Last week (friday to be exact) there was a big wreck out here on a highway that i travel often, a guy died, his van got sandwiched between two tractor trailers, he was a cable contractor, (which is what i do), they still haven't posted his name anywhere, but i think i know who it was, no matter though, in my field of work we are like a brotherhood, even if you dont know someone, you meet a cable dog, and youre friends, that's just how it works, you work long, hard hours, risk your life daily, and have no benefits, but you make very solid money, which is i guess whats important, so it makes me kinda sad...
anyway, the thing that pisses me off about the whole deal, the reason this wreck occurred, is because some guy felt like getting drunk, and driving...at 2 o clock in the afternoon with no insurance, no license, no tags on his car, nothing, he ran into the barricade, and of course this stopped traffic, well, unfortunately, the poor guy that got killed got caught in this, and stopped, the tractor trailer behind him couldn't stop, and rear ended him full bore, obviously killing him pretty much instantly
i looked on the Mo. highway patrol website, and found the accident with the drunk driver, but they still haven't posted the accident that occurred after that (the fatality) because they haven't notified next of kin
i drove by that spot on 470 tonight, and there was still some leftover trash from the wreck, i stopped, got out and looked, there are some cable connectors, gel splices and stuff in a little pile
i hope to christ that drunk fucker feels happy
fuck man, i know people die everyday, it sucks, you could die driving to an office job, but i just cant get past this one, i just hope it wasnt the guy i think it was, ill find out tommorow i guess
link for the MSHP accident report on the drunk driver accident
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=A016674A
link for the news report on the accident
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/11158115/detail.html