Fatality rollover on Donner Pass Sept 8, 2008

A speeding truck going down Donner Pass, looses it and rolls. Caught from the dash cam of another truck going down the hill and almost hit by the speeding truck.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• truck
• accident
• wreck
• fatality
• crash
• speeding
• roll over
• trucking
• Donner Pass
• I-80
• California

[theaz78]

Both drivers?  I only see one truck and one driver???

[HighwayHank1]

The trainee driving and the trainer in the sleeper.

[Newfieguy89]

When are these people going to learn?? I feel sorry for them but I also feel like at least there is one less moron out there on the roads to feel threatened by.

[HighwayHank1]

I feel sorry for them also, but I couldn't agree more. He almost wiped out the poor trucker who's dashcam caught this accident.

I've driven that pass 100s of times & have always respected it. Not only was I always being passed by the "Super Trucker High Gear Haulers" and also berated by them with cute little CB saying "What's the matter Carretta, afraid of a little hill" And unless it was snow covered, I was never slower than the posted speed limit, or a little over depending on which section.

[TimAlanPayne]

Sadly both the rookie driver and his trainer both lost their lives.

[HighwayHank1]

Sorry to hear that. The person who sent me this, didn't give many details, just that it was a fatal. I just had to post it. I've driven that pass 100s of times and had several close calls, because of other drivers. Lucky for me, I had my truck under control.

[zaphodb777]

Eternal Father of the ways,

With trucks they ply till the end of days,

With many miles over grades so steep,

Please keep their eyes from deadly sleep.

Oh, see how our hearts do burn,

For those we wish a safe return.

Amen

[haynes1776]

The driver who witness the truck rolling over did the right thing by not stoping in the middle of the road. instead, he moved pass the wreck to a saf spot on the shoulder and then help the driver out. Im a person that want to help people. i could not leave that driver to die.

[moongrl33]

I am always the slowest one down the hill ... Me and my truck make it down the hill safely. Prayers to the ffamilies

[friskylane]

I posted your video on my blog friskylane.blogspot.com

[fervin1]

Did he died?

[doodiddy03]

that fool didnt take that curve right ..should have followed the truck in front of him..Sad..

[sniperjdp]

This is not Donner, it is 4 miles east of Colfax. Since this wreck Caltrans has constructed a cement barrier on this curve to keep out of control vehicles from going over the side and a huge electronic sign with radar that displays your speed just before the curve.

[jaytime08]

Hey everyone needs to calm down, he wasnt trying to speed, He took his truck out of gear and every truck driver knows that when that happens that u cannot get it back into gear while going downhill, and we have air brakes not hydrolic like cars, so its not easy to jyst stop. Now the reason this happened was because he was a rookie who tried to get into a lower gear but couldnt and while heading downhill he sped up and lost control

[woodardjd]

@liberalinthedesertaz As to your last statement, nobody ever stated that all truck crashes were caused by cars. It's only about ~72% of fatal truck crashes and ~64% of all truck crashes.

[woodardjd]

@liberalinthedesertaz The "idiot truck driver", as you so eloquently called him, wasn't so much an idiot. he was a student, having had his CDL a grand total of 8 days the day of the crash. The idiot was the driver/trainer who opted to go to sleep and leave his trainee to negotiate a hazardous pass instead of taking the pass himself. He died as well.

[Jmassa54]

The location is about a mile west of the Lake Collins exit #139. There is an electric message sign on the left hand curve. The guard rail has been replaced with a concrete K rail. 55 mph is a safe speed if you are smooth in the turn. He goes in too fast and then jerks the truck left while applying the brakes.

[jeepers2655]

@liberalinthedesertaz .....guess I would too!