If you look closely, you can see the passenger seat in the bed, as well as the pole sticking out of the center of the bed. The pole ripped straight through the truck, nearly cutting it in two!














"State DOT crews reopened the northbound lanes of Interstate-5 about 11: 30 a.m. today following a spectacular early-morning crash of a pickup that killed an Edmonds man.

Just after the northbound lanes re-opened, a crash on the southbound lanes closed three lanes in that direction near Northeast 145th Street, causing a long backup. The lanes reopened about noon.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the pickup crashed into a post holding a sign over the exit to the bus barn south of the Northeast 175th Street exit, shearing off the highway post that held up the sign for an exit further down the highway.

The driver has been identified by the State Patrol as Christopher W. Holsapple, 35, of Edmonds. He worked for a small company in Woodinville, according to co-workers.

"This is one of the most violent impact scenes I've seen," said Jeff Merrill, with the State Patrol. "The truck was carved in half."

"There was a tremendously violent impact into the sign," Merrill said. "He was traveling at a very high rate of speed."

He said the truck drifted off the right shoulder at the bus barn exit, traveled down a grassy median about 75 yards on a steep grassy slope and struck a large post in the median that supports a 120-foot steel overhead directional sign that spans I-5.

He said the impact dislodged the sign from its foundation and moved it 10 feet, leaving it attached only on the westbound side of the freeway "hanging precariously."

The DOT said the sign buckled and crews decided it is too heavy and dangerous to move in one piece. Crews also are working to cut a crumpled bridge portion on the west side of the freeway and to swing the sign to the east and place it on the bus barn exit ramp."

 

what the heck? he fall asleep or something? it looks like the only salvagable part of that truck may be the rear wheels and tail gate.

i seen the results of a 1997 f350 cc slamming into a telefone pole, a guy i worked with wife was driving and reached over to get something and went straight off the curb, she was doing 45 but i guess slower when she hit the brakes and slid into the pole. she wasn't hurt though and after 13K dollars of fixing the truck was back on the road.

 

wow, <filllllllllller>

 

Moved from General Non-Automotive.

 

Wow, just wow.

 

That'll buff right out.

 

the taillight is still good ....

 

Wow, it might have said so in the article and maybe I missed it, but how fast was that truck going?

 

I'm speechless, and

 

You can see the steering wheel up at the top...

I doubt even the tailgate made it through. I'm not sure if they can be too certain of his speed, not without an investigation. There probably won't be much of one in this case. Trucks don't make you invincible. Everyone be careful out there.

 

Any question now as to why I call the commute here the Moron Convention?
I think we can safely agree he was exceeding the 60mph speed limit?

 

I would say. I got in a head on a 70MPH and it did not do half as much damage as that. Of course vehicles have become increasingly cheap in the last 20 years. Why should Ford be any different.

 

i thought vehicles had gotten safer in the last 20 years . God forbid but would much RATHER become invloved in a collision in 06 than my 88

 

A ball-pein hammer will fix that right up.

Jason

 

...along with a little Mother's Wax and some elbow grease. It'll all just buff right out.