Monthly Archives: April 2022

In Memory of Tramayne Holmes (April 26, 2022)

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The investigation revealed that a 2006 Subaru Legacy, operated by 40-year-old Tramayne Holmes of Milton, New York, was traveling eastbound on State Route 28 when he lost control of his vehicle and crossed over into the westbound lane and struck a 2022 Peterbilt tractor-trailer head-on, according to New York State Police from Ulster County. Hudson Valley Father Killed In Tractor-trailer Crash in New York

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Tramayne Holmes, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of Gregory Willis (April 28, 2022)

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Police say Gregory Willis, 43, of Barton was inside the burning Dodge Ram involved the crash.

The crash happened around 7 a.m. on Route 5. Vermont State Police say Willis was heading north and veered into the southbound lane, colliding with a tractor-trailer truck. Both vehicles caught fire. Police ID driver in fiery Orleans County crash

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Gregory Willis, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of Selvin Turcios-Romero (April 28, 2022)

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A 2018 International tractor trailer was traveling south on I-81 when it exited onto the ramp and stopped due to traffic. A southbound 2001 Honda Accord rear-ended the tractor trailer.

The driver of the Honda, 27-year-old Selvin A. Turcios-Romero of Harrisonburg, died at the scene of the crash as a result of his injuries. Turcios-Romero was wearing a seatbelt. VSP investigating fatal crash in Harrisonburg

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Selvin Turcios-Romero, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of Esther Bivins (April 26, 2022)

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Esther Bivins, 75, was fatally injured when the 2007 Honda Odyssey she was driving crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2021 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by Cindy M. Rabon, 63, of Bay Minette. Selma woman killed in 3-vehicle Autauga County crash with tractor-trailer

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Esther Bivins, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of Jason Mason (April 22, 2022)

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Jason A. Mason, 53, died after the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a Freightliner semi-tractor trailer. . .

Decatur Police say the man’s pickup crossed the center line and hit the trailer of the semi-tractor. Man killed in crash with Freightliner semi identified

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Jason Mason, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of David Garke (April 19, 2022)

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According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, preliminary information revealed a pickup truck driven by David Garke, 62, of Coldwater, Ohio, was eastbound on State Route 47.

Garke’s truck went left of center striking a semi-truck that was traveling westbound on State Route 47, the sheriff’s office said. Sheriff’s office ID’s man killed in head-on crash on SR 47 in Darke County

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

David Garke, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

In Memory of Brittney Mae Goodwin (April 18, 2022)

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Brittney Mae Goodwin, 30, of Greensboro, was pronounced dead at the scene. . .

Goodwin’s Mazda SUV, a tractor-trailer and a Dodge pickup truck, were stopped in the southbound left lane due to slowing traffic. An approaching tractor-trailer hit the rear of the pickup truck and pushed it into the SUV, which was then pushed into the rear of the other tractor-trailer, authorities said. One dead after multivehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Hagerstown

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Brittney Mae Goodwin, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.

Basic Underride Information

Safety Advocacy, Truck Safety

This post provides basic underride information, as well as a running list of recent relevant posts.

