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Trucker killed by big rig while standing next to his tractor on Florida’s I-95

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Trucker killed by big rig while standing next to his tractor on Florida’s I-95
A truck driver is dead after being struck by another big rig along Interstate 95 on Oct. 29, 2023, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A truck driver standing on the shoulder of Interstate 95 by his tractor was struck and killed by another big rig on Oct. 29 in Fort Pierce, Florida.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the 54-year-old man was standing on the left side of his 2022 Peterbilt 579 along the right shoulder of I-95 when he was struck by a southbound 2020 Volvo VNL driven by a 24-year-old male.

The Volvo driver, traveling in the right lane, was next to a 2019 Kenworth tractor-trailer that was in the center lane when the Kenworth began to veer toward the Volvo.

According to the FHP,  this caused the Volvo driver to veer into the Peterbilt’s mirror and driver.

An investigation is ongoing.

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5 Comments

If drivers would slow down when they have a truck or car beside the road this would’nt happen. Ive been driving and owning trucks for 50 + years , and the new breed of drivers dont seem to have any common cense these days .

No matter what’s on the shoulder move over 47 years of trucking and it’s gotten so bad selfishness and idioctic and no common sense these people behind the wheel are so untrained it’s scary in this case deadly here in Tennessee you have to move over for anything on the shoulder it’s the law prayers got this family

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