Wow i actually thought someone had video of our accident. We were semi drivers. I was in the sleeper while hubby was driving. He was going down hwy 59 in Texas on our way for a early morning delivering in Houston. He had a brand new Jeep Cherokee hit him head on. I came flying out of the bunk. The microwave and everything else fell off and hit our dog ( he’s was ok thank god ) my husband and all of the emergency team thought the guy in the car was dead but he was just actually passed out drunk. He had no lic no in’s. And the car was on the repo list. My husband will never be able to drive semi again cause one more accident in semi or car and he will be paralyzed from the neck down. What upset me the most the ent was rude to us. I guess she thought it was our fault. Ppl always do when something like this happens 🤬 If you’re going to drink get a taxi or do it at home. It took one drunk to ruin our lives
Sorry for you and your husband's bad experience. That's one stupid EMT to assume it was the trucker's fault vs the fourwheeler. I'm a retired driver living in the Philippines. An on the job injury took me out of the truck in June 2021. After a year of workman's comp, I retired and moved here. Trucking like America is becoming undoable nowadays.
No matter whose fault it was, the emt nor anyone else should have been rude to you. He needs to find a new job. So glad you and your husband are okay. Lord bless and keep you both.
No doubt. When I saw those the first thing I thought was somebody was really lucky. People just don't realize how heavy those are and I am kind of surprised he had two. Usually I see only one.
My company had a shipment of coils identical to the ones on that truck being delivered to our plant one time. One of the binders broke and the coil came off the trailer in a curve onto incoming traffic on a two lane road. It landed on a car crushed it flat including the person in it , destroyed the guardrail and continued for another 60’ into a cow pasture. Very bad situation, several people including the truck driver, first responders, and locals who drove up on the scene were traumatized. 😞
Yeah, those were thin ga. 20-22k lbs per coil if he was at legal 80k gross. That's an awful lot of kinetic energy in such a mass that happens to be shaped like a wheel. No headache rack made is stopping that from going through the cab and flattening everything in its path. I saw a Hamm vibratory roller go over the cab of the truck carrying it when its binders failed in an accident and it wasn't something I'll ever forget. I wish I'd never seen it. @@treydogg77
I will never understand how someone gets on the freeway the wrong way. It just blows my mind. My prayers for the truck driver and his wife and dog. God bless us all. Please stay safe out there everyone.
I’m a retired wagon driver, about 25 years ago I came across another artic travelling southbound in the northbound lanes of the M1 motorway at around junction 13 Crawley Crossing….. a foreign truck with Eastern European plates, I managed to avoid a collision but it definitely rattled me, fortunately it was early hours and the road was quiet. I never found out if he managed to get off the motorway without incident.
Nobody asked if the truck driver was ok. That sums up what people think of us. Thankless job but I've been doing it for 35 years body takes a beating but nobody cares. Hope everyone ok.
Because it's obvious you won't be hurt. You're 10 feet up above everyone else in a seat that is floating on hydraulics and not even attached to the cab, any impact especially from a piddly little japanese sports car will just get thrown aside through the chassis. You won't even feel it.
It's almost impossible to get even a minor injury driving a semi and hitting a bug. But I guess some of you truckers like to cry victim. Count your blessings. You get high pay to sit on your butt all day while on a permanent vacation. Some of us have to work for a living.
@@MrWolfSnack Wrong on all points. I can tell you've never really gotten eyeball close to a semi and put your hands on it. Physics just isn't your forte.
I hope people will keep this in mind. If you wonder why an officer is already in a bad mood when you're stopped for some seemingly minor traffic violation, just remember they frequently are the first on scene for horrific road accidents. They have to check for a pulse, give CPR to victims, stop the bleeds, apply pressure or a tourniquet. They have to search along the shoulder and in the weeds to look for additional victims that may have been ejected. They're required to search the weeds for mangled body parts, infants, pregnant women, children, fathers. And then they are tasked to knock on the doors of the victims' families to give them the worst news they will ever receive. And Finally, they have to finish their shift, and the next day, do it all over again. I've had a fair amount of Emergency response training, and was married to a fire fighter. She was an EMT and drove an ambulance a lot. I don't know how they do that day after day for years at a stretch.
These first responders do what they do day in and day out because they have great compassion and a desire to help others who are trouble. God Bless each of them and keep them safe.
In my experience, the first on the scene are other motorists and bystanders and the victim's lives are in their hands for 10 or so mins until professionals arrive. From my involvement, a group of strangers with little training in crash rescue, makeshift equipment and no safety gear for themselves again hold the line during that critical ten minutes. - You are correct the cops' traffic fire and ambos see it all the time and have to follow through.
You can always rely on Our Truckers to do everything possible to save lives, whether they are behind the wheel or when involved, their hand to hold and encouragement to stay awake, they truly are amazing and don’t get enough praise. There experience on the road is fe nominal and they truly have my praise, thank you to all our truckers past and present 🙏☺️🙏☺️🙏
I can’t tell what kind of car it was … cause it was pulverized in the accident…just that it was black. I hope those in it survived. I feel terrible for the truck driver, the first responders, those left behind to pick up the pieces after accidents like this. 😢 As a Paramedic in rural Iowa for several years, I saw things I wish I never did but also did a lot of things I am proud to remember. Unfortunately, too many sad memories and sleepless hours outweighed the joy of serving the community. So I left the job I once dearly loved. It takes special people to do that job! Very special people!! You all should thank them when you see them… it’s a hard job to do well!
I’ve been a firefighter 17 years and I know exactly what you mean. I’ve lost a lot of the love I once had for the fire service not because of the service itself Lord know I love being a firefighter but the hellish things I have seen….and the ones with kids are absolutely the worst…the nightmares the anger the loss of love for even my hobbies never wanting to be around anybody….there’s more darker stuff but the point is I understand and not many people do…but that’s only from the fire side you as a medic absolutely saw more than I ever will..I truly hope you can find a way to get through it and find more happiness. I’m stubborn I have been trying to fight through all of this hell because I love being a firefighter that much. I’ve had times where 3 shifts in a row we had at least one fatal mvc each shift and it wasn’t just a simple doa each one was messy and raw and just….all 3 involved brain matter to give you an idea of the severity….I took time off after that last fatal shift because I knew I couldn’t do it again right away. Didn’t help much. Anyway I apologize for the rant. I will pray for you and those like you. It really does take a certain kind of person to be a paramedic or EMT or firefighter or police officer….but we are also human. God bless you and thank you for all of your sacrifices to keep pushing through to help the ones who needed help the most. Nobody realizes that medics are the ones who really work on you when you’re in the he worst way. You guys are like doctors patrolling the streets.