  1. Petition: STOP Senseless Roadway Deaths: Give Victims a Voice
  2. Petition: Secretary Pete, It’s Past Time To End Death By Underride!
  3. Underride Crash Memorials These are posts in memory of a few of the thousands of underride victims. The tip of the iceberg of senseless, preventable deaths. I will slowly be adding more.
  4. Important Videos: Basics of Underride; Front Underride Protection crash test; Side Guard crash test; Rear Guard crash test; Rear Retrofit crash test; Safetyskirt SIG.R Crash Test 2023, 35 mph T-Bone Behind Axles; SafetySkirt Crash Testing Videos; Unguarded Crash Test 2023, 37.5 mph, 45 Degree Angle Crash
  5. STOP Underrides! YouTube Channel Truck Underride Video Playlist
  6. $462M Jury Verdict Over Rear Impact Guard Design
  7. What Don’t They Want to See? DOT Declines to Send Observer to Underride Crash Test… AGAIN!
  8. Industry Response to ACUP Report; Enough of the Bellyaching Already!
  9. NHTSA Defends Itself to Congress – Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
  10. Advisory Committee on Underride Protection Reports to Congress & DOT Secretary
  11. DOT Victim & Survivor Advocate Act Introduced To Give Victims A Voice
  12. Senior Agency Officials Suppressed Side Guard Research — Impacting Regulatory Analysis
  13. Underride Crash Memorials
  14. Advisory Committee on Underride Protection, April 24, 2024 Meeting Record
  15. Advisory Committee on Underride Protection, April 24 Meeting Video Playlist
  16. How To Make Crashes With The Front Of A Truck More Survivable
  17. Register for April 24 Meeting of Advisory Committee on Underride Protection
  18. Advisory Committee on Underride Protection, February 8, 2024 Meeting Record
  19. Front Impact Guard Webinar – April 17
  20. Truck Impact Guards = Underride Protection
  21. Upcoming Underride Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
  22. Underride Made #1 on ‘FRONTLINE Dispatch’ Podcast Episodes of 2023
  23. Unsung Underride Prevention Heroes
  24. My Reactions to Comments on Inside Edition Underride Investigative Report
  25. Weak Rear Underride Guards Are Still Killing People
  26. Video of Speakers at Underride Victim Vigil
  27. A Record of Those Remembered in the Underride Victim Vigil
  28. Media Coverage of DC Underride Victim Vigil & Press Conference
  29. A day in the life of an underride crash test crew; A Photographer’s Perspective
  30. Underride Victim Vigil & Press Conference on DOT Steps in DC
  31. Simply Mary. . . August 6, 1999 – May 8, 2013
  32. Video from STOP Underrides Crash Test Event
  33. Public Comments on the Side Guard ANPRM (Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking)
  34. Still Time to Submit a Public Comment on Side Guard Rule (July 20)
  35. STOP Senseless Roadway Deaths: Give Victims a Voice
  36. So, what did you think of the PBS/Frontline Underride Documentary?
  37. PBS/Frontline Underride Documentary & Petition to Secretary Pete
  38. Commemorative Bell for Roadway Safety Victims
  39. Taking On a Safety Issue: Hazardous Railroad Crossings
  40. Upcoming PBS/Frontline Documentary: “America’s Dangerous Trucks”
  41. Global Underride Discussion
  42. 10 years after trucking crash killed 2 girls, mother sees hope for change
  43. May 4, 2013 seems like just yesterday; has anything changed?
  44. What Do Baseball & Truck Underride Have In Common?
  45. FARS Coding of a Sample of Rear Underride Crashes
  46. LPD+ Saves Lives; But what’s an LPD+?
  47. STOP Underrides Crash Test Tour
  48. “Economism Is Out Of Control” In Life & Death Regulatory Analysis
  49. Remembering AnnaLeah & Mary
  50. Someday, Seeing Side Guards & Strong Rear Underride Guards Will No Longer Surprise Me
  51. Successful Side Guard Crash Test in Raleigh
  52. NHTSA Failing To Educate Stakeholders On Underride
  53. Side Guard Cost Benefit Analysis Presentation to TEAM Underride
  54. Update on Underride Protection Progress
  55. Side Guard Cost Benefit Analysis
  56. Launching a Campaign To Flood NHTSA With Underride Complaint Reports
  57. “A Safety Rule, A Fatal Flaw”; Industry Discussed Underride Rules in 2000
  58. Another Side Guard On The Road
  59. Too Many Lives Forever Changed
  60. Cohen, Gillibrand Call on DOT to Act Expeditiously & Implement Provisions from Their Stop Underrides Act Included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
  61. Five Years Have Passed Since the Historic IIHS Side Guard Crash Test
  62. Back of the Envelope Math: How many side underride deaths since March 19, 1969?
  63. 53 Years or 19,358 days
  64. When it comes to underride, where do you stand?
  65. DOT Announced A National Roadway Safety Strategy; Now It’s Time To Talk About What That Means
  66. Timeline Of Research & Collaborative Efforts To Create A Consensus Side Guard Standard
  67. Can the Insurance Industry Help End the Unfair Fight of Truck Underride Tragedies?
  68. Why are we working so hard to get weak rear underride guards replaced?
  69. @SecretaryPete, Will you fix flawed underride analysis or let deaths continue?
  70. Families glad new infrastructure law will address underride crashes, WRTV, November 18, 2021
  71. First responders train to save lives during underride crashes, WRTV, November 23, 2021
  72. Raleigh Mom: Infrastructure Bill Will Prevent Crashes Like the One That Killed My Girls , Raleigh News&Observer, November 18, 2021
  73. Rear impact guard now part of annual truck inspection, CCJ, November 15, 2021
  74. FMCSA Issues Final Rule: Rear Underride Guards To Be Part Of Annual Inspections, November 20, 2021
  75. Thoughts on Landmark Underride Legislation
  76. AAJ Supports Trailer Safety Recall Petition: “NHTSA is well within its authority to issue a recall”
  77. Unguarded & Unsafe: Death By Underride by Eric Hein, July 15, 2021
  78. STOP Underrides Petition can be found here.
  79. A Timeline of Underride Safety
  80. Certified Letters Alert 200 Carriers of Underride Dangers & Solutions
  81. History of Underride Research & Reports: 1896-2019
  82. Petition for NHTSA To Recall Semitrailers Due To Lack Of Side Underride Guards
  83. Will DOT Respond to Petition for Underride Rulemaking on Single Unit Trucks?
  84. Side Guard Costs Likely To Decrease With Higher Deployment Volumes
  85. Protecting Passenger Vehicles from Side Underride with Heavy Trucks More research on side underride has just been published by SAE International following a presentation by Garrett Mattos of the Friedman Research Center at a SAE Conference. Hopefully, the Department of Transportation now has enough research to make good on their March 19, 1969 intention to add underride protection to the sides of large vehicles.
  86. IIHS Research Provides Foundation for Traffic Safety Legislation – Including Underride
  87. What will it take to get UNDERRIDE on DOT Regulatory Agenda? We’ve been waiting 52+ years for DOT to move forward with side guards on large trucks — not to mention improving rear guard regulations and adding front underride protection. After numerous petitions, comprehensive underride rulemaking still has not made it the onto the DOT Unified Regulatory Agenda.
