Not only have we lost two daughters due to a weak rear underride guard, but we continue to see countless loved ones lost to other families in a similar way. Senseless deaths. Solutions are available — developed by innovative engineers but too often left on the shelf while people continue to die.
I get Google Alert notifications of truck crashes every day. Here are the rear underride fatalities which I have found in the last few months:
- In Memory of Mickey Ramirez (December 5, 2021)
- In Memory of Stephine Ambrose (December 5, 2021)
- In Memory of Glenn Landrum (November 30, 2021)
- In Memory of Rodney Hawkins (November 25, 2021
- In Memory of Dennis Hamilton (November 23, 2021)
- In Memory of Jeffrey Walters (November 19, 2021)
- In Memory of Tyler McAllister (November 17, 2021)
- In Memory of Grace Mitchell (November 10, 2021)
- In Memory of Paul Woodell (November 8, 2021)
- In Memory of Blake Burrows (November 3, 2021)
- In Memory of Kiley Strange & Crystal Carter (November 2, 2021)
- In Memory of Jay Harris (October 21, 2021)
- In Memory of Darcy Stallings (October 21, 2021)
- In Memory of Jamie Snider (September 21, 2021)
- In Memory of Blanca Rodriguez (September 15, 2021)
- In Memory of Nicholas Gavin Ouellette (September 10, 2021)
- In Memory of John Diamond, Sr. (August 30, 2021)
- In Memory of Michelle Fletcher (August 28, 2021)
- The senseless deaths go on & on: Underride Crash “Map”
This video shows the difference between too weak & stronger guards:
