I am guessing you missed the part where it said a pickup was swerving and hit her head on?
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾thank god salute the dude that stayed talking to her
Hell yall, can whoever built this truck consider getting into Airplane manufacturing?
Wow! What a Miracle?! Bless EVERYONE who gave Hope, who prayed, who worked the Safety Plan to save that Woman's Life. Bless her for staying calm and focused. This was absolutely terriying! Although I the accident had not happened, I am so Grateful that such an Incredible Showcase of Humanity, Determination, and Skill was displayed. It just goes to further show that when we work & pray together extrodinary Miracles can happen. Infinite Love and Gratitude, Asè Namasté AMEN 🙏🏾💗 Special Tip-of-the-Hat goes to Fire Fighter Bryce, he made that rescue look as Smooth as Spider Man would, Amazing!!!
You should interview the driver and the guy in this interview some day..... show the reunion of them meeting again!
😮 I’m so glad she’s safe
God ! That reporters voice ☹️ fancy being married to that ? You would need ear defenders 😂
Chalkboard. She might be able to get a voice coach to help, she's good looking otherwise.
Thank God for our first responders❤
Have you thanked God for truckers lately? And a hundred other professionals who keep our society rolling smoothly and never get a fraction of the appreciation as emergency workers.
Maybe she can get a job tested out bridges to see if they’re safe or not
Amazing. So glad she’s okay. Those emergency workers worked a miracle. My goodness. God bless them all.
"Hundreds of feet above the river?" More like 73.
and "crews used a ladder to lower firefighter Brent...". Who's the dum bass that wrote this script? Some manager's daughter I guess.
Thank God, I always wondered how that connection between the truck and trailer could handle all the weight behind. Seemed like that connection can separate anytime. It looks so flimsy. Now I know better.
Isn’t that the truth
To get an udea of just how strong the kingpin/5th wheel connection is, it could've been reversed with the trailer dangling over the side....times two and still had 50,000lb. psi in reserve.😮
Glad everyone got out safely.
At no point in this video does the actual driver talk or even appear in the video. Clickbait!
Thank God!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
What an amazing job. God bless the rescuers.
Nice pool fence barrier wall.
Good man to help her good job rescuers and people