[FLHTbiker]

We always talk about caged drunk drivers and are always concerned about them. Well, here is a pic. of the aftermath of a drunk log truck driver who lost control of his truck and dumped it over spilling all the logs into my daughters house yesterday. My grandson 1 year 4 month old was standing at their screen door looking outside when my daughter said he started screaming. she said just then the first logs hit the house knocking my grandson to the floor where she grabbed him and ran to the back of the house. The driver smelled of alcohol and was asking for someone to take him home before the cops arrived. They are all right but pretty shook up. My daughter said that Rusty my grandson was awake all night. To close for comfort.

[AFNurse]

WOW! That was a bit close for comfort! I am glad that no PHYSICAL harm came to anyone. Keep an eye out on that little one tho....that may have been enuf trauma to give him some pretty nasty nightmares and throw him off for a bit...... I sure hope nobody gave that SOB driver a ride away from the scene, and I hope they made sure to draw blood ASAP so his level would be registered. Hit him for all it is worth..... Hope that he has insurance......

[FlynDutchman]

Crazy. we had a guy the other night drive his mustang right into the front of a State Farm office went thru the brick 1/2 wall & took out a support beam...at 2 in the morning...Just like the commercial, only this time the guy hit the insurance company office. I told the agent (who had to come out cause she was the keyholder) they should remake the commercial & call us to star in it. Anyway, drunk drivers always seem to find the most screwed up ways to crash their vehicles & still walk away from it all.

[cowboy]

Man that's way to close for anything Like AFN said keep a eye on your grandson for a good while the trama thing & have all say some good word's of thank's to the man up stares

[SK]

Damn Marc, that's just too damn scary and close for comfort. Glad he's ok physically. Rusty's not going to forget that anytime soon. Post traumatic stress syndrome can happen at any age..keep an eye on him and comfort him like I know your daughter is.

[chucktx]

wow.....glad all is ok.....f8ckin drunk drivers.........and a lawyer somewhere is gonna try to get his hand slapped.....
2 nites ago, a 24 yearold female police officer was working a motorcycle wreck in beaumount.....directing traffic..... a drunk hit her with his car, knocked her 20 some feet in the air and off the side of a bridge to the roadway below......hope his ass swings big time. they really piss me off...

[FLHTbiker]

I rode the bike over to there place today to look at the damage. Man those logs basically took out the whole front of the house. The guy had insurance and the adjuster was there. Basically the whole front of the house will have to be be rebuilt. A neighbors car that was parked out by the street was thrown into the air by the impact of the logs, its a flat Taurus now. There is also a large diesel spill in the front yard and in the asphalt front parking area. Smells like an old greasy truck shop out in front.
Get this the town Cop did not check the guy for substance abuse and let him walk off. I say get a rope with a 20 foot drop.

[voodoochild]

Hearing sh*t like this makes me F'ING furious. I am SO glad the little one wasn't hurt, just hope he's Ok mentally, ya know. The should let that bastard swing. When will these a-holes learn, after they kill someone?? I'd have tried to shoot the bastard in the front lawn. Glad everyone's ok. Kick him in the balls for me, would ya please!

[chucktx]

Originally Posted by FLHTbiker

I rode the bike over to there place today to look at the damage. Man those logs basically took out the whole front of the house. The guy had insurance and the adjuster was there. Basically the whole front of the house will have to be be rebuilt. A neighbors car that was parked out by the street was thrown into the air by the impact of the logs, its a flat Taurus now. There is also a large diesel spill in the front yard and in the asphalt front parking area. Smells like an old greasy truck shop out in front.
Get this the town Cop did not check the guy for substance abuse and let him walk off. I say get a rope with a 20 foot drop.

i think ol' barney and the driver need to be taken to the wood shed!!!

[Slimjim]

[quote=FLHTbiker;19710]I rode the bike over to there place today to look at the damage. Man those logs basically took out the whole front of the house. The guy had insurance and the adjuster was there. Basically the whole front of the house will have to be be rebuilt. A neighbors car that was parked out by the street was thrown into the air by the impact of the logs, its a flat Taurus now. There is also a large diesel spill in the front yard and in the asphalt front parking area. Smells like an old greasy truck shop out in front.
Get this the town Cop did not check the guy for substance abuse and let him walk off. I say get a rope with a 20 foot drop.[/QUOTE]

This is the part that makes me the maddest. That cop is as bad a the drunk driver. That's why we have repeat offenders killing innocent folks on their third and forth offense when they should have already been in jail. Thank God Rusty and your daughter are OK but I would file a complaint against the cop but it is probably a waste of time. I guess we just ought to be thankful because it could have been much worst.
Slim

[Sleepy]

I'm glad no one got hurt in that. That looked a little too close. The person driving the logging truck should have been checked out if the officer suspected impairment of some sort. I don't know what the laws are like there but up this way things can get a little hairy when you're trying to collect off a person's insurance for your claim when they're DUI. Bottom line is that everyone's OK, his insurance should pay for all damages and the driver should be on the watch list.