There are 2 seats in the front of that helicopter. The helicopter can be flown from either seat. The person flying the helicopter is not operating the light. It takes both hands and feet to fly a helicopter.
I used to own a 3000GT Twin Turbo.. I would have never been able to identify this one until I saw the rear clip and badging.. I've been around a lot of wrecks over the years.. The fact that this young lady survived this wreck's impact is simply stunning to me.. Not sure if she made it out of the hospital, though I hope she did.. VERY glad the truck driver wasn't seriously hurt... I'll never understand how people get so very plaster that they enter the freeway backwards and then have oncoming headlights (if at night) and don't think something is very wrong... Yet, I've seen it in person more than once... Not doubt this trucker did all he could do to create space... Definitely NOT his job, but as a pro driver (racing, being a jaggoff as a kid well before, and rigs).. The best you can do is push it to the edge dealing with impossible situations.. That is the huge difference in pro drivers of all kinds and the random drunk or distracted drivers who will freeze, close their eyes before impact.. I don't blink in these situations.. I'm sure most of the truckers who have been around for a while do not either..
God be with all of you ,my husband is a truck driver and people pull out in front of all the time ! Trucks can't slow down as fast as a car ! He says he says a pray everyday he works before he hits the road !
I’m sorry for your whole family. Through no fault of your husband, your lives were almost destroyed. I hope the nightmares don’t haunt you all. Also, so glad your pooch wasn’t badly hurt.
We just had this happen in Clayton County Ga. On 675. Driver was sleeping on median, off duty Ifficer woke him uo, very dazed but took off going South in the North bound. He hit 4 cars, killing one but he lived! They are checking for drugs or alcohol. We don’t have streamers like this in Ga. Excellent reporting Scott. Thank you
@@chuckgilly I guess since he was parked going the wrong way, and being off duty he didn’t think. But I agree there should have bern 2 cars. It would have saved a life.
Hard to imagine anyone surviving this wreck, but sometimes people get lucky. The driver was ejected and is apparently in stable condition, with a messed up leg. The car surely didn't hit the truck straight on, and the driver was lucky enough to be ejected onto the road and not into solid metal parts.
The drunk drivers always seem to survive. A cop told me once that it is because they are "limp" during the crash and their bodies tend to follow the path of the crash rather than fighting it. I have no idea if that is true.
If you read these comments I want you to know that I am so glad you're all ok in the truck. My son drives an 18 wheeler in Texas and I pray for his safety all the time. I know what a tough job you drivers have and the dangerous 4 wheeler drivers you have to deal with. People please respect these drivers of these big trucks and remember that 99 percent of everything you need for daily living is brought to you by these big trucks ! There's so many crazy people on the highways they have to deal with that's stressful every day for them, plus they deal with having to be away from their families so they can earn a living and bring the food and other things we need to our city stores and our mail. So instead of complaining about them being on the roads how about appreciating them and the sacrifice they make of their families and to deliver our necessary things to us. God bless all the 18 wheeler drivers and their families. God bless everyone who appreciates them as well. I'm sorry that the person driving the suv in the accident didn't fare as well as the people and dog in the truck. It's terrible that some people make terrible choices.
If she's drunk and anybody else was hurt she's looking at 2 to 10 years in prison. If she's been charged with drunk driving before that can be doubled. MADD follows these types of cases and will put pressure on a prosecutor
Such a horrific accident & injuries & she decides to flat out LIE about other passengers being in the car. Sooo disgusting. Wasting all those resources over her lie. She should have to pay for every single resource wasted because of her LIE
@@virginiaviola5097 no it won't matter her name she's in Texas they do not play with drunk drivers they stick it in and break it off. The affluenza kid that was drunk and killed a bunch of people just got lucky because of a stupid twit judge that is the exception.
We had two high school kids who skipped school hit a semi head on. Their bodies were part of the engine and had to be taken to the morgue with the engine. My friend on the sheriffs dept told me about that one
Thats all messed up.. I've seen people hit things running 100 mph and walk away without a scratch and then I've seen people hit the back of parked cars at 35mph and be killed instantly. You just never know
Always great videos on a very depressing topic. We will never run out of dumb asses that cause these accidents. Thank you to all the emergency services people that deal with this on a daily basis. I hope everyone survived the makes a full recovery
Looks like the 2nd truck just barely missed hitting the first one. Glad those steel coils it was hauling were chained down good. In the past, hard stops or wrecks have sent those rolling into the cab of the truck.
There was a fatal semi crash where I live. Flatbedder hit a ditch at the end of a "T" road intersection and was killed. The nuance? He was hauling a Caterpillar wheel loader and it broke off its chains and rolled down the flatbed, over and through the cab, ripping the entire cab to pieces and wadding it up like a gum wrapper. Was one of those "bring a bucket" type of recoveries.
You gotta be blitzed drunk to not realize you driving the wrong way on a busy highway. The drunks usually survive because they don't tense up on impact. They're like a crash test dummy.
How can anyone in such a horrific accident, not knowing if you are going to die from your injuries even have a thought to LIE about other people being in the vehicle, it's sickening. For the record, she was listed in Stable condition at the Hospital later that day.
@triciasklodowske5653 Yeah but still, possibly the very last words out of her mouth are LIES. That's beyond an average drunk if that's all they can think of at that very moment. If she survives, she should have to pay back every nickle wasted in resources looking for other bodies. Disgusting human being
@@sherylstory7809 Immediately lying saying she was a Passenger In the vehicle is not a typical response to someone's brain "not working well" after going through something like that. It's a disgusting attempt to try to avoid what was probably a 2nd, 3rd, 4th ??? ....DUI. people with head/brain injuries are typically agitated & combative. If asked direct questions they may be confused. Being confused & flat out lying are totally different. If she was aware enough to understand she was in a very severe car accident & answering questions about it, she sure as heck wasn't speaking out of confusion about anything. As far as being stable, that happens A LOT after a drunk driver causes a major accident, the DRUNK usually survives while innocent drivers in their path lose their lives or end up physically & mentally crippled for the rest of their lives. This DRUNK was listed in STABLE condition in the Hospital later on that same day. She was a DRUNK who LIED immediately. Thank God she didn't kill anyone !!
