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Tacoma vs fall from upper deck of freeway

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jackwithcorona, Feb 23, 2015.

  1. Feb 23, 2015 at 1:28 PM
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    jackwithcorona

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  2. Feb 23, 2015 at 1:43 PM
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  3. Feb 23, 2015 at 1:48 PM
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    Launched it! Sweet!
     
  4. Feb 23, 2015 at 1:51 PM
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    TeamSarcasm

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    drunk at 620am? :facepalm:
     
  5. Feb 23, 2015 at 1:52 PM
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    One helluva shock for anyone that might have been on the lower road! Glad he didn't land one a school bus full of first graders or something.
     
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    now thats what you call a raging alcoholic!:eek:
     
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    That is raging hard that is all.
     
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    Wow and no one stopped. He was just in front of 4 vehicles that watched him launch off the upper deck, and they all just drove on by.. wow. Gotta love humanity, huh?
     
  10. Feb 23, 2015 at 3:52 PM
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    Not surprised at all. People suck, around here especially.
     
  12. Feb 23, 2015 at 3:58 PM
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    Boone

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    Kind of agree with this, but what happens when someone stops and puts themselves or their vehicle in a place to potentially make the whole situation exponentially worse. Seems like a pretty bad place to stop. Maybe they just called the police and pulled of at a safe spot further down.:notsure:
     
  13. Feb 23, 2015 at 4:05 PM
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    Flowin

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    Word, no need to stop since he was down there anyway...nothing you can do from the top anyway besides calling 911
     
  14. Feb 23, 2015 at 4:10 PM
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    The thing you guys don't realize is this is Boston. .. no one could be bothahed ... they probably were busy on their cell phones to notice what happened.
     
  15. Feb 23, 2015 at 4:12 PM
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    Other commuters were lucky he didn't fall on or just in front of them.

    Douchebag drunk driver:mad:
     
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    i like how he hits the brakes the moment half the truck is launched
     
  17. Feb 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM
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    most likely will take out a law suit because there was no safety net to catch him, yeah I bet he told officers he had only "a few beers" when asked had he been drinking!!! Gotta love them drunks ,especially the ones that think they can drive better after a few!
     
  18. Feb 23, 2015 at 6:43 PM
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    Not much one can do from the upper deck at 65 mph except create a hazard, and danger to themselves, by stopping. I bet they were on their cell phones to report as soon as the shock wore off.
     
  19. Feb 23, 2015 at 7:43 PM
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    Stopping there would be asinine. You'd see a couple more cars going over the edge, for sure. There's no room to stop, and people don't have anywhere to go in attempt to avoid hitting a stopped vehicle. Those are ramps for getting off the highway.
     
  20. Feb 23, 2015 at 9:35 PM
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    None of the links go to his "part out" thread:p.
     

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