Bee blamed in U.S. 460 accident near Lynchburg
A bee may have been partially to blame in a wreck that caused a landscaping truck to spill its load of wood on U.S. 460 Tuesday morning, state police said.
Trooper J.B. Murray said the truck’s driver, Luis Enrique Robles Santa Cruz, driving for Concord-based RSG Landscaping & Lawncare, told him a bee got into the truck’s cab around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, as he was driving west on U.S. 460 just east of Mount Athos Road.
Murray said the driver lost control of the pickup truck, causing the utility trailer it was pulling to fishtail and run off the road, spilling its load, and causing the truck to overturn.
Murray said Jason Reynolds, driving a Dodge pickup, slowed his vehicle to avoid the spilled wood, but was struck in the rear by Janelle Lewis, driving a Nissan Altima.
Robles Santa Cruz had a passenger in the truck with him and Lewis had two small children in the car, Murray said, but no one was injured.
Murray said the Altima and the Chevrolet pickup both sustained heavy damage due to the wreck, but damage to the Dodge pickup was minor.
Robles Santa Cruz and Lewis were both charged with reckless driving.
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BEE’S RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So everybody… if you are caught speeding… blame a bee..
If you are caught with an expired inspection blame a bee…
No seriously… Please go to www.dangeroustrailers.org and see how many accidents are caused by “Passenger cars that tow trailers”
Here’s a little project for you. The next time you’re out and about take notice of the countless numbers of trailers being hauled daily on our roadways. Look closely and you’ll see that many are improperly attached to the tow vehicle, don’t have working lights, safety chains and are unacceptably maintained. Then ask yourself, why am I riding behind or next to this person trying to kill or injury me or my family?
Please go to our web site and click on “Supporting Documents” and read the VCU Crash Team report that Our Governor Kaine Chooses not to follow.
http://dangeroustrailers.org/uploads/TA14new.pdf
Also see what how many trailers are defective in PA..
http://dangeroustrailers.org/Police_Crack_Down_In_PA.html
Look around and you will be shocked as to the condition of these trailers.
The life we are trying to save is yours… the person reading this.
Oh sure, blame a Brookville High student.
TEE-HEE…WAS THE BEA CHARGED???
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