So what,,/why was the cause of the accident. I cant believe she survived this. Good thing there wasnt any passengers. God saved her, i hope she realizes this.
I hope they looked in the trees for bodies because years ago we had a flood and when the waters receded rescue workers combed the area looking for bodies, but they didn’t look up. About a week later, they found a body up in the treetop.
A group of young guys speeding ran off the road. When the police arrived three boys were roughed up but alive. Said they were the only three in the car. The next day a mother reported her teenage son missing. Three weeks later a farmer found his body in a field. He had been a passenger in the car with the boys. If they hadn’t lied, the police would have searched for him. A mother would have known that her son had been with them, and was in the car during the accident. It was a really tragic and f*cked up story.
A few years ago we had an 89yo woman get on going the wrong way in broad daylight on an interstate road that had two lanes going each direction separated by a medium strip. A couple on a motorcycle were following a semi and decided to pass it. The truck driver was trying to warn the oncoming driver as the motorcycle moved over to the passing lane and immediately was struck by a vehicle going 60mph. Both on the motorcycle were killed and the older woman was just shaken up. Really was a sad situation.
I am a biker and have had a fair amount of training over the years. To live on 2 wheels you must assume the most defensive position because of the idiots out there. Three concepts keep you safer: No surprises, 360 vision, put it where they can't hurt you. Lots of sub issues with each one of those concepts (lane position, reading the road and the other drivers, escape routes etc) that have to be kept in mind while riding. I see that most bikers have no concept of defensive riding, they rely on hope and luck. That said, other drivers cause so many crashes with bikers.
@@jlouis5217 only a DRUNK would be stupid enough to be going 100 mph at 145am and relaxed enough to survive that mangled mess. You don't have to be a genius to figure that out. The drunks always live. Don't be stupid.
@@jlouis5217 Relative or not, sometimes they need a bit of a reality check. Is she human, really? That is a bit of an assumption that you are making. Human beings use common sense and intelligence. Common sense and intellingence tells us not to drive over 100 mph in the wrong direction.
I'd absolutely say that about any family member if they were responsible for causing that type of or any type of accident because of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Plus, I'd be there to support the family of the victim(s) so they will know that and see that I'm not believing and supporting my relative and trying to blame them for the accident like some actual do😡, one shouldn't always support a family member who does this more than once, yes, once, unfortunately, there has to be a first occurrence in order to realize that your family member needs to get help after the first incident and pray that it isn't as bad as this accident and not depend on the court system to fail the victims over and over again , which as we know happens WAY to often.
And as always, the police blame the truck drivers without investigating what happened, I was hit by a young lady and when the officer arrived he immediately told me, I was at fault, when he talked to the lady, she told him, "I don't know what happened, I guess I fell asleep "
I didn't see nor hear the truck driver being blamed. Not far into the video it was stated the car was traveling northbound on a southbound lane .. or vice versa
Ya just hate to be backed up in traffic and then see Life Flight landing on the highway....thats never a good sign. I hope the injured are doing better.
Looks like the 18 wheeler won this one and only round hands down. That vehicle is a crumpled up Tuna Can tossed to the side. You Play, you Pay. 1 point to the Big Rig.. O points to the Tuna Can.
We had a wrong direction accident here in our area some years ago involving a semi and a car. The semi driver didn't move over to avoid because the wrong way car would have hit the car behind him.
I had a brother and 2 friends in a Toyota Supra hit head on. This old man had 3 DWIs , and crossed the highway right before a cement devider . He drove 3 quarters of a mile gaining speed before hitting my brother head on. He had a suicide note safety pinned inside his jacket
@32a34a If you survived hitting a semi truck head on, consider yourself having your guardian angels watching over you. And, rather than attend Church as even "evil," people with dark hidden secrets attend Church. He'd better consider being "born again." That's what may eventually allow him into the golden gates if he then chooses to live his life for his Savior and not himself. I pray for him for a healthy recovery. Was he the only person in the car? No one else has been mentioned.
We're seeing far too many of these type of accidents. Under the influence or not, I believe some of these head-on's? Are INTENTIONAL. Even if a person is fairly lit? They KNOW those are headlights coming at them, which they NEVER should be- They pass cars within inches, yet, do they slow at all? NO. I've see a few of the accidents that were caught on tape, and if watched closely, you can see these drivers, the majority of which are female, move TOWARDS their eventual victim. Not that they know who the person is, of course, but they want the BEST vehicle, they can try to catch perfectly head on. This criminal was lucid enough to LIE about not being the driver, sending law enforcement & rescue personnel on a long, hard search, hoping to find survivors- when no other people were actually involved. There's something wrong here... and imo? An investigation needs to be launched, to look much deeper, and fully into these- just to be sure this isn't the case. With depression & the intentional destruction of the family unit in this country, do not be surprised if I'm proven right in the end. No doubt it's not all of these drivers... but I've a very bad feeling, it's enough to warrant the above. Many years ago I listed some solutions for this, when I began to notice it might be some kind of "trend" . Offered them freely, because we MUST put an end to this, or, of not related, at least get these numbers down, and make it much harder for this to occur.
