Don’t try this at home

[brenda]

That's called having a bad day. Holy cow.

[89th]

Wow....really lucky how that truck landed. Looks like it almost caught fire on the way down, too. Speed and/or phone distraction likely the culprit, I'm guessing.

[LuFins Dad]

I don’t think there needs to be any culprit other than the ice, but holy cow... What is that guy feeling the moment he realizes he is over the edge?

[brenda]

@89th said in Don’t try this at home:

Wow....really lucky how that truck landed. Looks like it almost caught fire on the way down, too. Speed and/or phone distraction likely the culprit, I'm guessing.

Speed, ice, slush, and snow would be my guess. I also wonder if the driver was unfamiliar with winter driving in a northern climate.

[brenda]

@lufins-dad said in Don’t try this at home:

I don’t think there needs to be any culprit other than the ice, but holy cow... What is that guy feeling the moment he realizes he is over the edge?

Utter panic would be my guess, and assuming 'this is it, I'm gonna die' or something like that.

I wonder how badly the person was injured.

And was the truck a Chevy or a Ford? Just trying to assess the loss.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Don’t try this at home:

https://apnews.com/article/video-truck-driver-survives-70-ft-plunge-0728a13e862c7e8eab061d23f7644b63

D2 has driven ramps like that in Milwaukee during bad weather. Always scared the crap out of her.

Here are some Google Earth shots of what I believe is the area where this occurred - it's where I43 and I794 meet.

[Axtremus]

Would love to hear the driver describes what was going through his mind during the 70 ft. plunge.

[George K]

D2 commented:

[taiwan_girl]

Amazing lucky (in one way) that the truck landed wheels down

[jon-nyc]