Semi Truck Wreck | Wolf Creek Pass - Cliff-Side Wreckage Recovery
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- Buckskin Towing enters Phase 1 of this recovery process.
Wolf Creek Pass Vehicle Recovery: Phase 1
Buckskin Towing Recovery Crew
Tyson Ross - Seen repelling in wreckage
Craig Tamburelli - Seen repelling above wreckage
NOT SEEN
Cody Ross (Supervisor)
Clay Ross (Scene Management)
Jake Herrera (Upper Support)
Dakota Ross (Aerial/Drone Support)
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Real men doing man’s work!
Where’s the woke feminists that demand equal pay and rights? Let men do men’s work!!
We were there the next day and came upon this scene. I can’t imagine the fear he was feeling,then he was gone in an instant.the transmission broke all apart and was in the parking area, which was all covered with diesel. We couldn’t see down to the cab, but we went below and saw up to the box hanging there. You guys have major cojones to do this work. Super dangerous! If you’re down there and an axle or a motor breaks loose…wow!
I am a retired driver. I have over a 1.5 million safe miles. But wolf creek made me nervous as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Hwy 6 in Utah is another.
That wreck is unrecoverable kudos to the company for trying and RIP to the deceased!
Been through there many times. Despite the funny song, that pass is no joke! It's a killer.
As a director of safety I do my best to convince people to slow down and be attentive to the vehicle and terrain. Grim reminder of what can happen. Prayers to the operator and their families
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Here's the truck going off the edge
I live outside of Pagosa Springs, Co. in a valley between mountains, and Buckskin is located downtown. They came out one time to retrieve a large track hoe that had turned completely over onto its side when the walls of the ditch it was digging collapsed on a very steep incline. He (Buckskin's driver) told the operator of the track hoe to strap himself into the seat though it was on its side, and then accelerate as soon as he got it upright with the winch cable. Then they pulled it uptight onto its tracks with the winch, and with help from the operator, they pulled it right up the hill and onto the dirt road. Amazing!
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A few years later my neighbor was towing a large 5th wheel RV behind his dualie pickup back to his home, and he turned too late and overshot the dirt road leading to his driveway. The whole rig went off the dirt road and down the hill until he was finally able to stop it, though it was in an extremely precarious position, upright but leaning dangerously sideways downhill on the same incline I just mentioned. It looked like any movement forward or backward would set it rolling down the hill or tumbling sideways down the hill. The neighbor came to me and asked if I could get the rig back on the road with my 40 hp tractor. No way could that work, but I called Buckskin and the driver had no problem straightening it all out and getting the truck/RV back onto the dirt road safely. Some sort of extreme geometry, I guess. No problem. I was so amazed at the driver's skills that I went straight to my home, a short walk away, and called Buckskin's office and told them that I had just witnessed a remarkable thing. These people are artists of the highest level!!!
My prayers for the deceased driver and for all those traveling over Wolf Creek Pass. I've never had a problem driving over and back for years, but dong so does require "driving" and "anticipating", but it is otherworldly gorgeous.
Yeah buckskin I know them from Missouri here lol
I'm a five year driver, I went on it the first time march 25 2024 , I Left grand junction on my way to formington new mexico, The first part of the switch back blew my fuking mind., It was still a little ice up there too , Youre rolling dice with the devil up there
I’d blow thru a pack of smoke just thinking about this hill.
Those recovery folks earn every nickel!
Wolf creek is no place for inexperienced truck drivers. Hell all the passes in Colorado aren’t any place for inexperienced trucker drivers.
I agree colorado is not for kids. Gotta take it slow going down. Used to drive western slope oil fields. No place to hotrod down a hill.
Excellent footage. This is a dangerous road. You can't be in a rush going down or this will happen. Be safe out there
Wolf Creek Pass, is no place for inexperienced drivers, of ANY vehicle.
Holy ouch, never experienced Mountain Driving out West when I was an OTR Driver, way back when, I’m glad now! Geez.Drove a car up and down Big Bear mountain? California, my parents came out to visit me in the early 80’s, up and down the Mountain pass, they were scared to death, hairpin turns and a cliff on the side of the highway, they never experienced that b4, I could smell my breaks burning up, she had my Father drive, dunno why, I was doing good. Scary in a car, let alone a big rig.
Great recovery job, didn’t seem possible to me, wow!! Just wow!!
I'll say this, the wrecking crew has a lot of cajones!!!!!! I applaud Wrecker Teams, BIG TIME!!!!!!! (Thumbs UP!)
Tyson has more balls than I could ever have in a hundred life times.