I didn’t read every comment, but didn’t see anyone said if she was drinking at a local bar, and how much did she consume? I know now, the bartender has an obligation to say no if she asks for another drink. A man in Fl was arrested when a girl wrecked and she was killed. They blamed him for serving her too much liquor. And if she went bar hopping, they can hope she paid with credit card and track her drinks. Not counting someone buying her a few! This is A SICK GIRL. And yes the drunk do usually live. A drunk man in front of me in the 1980’s, before cell phones, was swerving on a long highway with no street lights and very curvy. He went off into the trees. I went to the nearest town and used a pay phone to call 911. I went back to the scene and the trooper said usually drunk people are flexible, but he ended up landing on the tailgate of his truck. I’m assuming he got sucked thru the back window and landed on tailgate
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers said Della Reinhardt, 31, was conscious and talking after the collision that ripped her 1999 Mitsubishi passenger car in two. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, Houston Police officers received a report of a northbound vehicle in the southbound lanes of the highway, said DPS Sgt. Steve Rayburn. That information was handed off to Humble Police, who attempted to set up a roadblock. "They must have just missed her because a few minutes later we received the report of the accident," Rayburn said. Reinhardt's vehicle had slammed head-on into a 1999 Kenworth tractor towing a box trailer on a small bridge on the freeway between Northpark and FM 1314. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Jesus Rosales, 59, of Houston, told investigators he attempted to avoid the accident by flashing his head lights at the oncoming vehicle. "He also attempted evasive actions, but they were on a bridge so he couldn't get out of the way," Rayburn said. The impact of the collision ripped the Mitsubishi in half and ejected Reinhardt from the vehicle. "When we arrived on the scene (Reinhardt) said there were other people in the vehicle, so we, and several other agencies, began searching the area for other victims who may have been ejected," Rayburn said. No one was found. Reinhardt was listed in fair condition Tuesday at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, according to hospital spokeswoman Melanie Hillis. Rayburn said Trooper Roger Wolsey, who investigated the crash, had probable cause to believe Reinhardt had been drinking prior to the crash.
So sad 😢. The roads are getting worse and the blacktop around the country sucks with potholes and everything else going on. Our infrastructure is crap now. I pray for the families involved and for the responders who had to endure it
Jaws of life. A tool designed to cut metal easier than anything else. Still takes a lot of effort to use those Jaws Of Life. Plus the heat or rain or snow, basically any conditions makes it harder.
At first sight of this i thought for sure everyone passed away. Im glad they survived but they both proba ly have severe injuries and trauma from this accident
Kudos to the steel hauler for great tie Down. One reason I retired from trucking, stupid,drunk,doped up drivers…and I’m not talking about truckers.
Most accidents involving trucks are the truck drivers fault.
I also doubt you "retired", you were fired. Admit it.
@@dwpalme2670Imagine being so ignorant to not understand there are good and bad people in literally every occupation 😂
@@dwpalme2670 you have it 180 degrees backwards but thanks for your ignorant opinion
@@dwpalme2670 those Covid b00sters got you feeling a bit grumpy about your poor life choices?
Wow i actually thought someone had video of our accident. We were semi drivers. I was in the sleeper while hubby was driving. He was going down hwy 59 in Texas on our way for a early morning delivering in Houston. He had a brand new Jeep Cherokee hit him head on. I came flying out of the bunk. The microwave and everything else fell off and hit our dog ( he’s was ok thank god ) my husband and all of the emergency team thought the guy in the car was dead but he was just actually passed out drunk. He had no lic no in’s. And the car was on the repo list. My husband will never be able to drive semi again cause one more accident in semi or car and he will be paralyzed from the neck down. What upset me the most the ent was rude to us. I guess she thought it was our fault. Ppl always do when something like this happens 🤬 If you’re going to drink get a taxi or do it at home. It took one drunk to ruin our lives
Sorry for you and your husband's bad experience. That's one stupid EMT to assume it was the trucker's fault vs the fourwheeler. I'm a retired driver living in the Philippines. An on the job injury took me out of the truck in June 2021. After a year of workman's comp, I retired and moved here. Trucking like America is becoming undoable nowadays.
So sorry for you & your husband!
No matter whose fault it was, the emt nor anyone else should have been rude to you. He needs to find a new job. So glad you and your husband are okay. Lord bless and keep you both.
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Sorry to hear about this trouble. I’m praying for you and your husband. 🙏🏼
Ol boy hauling those steel coils did one heck of a job with his chain binding. There's a reason they call that arrangement on the bed "suicide style"
No doubt. When I saw those the first thing I thought was somebody was really lucky. People just don't realize how heavy those are and I am kind of surprised he had two. Usually I see only one.
My company had a shipment of coils identical to the ones on that truck being delivered to our plant one time. One of the binders broke and the coil came off the trailer in a curve onto incoming traffic on a two lane road. It landed on a car crushed it flat including the person in it , destroyed the guardrail and continued for another 60’ into a cow pasture. Very bad situation, several people including the truck driver, first responders, and locals who drove up on the scene were traumatized. 😞
Yeah, those were thin ga. 20-22k lbs per coil if he was at legal 80k gross. That's an awful lot of kinetic energy in such a mass that happens to be shaped like a wheel. No headache rack made is stopping that from going through the cab and flattening everything in its path. I saw a Hamm vibratory roller go over the cab of the truck carrying it when its binders failed in an accident and it wasn't something I'll ever forget. I wish I'd never seen it. @@treydogg77
I will never understand how someone gets on the freeway the wrong way. It just blows my mind. My prayers for the truck driver and his wife and dog. God bless us all. Please stay safe out there everyone.
99% of the time, the person is impaired or they do it intentionally.
I’m a retired wagon driver, about 25 years ago I came across another artic travelling southbound in the northbound lanes of the M1 motorway at around junction 13 Crawley Crossing….. a foreign truck with Eastern European plates, I managed to avoid a collision but it definitely rattled me, fortunately it was early hours and the road was quiet. I never found out if he managed to get off the motorway without incident.
your prayers do nothing, but spend religious stupidity that creates more pedophiles
@tammy Simple answer: INTOXICATED.
@@thisisme3238 or they don't give a crap or there probably an illegal immigrant that Don't know Jack crap!!
Nobody asked if the truck driver was ok. That sums up what people think of us. Thankless job but I've been doing it for 35 years body takes a beating but nobody cares. Hope everyone ok.
I care 😢
So do I. My dad and myself have retired from driving
Because it's obvious you won't be hurt. You're 10 feet up above everyone else in a seat that is floating on hydraulics and not even attached to the cab, any impact especially from a piddly little japanese sports car will just get thrown aside through the chassis. You won't even feel it.
It's almost impossible to get even a minor injury driving a semi and hitting a bug. But I guess some of you truckers like to cry victim. Count your blessings. You get high pay to sit on your butt all day while on a permanent vacation. Some of us have to work for a living.
@@MrWolfSnack Wrong on all points. I can tell you've never really gotten eyeball close to a semi and put your hands on it.
Physics just isn't your forte.
I hope people will keep this in mind. If you wonder why an officer is already in a bad mood when you're stopped for some seemingly minor traffic violation, just remember they frequently are the first on scene for horrific road accidents.
