Bad Medicine Accident - Niagara Falls, NY 1992

Bad Medicine (Don Van Loo) racing Taurus (Eldon Depew) in a 1992 USHRA event in the Niagara Falls Convention Center. At the end of the race, Don is knocked unconsious, causing the truck to veer across the track.

Video captured by Roy, from Roy's Memorial. Uploaded with permission.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Monster
• Trucks
• Racing
• 1992
• Motorsports
• USHRA
• Crash

[HOPECHASTITY1]

Who is LESTER GILLIAM? What's with the music and the cross did he get hurt or die or somthing? If he did why was he down thare? I need details.

[DiggerFanJSB]

Lester Gilliam was a "guest member" of the towing crew that was working at the show. He was struck and killed by the Bad Medicine truck, as it collided with the front of the grandstands.

[B1INGY]

uh....What was that? All I saw was two trucks race across a line, then it was all brown and red.

[DiggerFanJSB]

This is a home video recording of the accident from an audience member... The Bad Medicine truck (in the near lane) veers across the track after the finish, avoiding the Taurus truck before crashing into the stands. Sorry for the relatively poor quality of the video.

[ProjectCarTV]

I was at this event. I was very close to being hit myself.

[unstabledavid]

lester saved the life oif a kid by throwing him out of the path its rare to see the best of human beings...this certainly is

[RB26DETTPR]

indeed that chassis was the second carolina crusher. But before it became bad.medicine this chassis had a traditional cage and gary porter never got knocked out even when going 60+ mph.Van Loo built top part of the frame and thus a death trap was.created. Thank God that by 93 he had a patrick frame and a new name

[RostadeBiffen]

FUCK how I hate the music in this video

[mrjugalofeggofreak1]

@MrAvenger2 yes the man was like almost 80 and kid was only 6 or 9

[chryco63]

@chryco63 I retract my earlier statement that the venue was too small. I have since seen shows take place at even smaller venues. I've also recently found my ticket stubs for this event.

[MrAvenger2]

didnt the guy that got hit by Bad Medicine pull a kid out of the way before he go hit

[MercuryMorrison1]

@kac65 Yeah I have heard from several source's that this is the Old Carolina Crush re-bodied.

[kac65]

@MercuryMorrison1 Heres a video of the first wreck you where talking about. Did not know this was the old Carolina Crusher. We pulled trucks indoors at the time and was around the Carolina Crusher quiet a bit.

[MercuryMorrison1]

@bustyrandit Back then it was very common for people to be down were the trucks were racing while they were racing! As far as the R.I.I goes I'm not sure if at this point in time if they were mandatory or not.