Rv Crashes Into House,Driver Killed

[IAMICHABOD]

http://ktla.com/2016/08/12/motorhome-driver-found-dead-after-crashing-into-sylmar-home/

[SCVJeff]

Its pretty amazing that the road and house appear inches apart. I wonder who was there first but it would sure be easier to realign the road

[Jim_Shoe]

Considering the time of day, it may have been something as simple as falling asleep while driving. If it was expressway driving, its boring.
I'm a single RVer. I hit the road in the morning around 9AM and make my last stop no later than 3PM. About 300 miles a day. I also walk around after I stop for gas after moving out of the way. Gives me time to do a walk around to make sure everything is still where I put it. And I'm wide awake when I'm done.

[soren]

wa8yxm wrote:
Would you want to live behind a wall like that?

Yes, like most folks with enough common sense to not pick their nose with a paring knife, I wouldn't occupy a house that sees regular duty as a target for high speed vehicle crashes, without an adequate barrier in place. A waist high row of precast lane dividers would stop the majority of those that are bent on hitting the home, and cost a lot less that continually rebuilding the place.

Therefore, the question is not, "would you want to live behind a wall like that" it's actually, "When do you run out of luck, and die in your sleep, after a big rig collapses the structure on top of your lifeless body?" This whole scene is like the joke about the guy who prays to be saved from a flood, and ends up drowned after he turns three sets of rescuers away, since he has faith that "God will save him". After too many crashes to count, don't be whining at the Pearl Gates, that you didn't see it coming, LOL.

[wa8yxm]

Would you want to live behind a wall like that?

[free_radical]

That story reminded me of this..

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/08/10/nb-roadside-house-has-been-hit-by-cars-at-least-six-t...

What I dont understand is why wouldnt the owners build some kind of concrete fence in front as protection

[NYCgrrl]

wa8yxm wrote:
I was prepared to write a scathing post about jumping to concussions (you get those by jumping, head first, into a conclusion)

But the author of the article did not do that. He ask the proper question.

Did the driver due because of the crash, Or Crash because he died.

And yes, that is a major point of investigation in many crashes, Which came first, Death or Crash.

Either way.. When someone dies, It is sad.

Only an autopsy will answer the question at this point but here is a different reporter's perspective:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sylmar-motorhome-20160812-snap-story.html

[wa8yxm]

I was prepared to write a scathing post about jumping to concussions (you get those by jumping, head first, into a conclusion)

But the author of the article did not do that. He ask the proper question.

Did the driver due because of the crash, Or Crash because he died.

And yes, that is a major point of investigation in many crashes, Which came first, Death or Crash.

Either way.. When someone dies, It is sad.

[SCVJeff]

LOFAT36 wrote:
My, aren't we all getting excited here. Do any of you know the deceased ???????????????

Why does it matter

[Crowe]

My, aren't we all getting excited here. Do any of you know the deceased ???????????????

Summer doldrums. Cut us some slack! :B

[LOFAT36]

My, aren't we all getting excited here. Do any of you know the deceased ???????????????

[SCVJeff]

No they do not...

One infers the driver was killed as a result of the accident and we don't KNOW that.
Dead could easily infer they died at the wheel, causing the accident. This too is a mystery but they are NOT the same

[NYCgrrl]

SCVJeff wrote:
They said the driver was "killed". Early reports often mix "killed" and "dead" just to get them on the air without knowing. The other scenario is that he had a medical issue, died and crashed

"Killed" and "dead" have the same meaning in this context:?

[SCVJeff]

They said the driver was "killed". Early reports often mix "killed" and "dead" just to get them on the air without knowing. The other scenario is that he had a medical issue, died and crashed

[Dutch_12078]

According to the article, the on-scene investigators are leaning towards either a medical issue or asleep at the wheel as the cause. As Dr. Theodore Woodward said, "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras." The idle speculation here is just that, speculation...