  88. Collaborative Discussion of Side Guard Challenges on Specialty Trucks I was very pleased with the collaborative discussion which took place via Zoom on Monday, March 29, 2021, regarding the challenges of adding side guard safety technology to specialty trucks. Participants included primarily engineers and small companies who have been working on researching, designing, and/or marketing solutions to the underride problem. The meeting was also quietly observed by families of underride victims and administrative officials from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
  89. The March Madness of Competing Traffic Safety Interests What is it like to compete for the attention of government leaders in order to get traction on the traffic safety problem which took your loved one’s life? Envision a press conference on a hot topic where a cacophony of reporters can be heard shouting out — vying for the opportunity to have their question be the one that gets answered.
  90. Time for a National Traffic Safety Ombudsman Almost five years ago, after delivering a Vision Zero Petition to leaders in Washington, D.C., I realized that we need something more than a White House Vision Zero Task Force and a National Vision Zero Goal. We need a National Traffic Safety Ombudsman to be at the helm of a nationwide network of community traffic safety advocates. Someone who will have a place at the federal table — with the authority to take ongoing action on behalf of vulnerable victims of vehicle violence.
  91. Will NHTSA & NTSB Address Side Underride Factor In Latest Tesla Crash Investigation? I have again requested that NHTSA and NTSB address the side underride factor in their investigation of yet another Tesla side underride crash.
  92. Truck Underride Victims & Families Host News Conference for STOP Underrides Act Introduction On Monday, March 8, 2021, truck crash victims’ families hosted a news conference to discuss their stories and the recent introduction of the STOP Underrides Act of 2021 — on March 4, 2021 in the Senate and March 8 in the House.
  93. Engineers, Trucking Industry, & Victim Advocates Collaborate at Side Guard Task Force On a Friday afternoon — February 26, 2021 — over 50 people met via Zoom to discuss comprehensive underride protection. The purpose of the meeting was to report on progress which has been made by several subcommittees since an earlier meeting in 2020 — including Industry Engagement, Research, and Engineering Subcommittees.
  94. Should we be concerned about side guards getting hung up on railroad tracks? I keep hearing members of the trucking industry bring up the possibility of side guards on trailers getting hung-up on railroad tracks. They point to it as a reason to not require side guards on all new trucks. Is that a valid concern? And where is their documentation?
  95. Transport Companies Provide Feedback on Side Guard Operational Issues We know that the trucking industry has expressed concern about potential operational issues which could occur when side guards are installed on large trucks. In order to address those concerns, we asked several trucking companies to give us feedback about their experience after installing side guards on their tractor-trailers.
  96. Consensus Side Guard Standard On April 17, 2020, over 40 people participated in a virtual meeting of a volunteer Underride Protection Committee’s “Side Guard Task Force.” This included two engineers from trailer manufacturers. As a follow-up, several subcommittees began to hold virtual meetings, including an Underride Engineering Subcommittee.
  97. Utility Trailers Encourages Retrofit of Rear Impact Guards To Prevent Underride Last evening, I received some amazing news! Utility Trailer Manufacturing has announced that their improved Rear Impact Guard (RIG) will be offered at a discount.
  98. FMCSA Proposed Rule For Inspection of Rear Underride Guards A red letter day: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at long last has proposed a rule to add rear underride guards to Appendix G. What does that mean? It means that rear underride guards will be required to be in good condition in order to pass an annual vehicle inspection. Once the rule is actually issued.
  99. “Chattanoga crash that killed 5 underscores bill to add protective barriers to semi trucks”
  100. Retrofit Solutions for Rear Impact Guards to Prevent Deadly Underride It is to their credit that nine U.S. trailer manufacturers have improved their rear underride guard design to meet the IIHS TOUGHGuard standard and seven of them are putting it on all new trailers as Standard. What that means is that they have surpassed the current federal standard and have been crash tested to show that they are more likely to prevent underride and catastrophic Passenger Compartment Intrusion (PCI) — thereby more likely to save lives when passenger vehicles rear end tractor-trailers.
  101. Save Lives by Lighting up Tractor-Trailers & Tanker Trucks Truck drivers can play an important role in making sure that the trailers which they haul are as visible as possible to other drivers on the road — especially at nighttime. On October 15, 2018, Leslie and Sophie Rosenberg lost their lives when they collided with the side of a tanker late at night.
  102. Truck Driver Mistakes Don’t Excuse Industry & Government Negligence To Solve Underride Problem Thanksgiving Eve, another apparent underride victim lost her life: Though the truck driver may have made a mistake, not all the blame rests with him for a crash which might have had a different outcome with effective underride protection. Carriers, trailer manufacturers, DOT, & Congress can make these kinds of truck crashes more survivable.
  103. A fully-guarded trailer hits the road – ready to STOP underride! Engineering ingenuity and a lot of hard work went into the research, development, and installation of this fully-guarded trailer system. This week, a small carrier in North Carolina became part of our pilot program. We are thankful that they have agreed to provide us feedback on this #SaferTruck as they drive it on the road to carry out their transport business.
  104. On August 19, we hosted another Underride Staff Briefing — this time via Zoom. We are providing Congressional Offices with the PowerPoint pdf from that presentation, including comments from engineers with expertise in underride as well as underride families: Underride Briefing PowerPoint pdf (inc. links to resources & video)
  105. Crash Tests of Rear Underride Guard Reinforcement Attachments, 2016 & 2020
  106. Media Reports & Video Footage Unveil Highlights of the Successful D.C. Underride Crash Test Event Read more here.
  107. Comparison Chart of Underride Provisions in Various Bills
  108. A quick look at some of the more recent efforts to STOP underride tragedies: Update on Underride News
  109. SOCIAL MEDIA: #STOPunderrides Tweets & Facebook Pages: STOP Underrides Act of 2019 and Save Lives/Stop Underrides., AnnaLeah&MaryforTruckSafety , stopunderrides.org
  110. Underride Crash Memorials These are posts in memory of a few of the thousands of underride victims. The tip of the iceberg of senseless, preventable deaths. I will slowly be adding more.

