Truck Driver Dies After Being Blown Off Chesapeake Bay Bridge

[7figz]

Won't even lie, that fuckin rail was low as hell. I remember I used to be in the car with my parents paranoid like a MF when we drove across that shit. I wouldn't even close my eyes until we got off.

 

[i ro ny]

Won't even lie, that fuckin rail was low as hell. I remember I used to be in the car with my parents paranoid life a MF when we drove across that shit. I wouldn't even close my eyes until we got off.

smh. it aint that bad.

 

[Figo]

$25 to drive a little over 4 miles? that white boy making a easy killing of those scary ass cacs

 

[7figz]

Won't even lie, that fuckin rail was low as hell. I remember I used to be in the car with my parents paranoid life a MF when we drove across that shit. I wouldn't even close my eyes until we got off.

smh. it aint that bad.

For what it's worth, I was a kid back then. I'm sure if I drove across that shit now, I'd be ight. But hearing this story got me thinking I might've been onto something.

 

[SimplyKrys]

This is awful...RIP

 

[jetlifebih]

Dam g....he survived only to die after he was rescued....

 

[Will Munny]

That's crazy he was able to get out and on top of the rig but still ended up dying.

Damn... bad way to go. RIP

 

[detcatinva]

dog i used to drive accross that bridge all the time when i was going to Hampton. that bridge is no joke and long

 

[i ro ny]

rest easy folks.

it wasnt the wind that caused him to go over the rail.

Police: Driver error caused truck to go over the side of the CBBT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Officials say driver error caused a tractor-trailer to go over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Thursday afternoon.

According to police, 47-year-old Joseph Chen had just passed another tractor-trailer and as he re-entered the lane, he drove over a curb and went airborne.

Authorities are still hoping to get more information from the truck’s black box, if it can be found and recovered.

The tractor-trailer went into the water on the southbound side of the CBBT around 12:30 p.m. Navy spokesman Cmdr. Dave Hecht said a crew with HSC 2 out of Norfolk was in the area training when police called for help. That crew responded in an MH-60 Sierra and pulled the driver out of the water. Chen was reportedly standing on top of the truck before he was lifted into the helicopter.

Chen died on the way to the hospital.

Driver dies after tractor-trailer goes over the side of the CBBT

Chen was hauling seafood for Evans Transport, a company based out of Washington, North Carolina.

“He was the type of guy that anyone he met liked him from the get go,” said President of Evans Transport Armistead Perry. “When I had a driver I needed to train, I would always put him with Joe, because he was such an easy person to get along with and just a good all around guy.”

Friends say Joe was also the president of a motorcycle club in Greenville, North Carolina, where he often raised money for people in need.

Road crews are working to repair the guard rail and concrete, which could take up to a week.

The Coast Guard is tracking the trailer in the water. It separated from the tractor and was last seen floating near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, toward the sea. They are also assessing safety around the accident site.

Divers went into the water near the bridge-tunnel Friday to look for the tractor.

Stay with WAVY.com for updates to this developing story.
http://wavy.com/2017/02/10/tractor-trailer-goes-over-side-of-cbbt-update/

 

[konceptjones]

niggas get blown off bridges erryday b.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-03/news/8901190020_1_suspension-bridge-accident-car

 

[black caesar]

Not the first time that's happened in our area of VA. It also happened in January of 2016 in the very same spot. The driver lived though.

 

[Max.]

One time i was in the mountains with people driving in the fog on a small ass road with semis blown by...and a small ass guard rail to protect from falln down the moutain

 

[bkkbully]

A bit unrelated, but America really needs to step its infrastructure game up. All that money being spent on military and we have bridges & roads like this.

 

[AggieLean.]

One reason why I don't fug with bridges. I still get an uneasy feeling when on them and try to avoid them when possible. Growing up on the Gulf Coast, it was hard to avoid them. Bridges everywhere in South MS, LA, and in FL.

 

[its....JOHN B]

Yea 40 mph winds isn't going to do that, you will definitely feel the shift but it isn't blowing a tractor trailer off a bridge

 

[Figo]

With that wind last night, I know ppl was shook driving over any bridges in the area.

 

[Stew]

That bridge is dope as fuck lol

 

[banginscrew901]

Yea 40 mph winds isn't going to do that, you will definitely feel the shift but it isn't blowing a tractor trailer off a bridge

Not true depends on how much weight in the trailer. Northwest of the states winds get pretty high and you'll see tractor and trailers laying on the side

 

[yellowtapesport]

Yea 40 mph winds isn't going to do that, you will definitely feel the shift but it isn't blowing a tractor trailer off a bridge

Not true depends on how much weight in the trailer. Northwest of the states winds get pretty high and you'll see tractor and trailers laying on the side

Plus most bridges have warnings for truck drivers regarding high winds

 

[BedStuy]

Route 13 is the easiest and shortest way to NYC instead of taking the 95 but i never trusted that long ass bridge when i was towing my whip back home.