They have to check for a pulse, give CPR to victims, stop the bleeds, apply pressure or a tourniquet.
They have to search along the shoulder and in the weeds to look for additional victims that may have been ejected. They're required to search the weeds for mangled body parts, infants, pregnant women, children, fathers.
And then they are tasked to knock on the doors of the victims' families to give them the worst news they will ever receive.
And Finally, they have to finish their shift, and the next day, do it all over again.
I've had a fair amount of Emergency response training, and was married to a fire fighter. She was an EMT and drove an ambulance a lot. I don't know how they do that day after day for years at a stretch.
Well said.
These first responders do what they do day in and day out because they have great compassion and a desire to help others who are trouble. God Bless each of them and keep them safe.
God bless all the police and rescue personnel! ❤❤
In my experience, the first on the scene are other motorists and bystanders and the victim's lives are in their hands for 10 or so mins until professionals arrive. From my involvement, a group of strangers with little training in crash rescue, makeshift equipment and no safety gear for themselves again hold the line during that critical ten minutes. - You are correct the cops' traffic fire and ambos see it all the time and have to follow through.
dont mean they can tread on me maybe change line of work ................
You can always rely on Our Truckers to do everything possible to save lives, whether they are behind the wheel or when involved, their hand to hold and encouragement to stay awake, they truly are amazing and don’t get enough praise. There experience on the road is fe nominal and they truly have my praise, thank you to all our truckers past and present 🙏☺️🙏☺️🙏
Bullshit, they are the ones causing most of the problems out there.
I can’t tell what kind of car it was … cause it was pulverized in the accident…just that it was black. I hope those in it survived. I feel terrible for the truck driver, the first responders, those left behind to pick up the pieces after accidents like this. 😢
As a Paramedic in rural Iowa for several years, I saw things I wish I never did but also did a lot of things I am proud to remember. Unfortunately, too many sad memories and sleepless hours outweighed the joy of serving the community. So I left the job I once dearly loved. It takes special people to do that job! Very special people!! You all should thank them when you see them… it’s a hard job to do well!
Mitsubishi 3000GT--a sports car.
@@phoneman91 thanks much for your reply. I saw that at the end… I just didn’t go back in and change my post, have a great day my friend.
That’s a horrendous accident
Thank you for your service as paramedic I hope you can forget and move on all the best from Australia.
I’ve been a firefighter 17 years and I know exactly what you mean. I’ve lost a lot of the love I once had for the fire service not because of the service itself Lord know I love being a firefighter but the hellish things I have seen….and the ones with kids are absolutely the worst…the nightmares the anger the loss of love for even my hobbies never wanting to be around anybody….there’s more darker stuff but the point is I understand and not many people do…but that’s only from the fire side you as a medic absolutely saw more than I ever will..I truly hope you can find a way to get through it and find more happiness. I’m stubborn I have been trying to fight through all of this hell because I love being a firefighter that much. I’ve had times where 3 shifts in a row we had at least one fatal mvc each shift and it wasn’t just a simple doa each one was messy and raw and just….all 3 involved brain matter to give you an idea of the severity….I took time off after that last fatal shift because I knew I couldn’t do it again right away. Didn’t help much. Anyway I apologize for the rant. I will pray for you and those like you. It really does take a certain kind of person to be a paramedic or EMT or firefighter or police officer….but we are also human. God bless you and thank you for all of your sacrifices to keep pushing through to help the ones who needed help the most. Nobody realizes that medics are the ones who really work on you when you’re in the he worst way. You guys are like doctors patrolling the streets.
The wrong way driver was a 30 year old woman from Iraq. She said she wasn't driving, but no other passengers were found.
Toxicology results should be interesting. And how lucky for the rest of us she survived to try it again.
So it was the truck driver who got killed? And the drunk in the car survived? Smh.....
And you know she will.
@@bunnyheywoodthe Truck Drivers wife is in the comment section.
Whoever chained those coils down needs a trophy, and $10,000 bonus!
That chopper pilot is a STUD! Its not "easy" to hover that steadily while simultaneously aiming that spotlight so low to the ground!!
There are 2 seats in the front of that helicopter. The helicopter can be flown from either seat. The person flying the helicopter is not operating the light. It takes both hands and feet to fly a helicopter.
I used to own a 3000GT Twin Turbo.. I would have never been able to identify this one until I saw the rear clip and badging.. I've been around a lot of wrecks over the years.. The fact that this young lady survived this wreck's impact is simply stunning to me.. Not sure if she made it out of the hospital, though I hope she did.. VERY glad the truck driver wasn't seriously hurt... I'll never understand how people get so very plaster that they enter the freeway backwards and then have oncoming headlights (if at night) and don't think something is very wrong... Yet, I've seen it in person more than once... Not doubt this trucker did all he could do to create space... Definitely NOT his job, but as a pro driver (racing, being a jaggoff as a kid well before, and rigs).. The best you can do is push it to the edge dealing with impossible situations.. That is the huge difference in pro drivers of all kinds and the random drunk or distracted drivers who will freeze, close their eyes before impact.. I don't blink in these situations.. I'm sure most of the truckers who have been around for a while do not either..
Pilot of that MD500 is an ace.
God be with all of you ,my husband is a truck driver and people pull out in front of all the time ! Trucks can't slow down as fast as a car ! He says he says a pray everyday he works before he hits the road !
Me too!
I’m sorry for your whole family. Through no fault of your husband, your lives were almost destroyed. I hope the nightmares don’t haunt you all. Also, so glad your pooch wasn’t badly hurt.
Very nice tie down job. Those Suicide rolls stayed put.
We just had this happen in Clayton County Ga. On 675. Driver was sleeping on median, off duty Ifficer woke him uo, very dazed but took off going South in the North bound. He hit 4 cars, killing one but he lived! They are checking for drugs or alcohol. We don’t have streamers like this in Ga. Excellent reporting Scott. Thank you
Some Police when they find someone passed out like that will have 2 cop cars box them in before trying to get them awakened. (Come to)
@@chuckgilly I guess since he was parked going the wrong way, and being off duty he didn’t think. But I agree there should have bern 2 cars. It would have saved a life.
Scott always has good footage. Thanks, Scott.
I'm shocked this young lady is alive. God had her that night. I pray she gives him the Glory
No. Stop asserting BS that you can't demonstrate. Your logic is laughably absurd and your god is evidently not real. Grow up.