Years ago, old Rt.22 west in Pennsylvania used to go down the side of a mountain (part of the Allegheny Mountains) from Cresson, PA to Duncansville, PA (and near the famous Horseshoe railroad curve). Trucks were constantly losing their brakes or just plain speeding down the mountain and often were unable to stop at the bottom. I don't know how many people died in total over the years when out of control trucks ran over cars or ran into trees or other obstructions at the bottom in Duncansville, but it was a lot. It finally got to the point where they had to pass a law that all trucks must come to a complete stop in Cresson at the top, shift into low gear and creep down the mountain. At some point they added an escape ramp part way down as well. Those changes helped but it remained dangerous. That stretch of highway has now been completely bypassed by an interstate highway.
I remember when Wolf Creek pass was a narrow 2 lane highway. It was horrible.
Now it’s an interstate in comparison with the way it used to be.
We used to live in Pagosa Springs.
We’re thinking about moving back after retirement.
Been over this pass a few times,idle by the troopers with the jakes talking..give them a thumbs up and enjoy the scenary.no room for mistakes up here.
A trucker climbing the grade filmed a wreck as it occurred here. Over the edge at 30+ mph. RIP to the driver, amazing to even attempt a recovery.
his dash cam filmed this truck going over.
That truck was going more than 30 mph. I saw that video
That truck was moving. No way it was 30mph. Id say double or more. Had to have been a mechanical malfunction.
That’s the video that led me to this one. I would not have liked t9 have witnessed something like that.
My daddy was teaching me to drive a truck in the 70,s he let me drive off of the Grapevine, CABBAGE, TEHACHAPI, and different places, but never off of WOLF CREEK PASS, thank goodness we did not run out that way many times.
Why do adults still say "daddy"?
@palatialslumlord4938
Why do you ask why...?
My children are in there 40's and call me momma.
It's the Southern way. Respectful and caring. Grown folk call their parents momma and Daddy.
In 35 year's of trucking, I've driven wolf creek pass only twice in my life , you really have to be careful
I remember my first time over Wolf Creek in the early 70 s you could look over the side there and see pieces of vehicles scattered at the bottom .
I've been an OTR for 16 years and never been down wolf creek pass. I've done donners Pass, The grapevine I-5, the dragon tale I-40 going thru Knoxville and Carolina.
I remember driving that 2 lane Hiway. It was really scary at night. I haven’t been back home in many years, but I’m sure like the rest of the roads, there has been a lot of change.
I have been over Wolf Creek Pass 30 or 40 times. When I started driving back in the 70s a lot of trucks didn't have Jake brakes. Mine did NOT! You have the rest of your life to get to the bottom even if it is 1st gear. 45 years and still TRUCKING
About a week before seeing this video I saw a dash cam video from a truck going up Wolf Creek Pass at this same spot when possibly this truck was crashing over the side.
It was indeed the same truck
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There have been a hundred or more trucks go over the side there since the pass opened. If they did not clean most of the wreckage up it would look like a dump.
Right, but there would be a barrier
I noticed in drone footage there was a bunch of debris in a channel next to this wreck. I guess they can't get every piece over the years
OMG that's slow going! Don't know how you do it! Much respect!💜
When the sign indicates that trucks are required to use low gear on these mountain passes, drivers should take notice, otherwise this is what awaits.
The guys who do this recovery work are made of solid brass - can you imagine how risky this kind of work is? It really takes something extra special to do it.
This is like a scene from Wages of Fear…
Amazing…
Family of truckers here. I love you guys and respect your diligent work. Where is this wolf pass located? The landscape is absolutely gorgeous!!prayers to the lost drivers, looks like they flew to heaven!
It's in Colorado U.S. Highway 160, the town of Pagosa Springs, CO is at the bottom of Wolf Creek.
You get on Wolf Creek Pass in Pagosa Springs, CO.
Pagosa is about 60 East of Durango
Way up on the Great Divide! th-cam.com/video/R-xqfqcgNAE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HI7QGWbUqpT4S5tt
South west Colorado. Great hunting. Lousy winter driving.
I grew up in delnorte on the eaast side of the pass..
Been over it hundreds of times.
Its no joke.
Dr. Salvage has a video of this truck going off. He posted it on 9/29/21 the accident happened on 9/21/21
Helicopter comment
1). Truck 100 times too heavy to pick up with Heli. And technically impossible. (Google video of helicopter logging, observe difficulty and skill required)
2. Why Risk 2 million $ machine to recover $100K machine, that is now worth $ 1,000 scrap metal and kill a second (or 3,4 persons). Math not there.
3. reason for removing it primarily saves the environment from toxic leaks. (Gas, Oil, Batteries etc etc) And restores the view somewhat.
4. Doing it as safely as it can be done under the circumstances. I lived in Colorado. Lot of places the cars (or trucks) are still there. It was TOO risky.
5. People do incredible dangerous and risky jobs everyday., I just never see or even KNOW about them. Drone is killer to bring that in.
6. When i start whining about my cell service, I youtube the guy that climbs up a 500' bean pole to change a fuse when my bars drop.
