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Dump Truck Hits Moving Van In Wayne County


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Wayne Accident 1
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Several people were injured Thursday when a dump truck crashed into a moving van.

According to the Highway Patrol, the dump truck driven by Robert Pritchard was heading south on Highway 581 when it crossed the center line of the road.

Troopers said the dump truck then hit an oncoming moving van that had moved to the shoulder of the road.

Three people in the moving van were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the moving van was airlifted from Wayne Memorial Hospital to Pitt Memorial Hospital with a leg injury.

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driver what is a good safe driver anymore everyday a truck turned over or ran thru a building or hit some one we can blame the trucks faulty equipment road hazzards but drivers should be a little more thorough when they decide to take on a career as a driver cdl is no more than a piece of plastic anymore no one takes it serious a 40 ton machine oh thats just a mini van with more gears people look around more wrecks involving trucks maybe its cars that are causing trucks to wreck god knows people really have a hard time out there but as a driver myself i take a little more time to watch out for not just me but the crazy 4 wheel drivers if we all take a little time in this fast crazy world just maybe we could have a few less accidents i really dont know just expressing an opinion

I'm not saying all Truck Drivers are good. But, it's not always the trucks fault in a wreck. I guess it's like everything, no one ever see's the good, just the bad. I guess we can blame the media for that. If it wasn't for bad news, there would be no news.

Let me also add that I know two dump truck drivers personally from Princeton, a father (now retired) and his son. And there is not a finer person anywhere in my book, they two of the good ones not just as drivers but as neighbors as well. And I have several tractor trailer operators in my family that are retired, my grandfather a retired greyhound bus driver, he retired in 1960 without ever putting a scracth on his bus. There is a new generation of drivers that don't hold a candle to the fine experienced drivers. PLEASE UNDERSTAND IN NO WAY DID I MEAN THAT ALL TRUCK DRIVERS ARE BAD.

SLICK, you are correct about those drivers I see them as well, never ceases to amaze me. I've seen them eating breakfast,smoking,talking on the phone,shaving,putting on make up, I seen a lady one morning that had her heat on high with the vents on high trying to dry & style her hair driving down the highway. Yes there are plenty of other dangerous drivers Too. But as a group in all my years driving or when I go for a run/walk, the majority of dump trucks I see are road hogs,speeding,careless,and dangerous drivers who hardly ever want to give the right of way to another driver. I'm not saying they are all this way, but a good portion are. And I also see a lot of them in violation of covering there load.

"parked moving truck" HA HA do you see what that sounds like???? I had to read it twice... HA HA

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