Gurnee, IL semi truck accident [Original Video]

[FrodosPet]

Published on Sep 20, 2016
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Semi, 6 cars crash, injuring 8 on Tri-State Tollway near Gurnee

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-semi-6-cars-crash-injuring-7-on-tri-state-tollway-near-gurnee-20160919-story.html

Yadira Sanchez Olson | September 20, 2016, 8:46 am

Eight people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck Monday evening on Interstate 94 in Gurnee.

Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief, James Pellitteri, said the seven-vehicle crash happened on westbound I-94, just south of Grand Avenue, at approximately 5:40 p.m.

It took the fire department 30 minutes to extricate one of the injured from a vehicle. Pellitteri said that person was sent to Advocate Condell Medical Hospital in Libertyville in critical condition.

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A total of six people were sent to Advocate with minor injuries, one in critical condition, and an eighth was was transported to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with minor injuries.

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[safeinOhio]

1. Texting?

[Stonepounder]

2. Or asleep at the wheel.

[MiniMe]

3. Why was the camera pointed out the back window?

Unless they suspectect something was going to happen. Maybe they saw the driver texting or sleeping before the camera was pointed out the back window.

[FrodosPet]

4. Dash cams are getting very popular

It can help you with insurance claims, and they are so cheap, why not put one in the back window? Obviously, as the video points out, interesting stuff can happen behind you as well as in front.

If anyone is a professional driver, I really recommend them.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Let's hold off and see if it turns out the truck had no brakes.

[FrodosPet]

6. Whatever the cause is, we

Obviously, if the brakes are gone, there is nothing you can do but try to steer out of it and hope for the best.

But it does look like distracted driving.

Whether we ever go to fully autonomous vehicle control, the fact remains that technology can provide panic braking. That should be mandatory on every new car produced ASAP.