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Offline WK2008

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Crazy accident in Airdrie
« on: December 10, 2011, 05:36:31 PM »
So I'm driving down 1st Ave in Airdrie around 2 o'clock when a burgundy super duty flies past me and loses control over the tracks. He then takes out a pole, a park bench and then continues through the parking lot into a few more cars and then crashes through the side of a strip mall and right inside. He just  missed hitting a bakery full of people but luckily there was noone working in the bay he hit.

I pull into the parking lot and jump out of my truck and smoke starts pouring out of the side of the building. I hear the truck gunning the engine and trying to free himself inside. Myself and three other guys took turns going inside trying to free this guy as we figured it was a medical emergency. After 5 or 6 tries we couldn't go in anymore because of the smoke and RCMP and fire had arrived. They tried to get him to stop and get out but he just kept ramming his truck trying to get out.

Eventually they all came out and went around the back of the building where he made his own door ramming his truck through the back of the building. With guns drawn, the RCMP removed him from the truck and took him into custody. He was not seriously hurt but one of us could have been if he got that truck free while we were in the smoke.

I will never stop trying to help people but it's guys like this that make you think twice about risking your life to save another.

I really hope they throw the book at this guy as it was a miracle noone was killed.

Offline vantagetes

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2011, 06:17:34 PM »
All that and you don't post a picture?

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2011, 06:31:26 PM »
pretty crazy.  maybe the news will say what the person's malfunction was.

i just spent 1.5 hours in line buying 2 pair of socks at Mark's so that could tip someone's scale.

btw, wonderful idea whoever told me about this sale yesterday lol.  i went to spend $15 and cost me $97 grrr
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Offline WK2008

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2011, 07:15:57 PM »
All that and you don't post a picture?

I tried but I don't know how

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2011, 07:30:49 PM »
pretty crazy.  maybe the news will say what the person's malfunction was.

i just spent 1.5 hours in line buying 2 pair of socks at Mark's so that could tip someone's scale.

btw, wonderful idea whoever told me about this sale yesterday lol.  i went to spend $15 and cost me $97 grrr

I got that beat... inline at shaw today for hour half to get a pvr and change my service, forgot my wife had my cards when I went to pay, wish I had a big truck.

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2011, 07:43:11 PM »
yea thats got me beat.  at least i grabbed 2 sporks and winshield scraper / brush while in line
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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2011, 09:48:18 PM »
Sorry Al
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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2011, 10:21:11 PM »
it was you!  and to think, I got you a spork
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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2011, 10:10:40 AM »
I tried but I don't know how

Email it to me and I'll post it for you.
« Last Edit: December 11, 2011, 11:25:01 AM by vantagetes »

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Re: Crazy accident in Airdrie
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 06:38:42 PM »
Just watched this on global news.