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Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 - 7:37 p.m. At 1:40 today, one of our trucks was rear-ended by a Ryder truck on the Interstate. Our truck rolled over several times, and it ended up on its roof. The passenger was able to climb out of his window. He is in the emergency room at this time, 5 hours later. They are still running neurological tests to check for any unseen damage. Our driver was pined inside the cab of the truck for almost two hours. By the time the emergency workers were able to extricate him, his right leg had turned blue from lack of blood flow. He might have broken bones in each leg, but as of now they are more worried about betting his body temperature up and his blood pressure down. The other driver was also taken by ambulance to the local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. Both trucks were totaled. The transmission of our truck exploded on impact, sending shards of metal scattering down the road. The bed of our truck was knocked completely off of the frame of the truck, scattering 8 tons of salt over both lanes and shoulders. Without the load of salt in the bed, the injuries to our employees would surely have been much worse. The cab of the other truck disintegrated, and fluids were spread over the pavement for several hundred feet. How did this happen? It�s not totally clear at this moment. Both vehicles were in the driving lane. Our truck was moving, but at what speed nobody knows. The other truck was most definitely speeding, maybe as much as 20 mph over the posted 65-mph limit. Skid marks were measured on the pavement at over 175 feet, so he saw our truck but couldn�t avoid hitting it. Why was the other driver going so fast? Maybe he was late for a delivery. We�ll never know, I�m sure. Every day that we are able to walk out to our cars and drive home is a gift. People take our work for granted, but somehow we usually avoid becoming statistics. Today, two of my co-workers were not as fortunate. The driver has only worked for the NDDOT for about a month. He is in his late 50�s, and will have at least some major rehabbing to do before he can even think of coming back to work. The passenger has already put in his paperwork to retire at the end of December. He won�t be back at all, if he has anything physically wrong with him. Please slow down when you see people working on the roadways. The few seconds you think you save by speeding, reading your morning paper while you drive, or talking on your cell phone might cost one of us our lives�����
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