hindesky Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/two-killed-one-injured-as-350000-pound-load-detaches-from-trailer-in-temple-texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Someone that probably knows what they are talking about mentioned in another thread that this looked like a demethanizer which is still a distillation column but used to separate ethane (C2H6) from natural gas and other light hydrocarbon mixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 https://www.kwtx.com/2024/04/27/two-people-dead-another-injured-fatal-crash-involving-18-wheeler/ On a thread about this someone mentioned he knew a member of the rescue crew who said the vehicle that was crushed went around the police escorts and tried to pass the trailer and ended up crashing in to the truck/trailer causing the crash. Supposedly the traffic was backed up pretty far behind as the trailer was traversing the route using a lane and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 48 minutes ago, hindesky said: https://www.kwtx.com/2024/04/27/two-people-dead-another-injured-fatal-crash-involving-18-wheeler/ On a thread about this someone mentioned he knew a member of the rescue crew who said the vehicle that was crushed went around the police escorts and tried to pass the trailer and ended up crashing in to the truck/trailer causing the crash. Supposedly the traffic was backed up pretty far behind as the trailer was traversing the route using a lane and a half. That's not surprising. The US is full of entitled idiots whose only concern is getting to their destination immediately, regardless of the negative effects on everyone else. And now there is a business that has to get their tower repaired or rebuilt for some large amount of money, which won't be covered by the insurance on the vehicle that caused the incident, assuming the story above is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2 hours ago, Ross said: That's not surprising. The US is full of entitled idiots whose only concern is getting to their destination immediately, regardless of the negative effects on everyone else. And now there is a business that has to get their tower repaired or rebuilt for some large amount of money, which won't be covered by the insurance on the vehicle that caused the incident, assuming the story above is true. I’m sure the dead people never fathomed this outcome. I drove these roads recently on the way to Lubbock. On one particular stretch it was a 2-lane highway (one lane in each direction). We had an 18-wheeler in front of us going 40 mph on a 60 mph road. We never had an opportunity to pass so we were stuck behind this guy for 20-30 minutes until the highway widened. In this situation it appears the police escorts did not do their jobs? Also, why wasn’t this large piece of equipment transported over night when fewer cars are on the road? I’m not sure what went wrong here. FWIW on our return trip from Lubbock we stuck to interstate highways even though it was a slightly longer route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - UPDATE: The Temple Police Department on Tuesday identified 22-year-old Abigail Boatwright and 17-year-old Evan Boatwright, both of Gatesville, Texas, as the victims who died after a wreck involving a tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load over the weekend. The trailer was carrying a distillation column, which is used in the refinery process of oil and gas, according to Temple Fire. It’s believed to have come from the Houston-area and was headed somewhere West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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