TC accident CA99 in Bakersfield
Prayers for this couple and their family. Happened yesterday but I have not seen any updates. Put this here since it involved a TC but moderators feel free to move it. http://www.kget.c...
Forum Discussion
profdant139 wrote:
Brad, I agree -- how do we know that the article is accurate? Who in his right mind would slam on the brakes in front of a big rig?
Having said that, there are many, many well documented incidents in urban areas in which folks stage accidents by doing exactly that -- it is called "swoop and squat."
Here is an article about that scam and others like it:
Staged crashes
I am by no means saying that the folks in the TC in this accident staged this event! Just that it does happen.
Someone might slam on the brakes in front of a big rig if they were panicked, overwhelmed or oblivious. Again, no judgement about this particular wreck but even those in their right mind don’t always act accordingly.
I hope they make a full recovery. As bad as the wrecked looked I was surprised to hear they were injured so severely when the cab looks mostly intact.
