raychip
THAT'S JUST STUPPID
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Post by raychip on Jun 17, 2005 2:13:02 GMT -5
A sanitation worker whose truck brakes failed somehow managed to steer his speeding vehicle down a steep, curvy road and through a construction zone, missing workers and oncoming cars before smashing into a building.
Witnesses said the runaway Blue Ribbon Sanitation truck accelerated up to at least 55 mph as it rounded the intersection at Route 5 and barreled into this small upstate village famous as the birthplace of "Wizard of Oz" writer L. Frank Baum.
John P. Renfer, 36 suffered only minor injuries Wednesday when his truck jumped a curb and crashed into a building housing a hair salon and restaurant.
"All those turns, he kept making them - for a mile," said co-worker Ken Chase, who was a passenger in the truck. "I was going to jump out, but I didn't. Everybody would have been hit. I can't believe he made it."
State Department of Transportation inspector Brian Solan called Renfer a hero. He pulled bricks off the driver after the truck's front end crashed.
Staff at Shears to You salon were working on two clients when the truck's front end broke through the wall.
"I put in one curl and bam! The whole place shook. It scared the hell out of me," said hairdresser Tracy Wroblewski.
Chittenango is located 15 miles east of Syracuse.
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Post by Gerardo on Jun 17, 2005 20:14:29 GMT -5
Err...congrats? lol
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