7. State makes truck Insurance company PAY for toxic cleanup too,
You drive down any mountain pass under the speed limit as many times as you like...
You can only drive down a mountain pass over the speed limit once...
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THE FIRST THING I WAS TAUGHT WHEN DRIVING A TRUCK IS DON’T GO DOWN THE HILL ANY FASTER THAN YOU CAN GO UP IT. IF YOU BREAK THAT RULE YOU MORE THAN LIKELY WILL EXPERIENCE A RUNAWAY TRUCK EVENTUALLY. SLOWDOWN THE LOAD WILL GET THERE. AND TRUCKS WITH AN AUTOMATIC ARE CRAP WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS DRIVING A TRUCK YOU BETTER QUIT BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT THE LONG RUN. DILIGENCE IS REQUIRED!
Chained up my share of times on Wolf Creek. Even during the month of May....1979 and 2017....I had to chain up....and for good reason.
Man man ole man what a mess.
On such dangerous curves as this I'll never understand why DOT around the country don't build 8ft tall 3ft high reinforced concrete barriers all the way around curve area.
The ones in place wouldn't stop a big wheel toy from going over. And for damn sure not a semi as we witness in the video that captured this unfortunate incident.
RIP Trucker. My personal condolences to your family and friends.
Hilarious. How about renting parachutes at the summit?
That Large Marge scence comes to mind. "On A road, Just like This..."
Good job by Buckskin. Kudos.
Presume they recover the driver as soon after the crash as possible but the vehicle recovery happens later?
Wow! Everything in shambles..except that STOP sign! Now that was a bit eerie!
If you go to google maps you can see lots of debris from other wrecks as well....Crazy sharp curve.
Looks like he took out the Stop Sign!
I just looked right now. It's adjacent to San Juan overlook, correct? Crazy!
This makes me think of C.W. McCall's "Wolf Creek Pass" song.
Gotta have balls like church bells to recover that dangerous wreck.
Yes sir, my friends Tyson and Clay Ross!!
Charlie Rogers
Damn I can't believe you guys risk your lives to get those wrecks outta there!
How far is it to the bottom? I've been east bound along Columbia River out of Vancouver and over Lookout and looked down at cars that were pin points.
Would be nice to know the history of the crash, the contents, survivors, and how much is STILL on the mountain...
They did this work on 11/12/21 when I stoped on my way back home on 9/16/21 the tractor was gone and only the trailer was left.
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There was a wreck in 2016 on this pass, i went down there twice in a month. First trip there was nothing but second trip i seen this skid mark go all the way down to that very curve, and went straight off. Driver died.
I heard they found someone in the sleeper, but the driver was not found. Anyone else?
@@ceruleanc505 only thing I know is the driver didn’t make it. I think the impact through the driver back it to sleeper
So are they trying to recover the body?
I hope these guys make a lot of money. I’m sure they do
LOL Jamie just seen your post I said the same thing
The man hooking up the recovery straps has balls big enough to need a dump truck to haul them around !!!!!!
Wow!!! Ok, so I'm not a Truck Driver, & I don't understand how that truck got there. Isn't that kinda far from the road? I loved the angelic sound of music you picked but really it reminded me of The Revenant.
It went off the road at high speed, flew out some distance and then crashed into the slope, being ripped apart as it fell.
@@hebneh 😢🙏🏻
Did even find driver or what was left of him or her?
That's like Johnny Cash s car one piece at a time !!!
I think theres a video of this truck with Blu cab.
Should make ejection seats for routes like Wolf.
Just to give the driver’s a fighting chance.
Probably won’t make much difference though.
Shit way to go, seeing the level road just vanish and then to just tip and descend down that precipice.
I’m sure everyone has had nightmares of that exact same scenario. The driver’s must have thought that universal dream must have been a premonition for them somehow.
The more I think about it the more awful it feels.
I hope they didn’t overthink too much as they fell.
I wonder what the rig looked like before!
Looks like instead of a vehicle recovery team a Chinook helicopter and a rigging crew would be a better choice. I drove over this pass in a rental car back in maybe 2005 while I was working in Alamosa. Beautiful country but quite a few places would make your butt tighten up! Props to the drivers who take big trucks through there. 👍
Wolf Creek Valley Overlook. Highway 160. Google earth shows similar debris from a seperate incident.
Where did that STOP sign come from?
This pass is misleading even for a native Colorado guy, my first time driving down it was amazed at how fast brakes become less than useful
Where was the driver in that crash?
Just one question. Was this a fatality?
10:39 - In the panoramic, on the far left, is that more debris? Or is it snow?
Because if it was debris it would not likely have come from the trailer to be where it was... a previous accident?
That curve just seems flat out dangerous, period; downhill grade into a hard ninety degree curve and nothing between the lanes and half a kilometer straight down is an 18" stacked stone wall reinforced with crete???
