Towing above 65
Currently out camping and on the way up I was getting past left and right by rv's. If you have a proper truck and change your trailer tires to LTs. Can trailers be safely towed in the 70 mph range. Th...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
CB has asked numerous times for the road and the date so we can look up the report. Please supply both so we can read the report ourselves.
Why don't you supply it?
Because I didn't remember the date. Try searching the internet on a cell phone.It is super irritating as are you being so pushy over something so trivial!
Have at it.
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DATE: 7/15/13 TIME: 4:39 PM LOCATION: US95 milepost 223.5
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Idaho County Sheriff's Department - Grangeville Police Department
VEHICLE #1
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DRIVER Richard Barnes AGE 68
ADDRESS Meridian Idaho
INJURIES? - Fatal
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN: Noland-Blackmer Funeral Home
VEHICLE YEAR 2013 VEHICLE MAKE Ford VEHICLE MODEL Pickup
WRECKER Dales Towing
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? Yes
PASSENGER: Prudence Barnes AGE 67
ADDRESS Meridian Idaho
INJURIES? - Yes
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? St Joseph's Hospital Lewiston
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VEHICLE #2
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DRIVER Mark Pottberg AGE 56
ADDRESS Sanford Colorado
INJURIES? - No
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? N/A
VEHICLE YEAR 2001 VEHICLE MAKE Freightliner Semi with trailer
WRECKER Dales Towing
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? Yes
INCIDENT NARRATIVE: POTTERBERG WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON US 95 NEAR MILEPOST 223, IN IDAHO COUNTY, IN A SEMI TRUCK WITH A TRAILER, WHEN BARNES ATTEMPTED TO PASS. WHILE PASSING IN THE OPPOSING LANE, BARNES DROVE HIS TRUCK AND CAMP TRAILER BACK INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE BEFORE CLEARING POTTERBERG'S VEHICLE. THE SEMI TRACTOR STRUCK BARNES' VEHICLE CAUSING BOTH VEHICLES TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY. BARNES' VEHICLE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT EAST OF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A REST ON ITS TOP. MR. BARNES SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES AT THE SCENE. MRS. BARNES WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER. POTTERBERG WAS UNINJURED. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE IDAHO STATE POLICE. NOTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
