Accident Knocks Out Power

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Posted: 10:14 PM Sep 29, 2008
Last Updated: 10:14 PM Sep 29, 2008
Reporter: Dave Jordan

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Wires and street lights were down in Chocowinity in Beaufort County Monday night.

A tractor trailer carrying a 126 foot construction beam smashed into a telephone pole on the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 17.

The beam bent the pole in half knocking down power lines and traffic lights causing roads in all directions to be closed.

Fortunately nobody was injured in the crash.

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Posted by: nurset Location: Chocowinity on Oct 1, 2008 at 06:20 AM
So very true!

Posted by: Slick Location: ENC on Oct 1, 2008 at 05:14 AM
To Nurset; Thank you. If everybody would just spend one day sitting in the passenger seat riding with a truck driver, they would see what it is we go through everyday. Some people think that we are just "steering wheel holders" but driving a truck is a very stressful profession. And you are right, there are some "bad" truck drivers (I could name a few) but for the most part the good ones spend their day trying not to run over the "bad" car drivers.

Posted by: nurset Location: Chocowinity on Sep 30, 2008 at 09:53 PM
I had to post again. The headline isn't even correct. There was no power outage. It was traffic lights, not electrical lines. It there was any outage, it was to the traffice lights when they changed to poles out.

Posted by: nurset Location: chocowinity on Sep 30, 2008 at 09:44 PM
I know the truck driver. He has years of experience and is good at his job. The intersection is narrow and these trucks have to swing wide to make that turn. I really get tired of hearing people always talking down truckers. These guys keep all items of daily life within our reach, getting things to the stores for us to buy and moving building materials. Yes there are some "bad" truckers, but the majority are good, honest men who are trying to make an honest living. Slick is right, there is no other route for the truckers to use. Until I actually rode in one of these trucks, I didn't realize how careless other drivers are around them. You can't stop them on a dime, but people pull out in front of them all the time. You can't turn them in confined spaces and there are folks that won't move for them at intersections or either pull up as close to them as they can get. Give the trucks and the drivers the respect they deserve.

Posted by: Slick Location: ENC on Sep 30, 2008 at 07:49 PM
These are the proper trailers to be hauling them. The concrete beams are over length and will no fit on a standard 53' trailer. That is why the rear axle is steered by remote by the pilot car following the loaded truck. I see everyone complaining about how the highway is being built and materials being supplied but you will be the first ones on the highway once it is opened!

Posted by: Jen Location: Choco on Sep 30, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Actually this was the third time! A month ago this happened twice in the same day! The company hauling these beams does not have proper trailers to be hauling them.

Posted by: Slick Location: ENC on Sep 30, 2008 at 05:22 AM
To: A Location; You are right, only it was a similar thing that happened about a month ago. The traffic lights were hanging too low for the load to pass and were taken down. This was not the drivers fault but the DOTs fault for not having them hanging at the right height for loads to pass under them. This is a very busy intersection with a very tight turn radius. I drive a log truck and have trouble making the turns at this intersection, I can imagine an oversize load carrying a 126 feet concrete beam has trouble making that turn. By the way, there is no other route for these drivers to take to get these beams to their destination. If you have any ideas I would love to hear them. And what does "the 3rd time will be the charm" mean in this situation? Is the world going to come to an end? That was a dumb statement.

Posted by: A Location: Chocowinity on Sep 30, 2008 at 02:57 AM
This same incident actually happened just about a month or so ago, at the very same intersection, and it did the same exact thing. Maybe the construction workers need to come up with a different route to get their items to the new by-pass. I understand the first time being an accident, but now it seems it's starting to happen more and more. I guess the 3rd time will be the charm.

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