They said "Wolf Creek Pass is the place you outta be, so they loaded up his truck an he drove off the edge see"👀🤯😳
It makes me nervous just watching you guys
They don’t have guardrails there I think in some areas though
I would think the state of Colorado should build some kind of barrier at that point. I am not talking about guardrails, but, something that can withstand a large vehicle. At the very least some kind of warning system other than ordinary signage. This was operator error, and, that is sad, but, with more safety measures, it might be prevented from happening again. I fist drove that road in the middle of the night in a old chevy pickup, it can be made safer.
Seems like Kevlar coveralls would have been in order. Too many sharp edges to be messing around with.
Some other fella caught it on his dashcamciming the other way. Its on here too.
Did anyone ever determine if this was an equiptment failure or suicide?
Note the Stop Sign at 9:07
You can google the story from Sept 21, 2021. Driver was ejected and killed. Speed and brake failure contributed to accident.
More like inexperience is a big factor and also contribute to it.
Brake failure is a result of riding the brakes too the point they get too hot and fade and crystallize🤦🏿♂️
Now that I’ve seen the wider angle shot I don’t think this was a suicide like people in the other videos mentioned. The turn is so long the truck probably just understeered so badly the trucker couldn’t have made the turn, and had to decide whether to hit the barrier and go off the cliff, or go right and hope it’s a road that goes on for a ways.
Where did the cab land?
You see the blue panel Mr. Ross (recovery worker) is lying on 02:35 , and under him and just to his right the cylindrical object......the fuel tank. You are looking at what is left of the cab.
i.e. Nothing! The cab stopped but the trailer kept coming and wiped the tractor cab out. If you stop the video at 02:35 and look carefully you will be able to make more sense of what happened. What not Why.
Everywhere.
The driver was from Bosnia. At least he got to appreciate some great American scenery as he went over the edge.
Looks like they need to put one of those nascar nets up
It looks like The only thing different in these wrecks flying of Wolf Creek Pass is the Color of the Truck Cabs
8 miles up and 9 miles down on the Pagosa side.
9:39 STOP sign in the wreckage...guess not.
did he survive...?
Was the body recovered?
@@HPMWolfCreekRecoveryProject It is disheartening to hear the driver was ejected, so I went to some websites of personal injury lawyers who explain that in ejections people can perish first before exiting the vehicle. I'm hoping he was mercifully unaware of anything because that would be better for him and his family's peace of mind. Your work is really important, and it must give the families additional peace of mind to have the wreckage removed, and even some precious items returned.
@@velvetbees - Don't worry to much about that "driver". Mother Nature don't like arrogant ignorance, and has very effective ways of dealing with it.
Long Live the Human Gene-Pool!!
Just put up signs saying "You Can't Park Here" and problem solved!
What happened to the driver?
As a commercial driver myself how the hell does this even happen?
im thinking brakes failed as he came down the grade and couldnt make the turn? perhaps fell asleep at the wheel?
this guy stopped right at the parking lot at the top of the wreck site. th-cam.com/video/4DFrPHM4-Io/w-d-xo.html
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Does anybody know whats below that
Was that poor man still in the truck??
How do you tag Heavy D
Why can't they just leave it?
Nylon slings getting ripped up on the rocks and sharp edges. Company should invest in some steel chokers. Probably make the job easier and safer.
They know far more about their work and equipment needed than you do.
@@wyo_garage20 Never said I did.
@@mrkibler And yet, you felt the need to critique experts. From your armchair. Sit down
@@wyo_garage20 Here you are defending a bunch of clowns 1 year later not knowing anything about my background. Keyboard Warrior! You got me I’m wounded! 😢
@@mrkibler Clowns?🤣 Your evolving stupidity affirms I need not know your “background”. You know nothing
Damn.
I have a photo of that wreck some of its still there
Wow, should have laid it on it's side long before he got to that bend. Not much left to identify it but it looks like it was probably a T2000.
Reports say that it was a
2010 Peterbilt.
A slant-hood condo version,
looked like a 387
in the crash footage,
I’d say.
Similar to a T2000.
My question is where's the poor souls body from in all that
Why not just leave it there?
Talk about hands and knees, when ever I had to use this route, I know this particular spot well, tourists are always here taking selfies, what ever, but I get my truck on hands and knees, and baby skoot this pass.
They couldn't have lifted it by helicopter?
Mother Nature don't like arrogant ignorance, and She has very effective ways of dealing with it.
Long Live the Human Gene-Pool!!
Why not just leave that wrecked trailer for a reminder to respect the wolf!
Rocks falling off the mountain in heavy rain there will ruin your day as well.
🎶"It was a terrible thing,To see what remained. Of the rig Danny was in."🎵
He saw that black dag.
Dog god dammit. DOG!!!