[ironhorse]

I thought that a commercial driver was required to take a substance abuse testing immediatly following an accident nomatter who is at fault, or is it just company to company. can,t recall

[FLHTbiker]

I don't know if testing is required but in a small town like Rainier Oregon where everyone knows everyone there is less likely a guy like this who is part of the town to be held accountable. After viewing the damage and what the insurance company is going to have to pay out they will probably drop him. The scary part is he probably will keep operating his trucks.
I did hear that he lost his brakes coming down the mountain and had it in first gear using his Jake brake when it popped out of gear and he could not get it back into gear. So instead of going down to highway 30 he decided to try to turn down a residential street and went through a church parking lot trying to take the corner. He was observed to be on two wheels as he tried taking the corner and as we all know what goes up must come down and with the heavy log load pulling he simply went over. His brakes went out we have also learned due to the fact that his maintenance on the truck was just enough to keep it running, so who needs brakes..right.
I talked to the neighbor who pulled him out and he said there was a strong smell of alcohol and the driver was asking him to take him home before the cops arrived.
Just think if we as motorcyclist keep our bikes in this type of condition, just enough to keep them on the road........that's scary.

[Peyts]

[quote=Slimjim;19729]

Originally Posted by FLHTbiker

I rode the bike over to there place today to look at the damage. Man those logs basically took out the whole front of the house. The guy had insurance and the adjuster was there. Basically the whole front of the house will have to be be rebuilt. A neighbors car that was parked out by the street was thrown into the air by the impact of the logs, its a flat Taurus now. There is also a large diesel spill in the front yard and in the asphalt front parking area. Smells like an old greasy truck shop out in front.
Get this the town Cop did not check the guy for substance abuse and let him walk off. I say get a rope with a 20 foot drop.[/QUOTE]

This is the part that makes me the maddest. That cop is as bad a the drunk driver. That's why we have repeat offenders killing innocent folks on their third and forth offense when they should have already been in jail. Thank God Rusty and your daughter are OK but I would file a complaint against the cop but it is probably a waste of time. I guess we just ought to be thankful because it could have been much worst.
Slim

I have no idea what the police officer did or did not do... I have no idea how obvious the situation was, etc. But that is the damn problem... we all want to judge the police based on our limited knowledge. How the hell can we know what happened?! Come on, man.

Not sure what your laws are like down there... but here, there is WAY too much bullsh*t case law regarding impaired drivers. You want to blame someone for the "repeat offenders", blame the system, the scummy defense lawyers, and the judges that pass some stupid judgments. Sit in court sometime during one of these cases... you may just be surprised at who is really to blame.

[Clem]

AMEN Peyts! Well said!

[maxpower_hd]

We were just talking about something like this the other day at work. This excerpt is from the DOT web site and explains when the alcohol/drug tests must be conducted. It applies to all states.

Post Accident: This test applies to all CDL drivers who are involved in fatal crashes. The test must also be conducted on all CDL drivers who are cited for moving violations arising in a crash that requires a vehicle being towed or an injury requiring medical attention away from the scene. The alcohol test must be conducted within 8 hours and the controlled substances test must be conducted within 32 hours of the crash.

So I am guessing he did not get a "moving violation" since it sounds like the vehicle did have to be towed.

On another note: The news this morning reported there was a woman in Washington that set a record in a DUI case there by blowing a .42 on the breathalyzer. Apparently she hit two parked cars. And the kicker.........She was a former police officer in the town in which she was arrested.

[Slimjim]

I agree, Peyts that the cops do get a raw deal sometimes but they are part of the system also. I know it would drive me crazy to arrest a drunk driver only to have a judge turn them loose but that does not mean that they don't do their job either. If a driver has a CDL, down here we do require a drug/alcohol check for any minor infraction. Dumping a load of logs on a house should require some explanation. There may have been problems with the truck......brakes may have failed....but there is plenty of time to get that checked. You don't wait on the blood test because that fixes itself in a short time. I still think the cop let the community down.

[2fastnaz]

Originally Posted by FLHTbiker

Get this the town Cop did not check the guy for substance abuse and let him walk off. I say get a rope with a 20 foot drop.

I'm glad no one was hurt. YOu know he was over loaded. Never seen a log truck yet that wasn't.
Logging has deep pocketts in OR. as you well know. I've seen an awful lot of log truck drivers get away with murder.

[lowmileage]

Originally Posted by voodoochild

I'd have tried to shoot the bastard in the front lawn.

Nah, bad idea - someone might see ya . Take him in the back, then shoot him. Just IMO.

[voodoochild]

Originally Posted by lowmileage

Nah, bad idea - someone might see ya . Take him in the back, then shoot him. Just IMO.

Ok, I'm fine with that idea!