@@rocketsfan6116dr long NDEs youtube
SOURCE IS REAL YOU DUMAZZ
Hard to imagine anyone surviving this wreck, but sometimes people get lucky. The driver was ejected and is apparently in stable condition, with a messed up leg. The car surely didn't hit the truck straight on, and the driver was lucky enough to be ejected onto the road and not into solid metal parts.
You survive something like that you really need to consider going to church for awhile.
@@32a34a naaah, just forget to gamble forever, you runned out of luck.
@@leftylou6070it wasnt wednesday night tho..... how do u explain that??
@@32a34a Awhile?! They better be there before the preacher even shows up, every Sunday from now on! I'm amazed they lived.
The drunk drivers always seem to survive. A cop told me once that it is because they are "limp" during the crash and their bodies tend to follow the path of the crash rather than fighting it. I have no idea if that is true.
If you read these comments I want you to know that I am so glad you're all ok in the truck. My son drives an 18 wheeler in Texas and I pray for his safety all the time. I know what a tough job you drivers have and the dangerous 4 wheeler drivers you have to deal with. People please respect these drivers of these big trucks and remember that 99 percent of everything you need for daily living is brought to you by these big trucks ! There's so many crazy people on the highways they have to deal with that's stressful every day for them, plus they deal with having to be away from their families so they can earn a living and bring the food and other things we need to our city stores and our mail. So instead of complaining about them being on the roads how about appreciating them and the sacrifice they make of their families and to deliver our necessary things to us. God bless all the 18 wheeler drivers and their families. God bless everyone who appreciates them as well. I'm sorry that the person driving the suv in the accident didn't fare as well as the people and dog in the truck. It's terrible that some people make terrible choices.
Scott, your videos are always top notch!!!!
If she's drunk and anybody else was hurt she's looking at 2 to 10 years in prison. If she's been charged with drunk driving before that can be doubled. MADD follows these types of cases and will put pressure on a prosecutor
She had to be wasted to survive that mangled mess. The DRUNK always lives. 🤦🏻♀️
Such a horrific accident & injuries & she decides to flat out LIE about other passengers being in the car. Sooo disgusting. Wasting all those resources over her lie. She should have to pay for every single resource wasted because of her LIE
Unless her name is Amber.
@@virginiaviola5097 no it won't matter her name she's in Texas they do not play with drunk drivers they stick it in and break it off. The affluenza kid that was drunk and killed a bunch of people just got lucky because of a stupid twit judge that is the exception.
@rbrown7170
This occurred 19 years ago. With a little bit of effort you could find out what happened.
We had two high school kids who skipped school hit a semi head on. Their bodies were part of the engine and had to be taken to the morgue with the engine. My friend on the sheriffs dept told me about that one
Sounds like an incident that happened near Boyertown PA many years ago. I saw the truck and it was barely wrecked but the car was beyond recognition.
WOW! 😲
A speeding motorcyclist hit a mature male bear in Alberta Canada and driver was embedded in the bear. Needless to say both were deceased on impact.
Here in the Houston area?
Thats all messed up.. I've seen people hit things running 100 mph and walk away without a scratch and then I've seen people hit the back of parked cars at 35mph and be killed instantly. You just never know
A car taking out the entire front axle of a semi...yep had to be at least 130mph. Sure she was totally wasted ---the only way she lived.
Always great videos on a very depressing topic. We will never run out of dumb asses that cause these accidents. Thank you to all the emergency services people that deal with this on a daily basis. I hope everyone survived the makes a full recovery
Looks like the 2nd truck just barely missed hitting the first one. Glad those steel coils it was hauling were chained down good. In the past, hard stops or wrecks have sent those rolling into the cab of the truck.
Those coils would have destroyed the cab even with a headache rack.
Wow
@@JimDog794wow!
@@JimDog794
Headache racks are a bit of a joke. Unfortunately.
There was a fatal semi crash where I live. Flatbedder hit a ditch at the end of a "T" road intersection and was killed. The nuance? He was hauling a Caterpillar wheel loader and it broke off its chains and rolled down the flatbed, over and through the cab, ripping the entire cab to pieces and wadding it up like a gum wrapper. Was one of those "bring a bucket" type of recoveries.
Drunks usually do survive
You gotta be blitzed drunk to not realize you driving the wrong way on a busy highway. The drunks usually survive because they don't tense up on impact. They're like a crash test dummy.
Drunks bodies are relaxed. That's why.
That lady had a guardian angel watching over her. She had better thank the good lord for watching over her
If a “Good Lord” existed, she wouldn’t be driving Drunk in the first place.
Please note this accident took place on June 22nd, 2004 per note at the beginning of this video.
So why is it being posted
now
How can anyone in such a horrific accident, not knowing if you are going to die from your injuries even have a thought to LIE about other people being in the vehicle, it's sickening. For the record, she was listed in Stable condition at the Hospital later that day.
Drunk!!
@triciasklodowske5653 Yeah but still, possibly the very last words out of her mouth are LIES. That's beyond an average drunk if that's all they can think of at that very moment. If she survives, she should have to pay back every nickle wasted in resources looking for other bodies. Disgusting human being
Idt has anything to do with lying after what she just went through im sure her brain isnt working well i cant believe she was even stable after this🙏
I'm surprised she even survived but I'm sure she's now brain-injured.
@@sherylstory7809 Immediately lying saying she was a Passenger In the vehicle is not a typical response to someone's brain "not working well" after going through something like that. It's a disgusting attempt to try to avoid what was probably a 2nd, 3rd, 4th ??? ....DUI. people with head/brain injuries are typically agitated & combative. If asked direct questions they may be confused. Being confused & flat out lying are totally different. If she was aware enough to understand she was in a very severe car accident & answering questions about it, she sure as heck wasn't speaking out of confusion about anything. As far as being stable, that happens A LOT after a drunk driver causes a major accident, the DRUNK usually survives while innocent drivers in their path lose their lives or end up physically & mentally crippled for the rest of their lives. This DRUNK was listed in STABLE condition in the Hospital later on that same day. She was a DRUNK who LIED immediately. Thank God she didn't kill anyone !!
So what,,/why was the cause of the accident. I cant believe she survived this. Good thing there wasnt any passengers. God saved her, i hope she realizes this.
