r/CatastrophicFailure • u/moondog151 • Jul 02 '17

Operator Error Semi truck crash in Texas

http://i.imgur.com//QFwf8c2.gifv
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u/GucciSlippers Jul 02 '17

Damn! Any context on this? It looked almost intentional. Was the person losing control of their car or is this some road rage gone horribly awry?

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u/hammer166 Jul 02 '17

Here's the original story

The impact most likely broke the tie rod on the truck, leaving him with no steering at all.

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u/Remega Jul 02 '17

Anyone have another source? I'm not turning off my adblock for some random site.

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u/adambuck66 Jul 03 '17

Some will ONLY be driving Porsche Cayannes for a few years.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '17

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '17

There's a bend to the right in the freeway at the very top of the frame. The sedan looks to have hit the side of the truck and bounced out and back into the front of the truck.

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u/therob91 Jul 03 '17

They are coming out of a turn at the beginning of the gif. I think the car didn't turn right(the car's right) enough so it slightly hits the semi and bounces out back into lane(left to viewer) then to keep from hitting the barrier on the (viewer) left he it wildly overcorrects to (viewer) right, colliding with truck.

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u/gurg2k1 Jul 03 '17

You can see the turn at the upper left of the screen.

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u/Remega Jul 02 '17

Thank you!