RAMCUP. Roya, AnnaLeah & Mary Comprehensive Underride Protection. They paid the price:

In Memory of Juandria Pickett & Tiyana McCoy (April 9, 2022)

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According to a crash report from the Illinois State Police, 30-year-old Juandria Pickett and her passenger 32-year-old Tiyana McCoy were killed in a crash at around 4 a.m. Saturday.

The report said Pickett and McCoy were in Pickett’s Toyota Camry going south in the northbound lanes of I-55 near Livingston, Illinois. Near mile marker 37. they crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer. 2 St. Louis women killed in wrong-way crash on I-55 involving tractor-trailer

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Juandria Pickett & Tiyana McCoy, Precious Ones Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but un

In Memory of Devin Henkel (April 10, 2022)

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Devin Robert Henkel was traveling eastbound on West Memorial Boulevard in a 2018 Nissan Frontier truck when, for unknown reasons, he left his lane of traffic and traveled into the safety lane. The Nissan truck struck the stopped semi-truck and became lodged underneath the rear of the trailer.  Police investigating fatal Lakeland crash

Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.

Devin Robert Henkel, Precious One Gone Too Soon

See Underride Crash Memorials posted here and at #STOPunderrides Tweets. To add photos or more information on this story or to add other underride crashes to be remembered, send an email to underridemap@gmail.com. Please use this Interactive Underride Crash Map Crash Location Input Form to provide us with accurate information . (Note: the map is currently not online; but we would keep the information for future updating and to aid in underride advocacy efforts.)

How You Can Help

Support improving Underride Protection on trailers: Contact your legislators with this User-Friendly TAKE ACTION online tool.

Please sign this petition: Congress, Act Now To End Deadly Truck Underrides.

Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what could potentially be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.