Wrong way driver, probably drunk.
Description at 9:00 .
What they looking for , small body parts ?
Did the driver actually live through that mangled mess of steel that’s left of the front half of that car?? I hope everyone survived that night 😢
All I know is that she was in stable condition when life flighted.
Did you watch the video?
I hope they looked in the trees for bodies because years ago we had a flood and when the waters receded rescue workers combed the area looking for bodies, but they didn’t look up. About a week later, they found a body up in the treetop.
A group of young guys speeding ran off the road. When the police arrived three boys were roughed up but alive. Said they were the only three in the car. The next day a mother reported her teenage son missing. Three weeks later a farmer found his body in a field. He had been a passenger in the car with the boys. If they hadn’t lied, the police would have searched for him. A mother would have known that her son had been with them, and was in the car during the accident. It was a really tragic and f*cked up story.
What do you think they were doing at 5:13, playing hide and seek?
I didn't see any flooding.
@@mhenhawke5093 if I were you, I would delete your comment because it’s probably gonna be the award winner for the stupidest comment on TH-cam.
Ok your probably right on this one nobody wants a stupid award.@@LelaE34
A few years ago we had an 89yo woman get on going the wrong way in broad daylight on an interstate road that had two lanes going each direction separated by a medium strip. A couple on a motorcycle were following a semi and decided to pass it. The truck driver was trying to warn the oncoming driver as the motorcycle moved over to the passing lane and immediately was struck by a vehicle going 60mph. Both on the motorcycle were killed and the older woman was just shaken up.
Really was a sad situation.
I am a biker and have had a fair amount of training over the years. To live on 2 wheels you must assume the most defensive position because of the idiots out there. Three concepts keep you safer: No surprises, 360 vision, put it where they can't hurt you. Lots of sub issues with each one of those concepts (lane position, reading the road and the other drivers, escape routes etc) that have to be kept in mind while riding. I see that most bikers have no concept of defensive riding, they rely on hope and luck. That said, other drivers cause so many crashes with bikers.
Are those coils normally chained down at that angle? or did something shift due to the impact?
U want to have chains pulling back,and pulling forward
yes they have to be chained down that way so they dont move and apply force, potentially breaking other chains
omg.......she did survive......she had to have been DRUNK!!!
Aw c'mon. Don't go assuming. She's still human. What if she were a relative of yours. Would you want people saying that about your family member?
That are screwing around with her phone.
@@jlouis5217 only a DRUNK would be stupid enough to be going 100 mph at 145am and relaxed enough to survive that mangled mess. You don't have to be a genius to figure that out. The drunks always live. Don't be stupid.
@@jlouis5217 Relative or not, sometimes they need a bit of a reality check. Is she human, really? That is a bit of an assumption that you are making. Human beings use common sense and intelligence. Common sense and intellingence tells us not to drive over 100 mph in the wrong direction.
I'd absolutely say that about any family member if they were responsible for causing that type of or any type of accident because of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Plus, I'd be there to support the family of the victim(s) so they will know that and see that I'm not believing and supporting my relative and trying to blame them for the accident like some actual do😡, one shouldn't always support a family member who does this more than once, yes, once, unfortunately, there has to be a first occurrence in order to realize that your family member needs to get help after the first incident and pray that it isn't as bad as this accident and not depend on the court system to fail the victims over and over again , which as we know happens WAY to often.
This is why people should not drink and drive! This just forever changed and ruined several lives
Within a month she will be out doing the same things again.
Twenty years ago. Hopefully she is fine.
Let's hope not😊
And as always, the police blame the truck drivers without investigating what happened, I was hit by a young lady and when the officer arrived he immediately told me, I was at fault, when he talked to the lady, she told him, "I don't know what happened, I guess I fell asleep "
A good Dashcam kills lies instantly.
@@diegosilang4823 yes it does, but back in 2000 there weren't many affordable dash cams, it would have been great to have one back then
I didn't see nor hear the truck driver being blamed. Not far into the video it was stated the car was traveling northbound on a southbound lane .. or vice versa
This was from 04' im curious as to if the person made it?
Where's the description for this video?!?!
Ya just hate to be backed up in traffic and then see Life Flight landing on the highway....thats never a good sign. I hope the injured are doing better.
Looks like the 18 wheeler won this one and only round hands down. That vehicle is a crumpled up Tuna Can tossed to the side. You Play, you Pay. 1 point to the Big Rig.. O points to the Tuna Can.
That truck is still totaled though
Was it ti many Martoonis or too many martinis?
That was a mitsubishi 3000 GT. now only the remains. I havent seen soo bad wreck a long time ago....
Pretty damn vicious!!
We had a wrong direction accident here in our area some years ago involving a semi and a car. The semi driver didn't move over to avoid because the wrong way car would have hit the car behind him.
That’s selflessness.
God bless that truck driver. Hope he wasn't hurt. What a selfless man.
Is this on VHS tape how old is this video?
how many fatals?
None, praise God!
I had a brother and 2 friends in a Toyota Supra hit head on. This old man had 3 DWIs , and crossed the highway right before a cement devider . He drove 3 quarters of a mile gaining speed before hitting my brother head on. He had a suicide note safety pinned inside his jacket
That awful, I’m sorry to hear about the loss and pain. Praying 🙏🏼 you. Peace and safety.
Why? Why do they always have to take someone with them? Known or unknown. Car, plane, Gun, Knife? Whatever. If you're going to do it, do it alone.
Ass
The load stayed tied. That roll of steel must weigh 40 or 50 tons. Whats the weight limit on a big truck?
80000 Gross lbs
Man that area is so different now. 2004 vs 2023 huge difference
Where was this?
That woman's Angels were all there. By the grace of God. That was a bad fatality and she got out of there in stable condition. Wow
Where is that location?
North park Mall?
RIP for all that did not make it out of the tangled mess, You are now Gods Angles!
Love your videos
@32a34a If you survived hitting a semi truck head on, consider yourself having your guardian angels watching over you. And, rather than attend Church as even "evil," people with dark hidden secrets attend Church. He'd better consider being "born again." That's what may eventually allow him into the golden gates if he then chooses to live his life for his Savior and not himself. I pray for him for a healthy recovery. Was he the only person in the car? No one else has been mentioned.
Was the auto driver hurt?
