Amherst man killed trying to cross I-581
Published: November 9, 2009
Updated: November 10, 2009
An Amherst man was killed in Roanoke after four vehicles struck him as he tried to cross Interstate 581 Sunday, police said.
Bobby Braxton, 62, was trying to cross south of Peters Creek Road around 6:30 p.m., police said.
A tractor-trailer, an SUV, a van and a pickup struck Braxton, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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I find it hard to understand how after reading something like this, people can post comments like “someone thinks they can jump across 6 lanes of traffic”. I know we are all entitled to our opinions, but must we type out every thought, no matter how it affects other people. I knew Mr. Braxton personally and I know his family. This was a tragedy. A man has lost his life, the drivers of the tractor trailer and other vehicles are still probably devistated. Where is the compassion?
To avoid hurting the family any more than necessary, they’ve avoided mentioning the most likely reasons why this would have happened. There’s really no need; there’s nothing anyone could have done to prevent it- it’s just lucky no one got hurt trying to avoid him.
It is quite simple how this happens. Someone thinks they can jump across 6 lanes of traffic at night without getting hit. Sympathy for the family, but come one, what else did he expect to happen?
This is SO SAD, How does this happen, I guess I don’t understand how things like this happen, Not only hit by 1 but 4 vehicles…...... SO SO SAD.
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