Massive car accident in California, many dead

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Thoughts and prayers to those involved and their families
 
That’s terrible. That’s a lot of loss of life in a single accident.

But how is it even possible to get that many people in an SUV?

We’ve had 8 people in a nice RV headed to a race and that ride felt crowded
 
Bamagrad75 said:
Ford Expedition was broadside by Gravel truck. Dont know if SUV pulled out in front of them.
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The destruction was kind of like when the junior hockey team (Humboldt Broncos) in Saskatchewan got nailed by a semi last year.

Except they were on a bus and the semi ran the stop sign.
 
27 people in a car sounds like something we'd do in college to save on a ride to the bar
 
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Hank Kingsley said:
The destruction was kind of like when the junior hockey team (Humboldt Broncos) in Saskatchewan got nailed by a semi last year.

Except they were on a bus and the semi ran the stop sign.
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But in this case, the stop sign was on the Expedition side. Appears they either ran it or pulled out without realizing they couldn't make it.
 
GUNS said:
Human Trafficking.
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Considering they've called in the Mexican Government for help in identification and Border Patrol has impounded the car, I'd say close.

Additionally, people from the ag community there say the farms send workers around in buses, not massive numbers in cars.

It was also interesting to read that some took off running as the police and emergency pulled up.
 
Bamagrad75 said:
But in this case, the stop sign was on the Expedition side. Appears they either ran it or pulled out without realizing they couldn't make it.
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Hate to speculate, but it happens a lot around here with chicken trucks. Take a big gamble to get in front of the slow big rig so you won’t be stuck behind them. They don’t stop too good.

Had a lot of close calls with idiots pulling out in front of me when I was pulling around a 7 ton drill. I imagine it’s a lot worse for big rigs
 
The article I linked has a map of the area.

The truck was headed north. The SUV was headed west. The SUV was struck broadside on the driver side.
 
Bamagrad75 said:
The article I linked has a map of the area.

The truck was headed north. The SUV was headed west. The SUV was struck broadside on the driver side.
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So I wonder at what point all those people impact the braking of the vehicle. Assuming most of those 27 were teens or adults, that could be 4000 to 5000 pounds. I don't know many F150's or Expeditions that can handle two tons in the passenger/cargo area.
 
fordman84 said:
So I wonder at what point all those people impact the braking of the vehicle. Assuming most of those 27 were teens or adults, that could be 4000 to 5000 pounds. I don't know many F150's or Expeditions that can handle two tons in the passenger/cargo area.
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About the only good news so far is that the "children" have been age 16, up.

We had a 1996 8 passenger Suburban and I cannot begin to imagine how you get half that many people in there.
 
fordman84 said:
27 people in one SUV. How?
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RP-29 said:
Mexicans?
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HammerDown said:
grossed out comedy central GIF by Workaholics
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HammerDown takes exception to you leaving Puerto Ricans out as a possibility.
 
Bamagrad75 said:
But in this case, the stop sign was on the Expedition side. Appears they either ran it or pulled out without realizing they couldn't make it.
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I was going to "like" the post but the whole story is not likeable....
 
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