What is a 062204 Auto?
We're seeing far too many of these type of accidents. Under the influence or not, I believe some of these head-on's? Are INTENTIONAL. Even if a person is fairly lit? They KNOW those are headlights coming at them, which they NEVER should be- They pass cars within inches, yet, do they slow at all? NO.
I've see a few of the accidents that were caught on tape, and if watched closely, you can see these drivers, the majority of which are female, move TOWARDS their eventual victim. Not that they know who the person is, of course, but they want the BEST vehicle, they can try to catch perfectly head on.
This criminal was lucid enough to LIE about not being the driver, sending law enforcement & rescue personnel on a long, hard search, hoping to find survivors- when no other people were actually involved.
There's something wrong here... and imo? An investigation needs to be launched, to look much deeper, and fully into these- just to be sure this isn't the case.
With depression & the intentional destruction of the family unit in this country, do not be surprised if I'm proven right in the end.
No doubt it's not all of these drivers... but I've a very bad feeling, it's enough to warrant the above.
Many years ago I listed some solutions for this, when I began to notice it might be some kind of "trend" . Offered them freely, because we MUST put an end to this, or, of not related, at least get these numbers down, and make it much harder for this to occur.
wow how did she survive that!!
Alcohol wins every time
That officer though..... 😍😍😍
No hazzard blinkers activated on that Mitsubishi rear half...
Because the battery is several feet away with the wiring
@@jimbaker7133 Good point!
I don't understand what that means or why that would matter. Can you please explain?
@@heidijohannes4271Just a joke.
@@ferrochinabisleri1587 you got me with that joke then, because I was like: "huh!?!"
Some people from other countries don't understand that the roads and driving rules may not be the same as to where they come from
Wasn’t this on us69 around Cleveland Texas. The video says us59 In Montgomery county. I can’t find us 59 in Montgomery county.
Old Video but I hope the lady is well to this day .
Where did you see the info on this wreck
@@yeahok115suregoogle.
It is right on the title of the video , Scott has usually since I been Subbed done the dates that way . Take Care@@yeahok115sure
Damn. So hard to believe it’s been almost 20 years since 2004. I remember those 3000GT’s. They were pretty badass back in the day.
Prayers for the truck driver. He really tryed to miss the car. Hope he gets some help from phycologist, he will have nightmares from it.
So very sad.
How does this happen? My God
Did anyone survive?? 😢
When you see cops and fire personnel walking the grass like this, they are looking for body parts. 😔
I didn’t read every comment, but didn’t see anyone said if she was drinking at a local bar, and how much did she consume? I know now, the bartender has an obligation to say no if she asks for another drink. A man in Fl was arrested when a girl wrecked and she was killed. They blamed him for serving her too much liquor.
And if she went bar hopping, they can hope she paid with credit card and track her drinks. Not counting someone buying her a few!
This is A SICK GIRL. And yes the drunk do usually live. A drunk man in front of me in the 1980’s, before cell phones, was swerving on a long highway with no street lights and very curvy. He went off into the trees. I went to the nearest town and used a pay phone to call 911. I went back to the scene and the trooper said usually drunk people are flexible, but he ended up landing on the tailgate of his truck. I’m assuming he got sucked thru the back window and landed on tailgate
Hope there were no fatalities
What happened to the people in the car?
Watch and listen to the video
@@Oksure420 yes I did thank you. I was just still watching and impatient to find out as I was concerned. But thank you for the obvious!
What are they looking for I’m new to the channel
That’s like a toddler running into Lawrence Taylor.
Is it mandatory for cops to wear the cowboy hats in that state?
19 years ago??
Did anybody die out of it or live out of it
what the hell are those emergency workers laughing at, Really
Non of your business.
hopefully no real injuries....
Wow .how in the hell did she live.100 mph nothing left of the car the rig is trashed. Riplys beleave it or not.
I know
Permanently take her license away. This happens all too often.
I wonder who lost the fight in that one?
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers said Della Reinhardt, 31, was conscious and talking after the collision that ripped her 1999 Mitsubishi passenger car in two.
Shortly before 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, Houston Police officers received a report of a northbound vehicle in the southbound lanes of the highway, said DPS Sgt. Steve Rayburn. That information was handed off to Humble Police, who attempted to set up a roadblock.
"They must have just missed her because a few minutes later we received the report of the accident," Rayburn said.
Reinhardt's vehicle had slammed head-on into a 1999 Kenworth tractor towing a box trailer on a small bridge on the freeway between Northpark and FM 1314.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Jesus Rosales, 59, of Houston, told investigators he attempted to avoid the accident by flashing his head lights at the oncoming vehicle.
"He also attempted evasive actions, but they were on a bridge so he couldn't get out of the way," Rayburn said.
The impact of the collision ripped the Mitsubishi in half and ejected Reinhardt from the vehicle.
"When we arrived on the scene (Reinhardt) said there were other people in the vehicle, so we, and several other agencies, began searching the area for other victims who may have been ejected," Rayburn said.
No one was found.
Reinhardt was listed in fair condition Tuesday at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, according to hospital spokeswoman Melanie Hillis.
Rayburn said Trooper Roger Wolsey, who investigated the crash, had probable cause to believe Reinhardt had been drinking prior to the crash.
So sad 😢. The roads are getting worse and the blacktop around the country sucks with potholes and everything else going on. Our infrastructure is crap now. I pray for the families involved and for the responders who had to endure it
How do they even get anyone out of that mangled mess???
She was ejected
@@tarnsand440 TY so much for letting me know....neither is good but in that mess i dont see anyone coming back out even if they have passed....
Jaws of life. A tool designed to cut metal easier than anything else. Still takes a lot of effort to use those Jaws Of Life. Plus the heat or rain or snow, basically any conditions makes it harder.
At first sight of this i thought for sure everyone passed away. Im glad they survived but they both proba ly have severe injuries and trauma from this accident
Has anybody heard how she's doing or if she even lived?
Amazing.
It can happen if they are elderly and get confused. That is how they go down the wrong way on the freeway. Also, Some people can be on hard drugs.
Final score
Truck 1
Car. 0
My condolences for whoever ended up compacted in the trunk of that car.
Thanks to the good lord I drove 45 plus years and involved in only 1 accident and yes she was intoxicated and the good lord wasn’t ready for her.
❤🙏❤