Look at all of those people complaining about being stuck in traffic, exhaustion and missed doctor appointments while one of the nation's best and brightest was killed. RIP Mid-from an army brother.
Context is everything.
RGK - are you familiar with I-78?
This was indeed a freak and tragic accident. I saw a photo of the truck and it went down a very steep embankment onto the interstate.
Don't make the mistake of assuming the people out there thought any ill will toward the vicitms - they were simply venting their frustrations at the situation.
I am very familiar with this highway and it's an extremely dangerous road. The shoulders are very narrow or non-existent and the highway is divided by jersey barriers. There is quite literally no where to go and this is the reason the pickup was hit by the semi.
Because it is so dangerous accidents happen quite frequently and backups occur. When that happens secondary accidents happen because people drive at a speed that is far too fast for the highway. Since it is a major highway up to NJ it is frequently traveled by folks from out of state and truckers.
Because of the secondary accident the road was shut down for over three hours in +90 degree heat. When the highway closes no one goes anywhere. One is quite literally trapped. The exits are far between and there is no turning around.
Incidentally this is the same stretch of highway that was shut down during the infamous Valentine's Day blizzard back in 2007. People were stranded when 50 miles of highway was closed for over 24 hours.
The day AFTER this tragedy - there was another fatal accident on this stretch of road, involving another semi and the road was shut down, again.
The really sad thing is that this Mid was about a half hour from home. It's weird that he decided to stop and stop at this particular exit and park his truck toward the highway. I just can't get my head around it. Perhaps he was waiting for daylight rather than stumble into his parent's home in the middle of the night.