Loose Horse Trailer A $250,000 Loss In Canada

By Victoria Carnaghan

The driver of a one-tonne pickup truck hauling a horse trailer was not injured after she rolled her vehicle west of Edson last week, but one of her barrel horses died in the accident.

Edson RCMP were called out to Hargwen Road last Monday night at about 11:30 p.m.

The 43-year-old female driver of the truck had lost control of her vehicle and entered the median, RCMP said. The force of the weight on the down slope unhitched the trailer and it rolled on its side.

Two barrel horses were trapped inside.

Bystanders were able to help free one of the horses from the trailer’s back door, but the other remained trapped and ended up dying from its injuries, police said. The driver was unhurt.

The cost of the damages, characterized as a “total loss,” were slightly more than a quarter million dollars, RCMP said.

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Truck with boat attached involved in accident in Bourne, MA

Truck with boat attached involved in accident in Bourne, MA

(NECN) - A person has been injured in Bourne, Massachusetts when a truck they were driving with a boat attached crashed into the median strip and woods on Route 28 North.

The accident happened early Saturday morning at about 4 AM and Bourne firefighters were investigating the scene.

The male operator of the truck was taken to Falmouth Hospital with unknown injuries.

An approximate 25 foot boat being towed by the truck came off of its trailer as a result of the crash.

One lane of traffic on Rt. 28 was closed for approximately 1 hour while the boat and truck were being removed.

Bourne police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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Photo Courtesy: David Curran

Horse Accidentially Dragged To Death

Sonora, CA -- Monday evening a horse was accidentally dragged to death.

Police Department officers contacted the owner of the horse and driver of the vehicle. The driver related that she and her daughters had been riding at a friend's ranch on Jamestown Rd.

After riding the two girls loaded the horses in the horse trailer. This time the driver did not check to make sure the trailer had been properly secured.

According to the S.P.D. the horse fell out of the trailer and was dragged for several miles before the driver was aware of what had transpired at the intersection of Stockton Rd. and Washington St.

The Fire Department and the Public Works Department took care of the cleanup after the horse had been removed.

Chief Mark Stinson adds that the investigation continues into why for such an extended period of time the driver did not realize what had happened.

Stinson commented that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol/drugs at the time of the incident.

a guy hauling a front-end loader on a flatbed trailer lost them both

From a posting...


There was a little accident on the highway this afternoon: a guy hauling a front-end loader on a flatbed trailer lost them both! It didn't appear that anyone was hurt, and the scene was north of where I get on to head south, so other than blocking off one lane of the road for about 75 yards, no harm done.

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http://mooseintheyard.blogspot.com/2009/06/monday-afternoon.html

Tractor pulling wagon full of 17 people has trailer hitch break

eventeen people, including 11 children, managed to avoid injury after a tractor ride went wrong Sunday night when the trailer hitch broke on the tractor pulling them down Conlon Road.

Gregory J. Luetticke, 46, of Le Roy, who was driving the tractor, did report an injury. He complained of neck pain.

Luetticke was reportedly pulling the wagon down a grass laneway on Conlon when the hitch broke. Luetticke said when the hitch broke, he steered to the west and lost control of the tractor, causing the tractor to overturn. Luetticke was ejected from the tractor and came to rest to the northwest. The wagon stopped moving.

In the wagon were Billie J. Kennedy, 31, Alexa M. Kennedy, 6, Madailein M. Blonski, 5, Ashley Bottonfield, 10, Erica Ulrich, 15, Amber A. Williams, 8, Dominque M. Williams, 14, Mariah A. Williams, 12, Teresa Annecharicle, 35, Tyler M. Annecharicle, 35, Isabell Annecharicle, 10, Nicholas Rogers, 6, Zachary M. Rogers, 10, Colleen M. Rogowski, 39, Allison M. Rogowski, 8 and Lauren E. Wood, 8.

Bradley Brooks, 25, of Spencerport, failed to negotiate a turn on South Lake Road in Bergen Sunday afternoon and drove his motorcycle into a ditch. Brooks was ejected from the bike. He was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Brian D. Whitmore, 25, of Darien Center, suffered a fracture in his arm and collar bone after striking a deer while driving his motorcycle eastbound on Conway Road in Darien. The accident occurred Wednesday about 9 p.m.

No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle accident last night at 11:30 p.m. on Quinlan Road in Le Roy.

The 1996 Dodge coupe was driven by Matthew Derooy, 20, of LeRoy. Deborah J. Derooy, 24, was a passenger.

Derooy reportedly driving the car westbound on Quinlan Road when he drove off the north shoulder and hit a support wire to a National Grid utility pole. The vehicle then continued through a field and landed in a ditch.

No apparent cause is cited in the accident report.

Posted by Howard Owens on May 25, 2009 - 12:29pm

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Multiple crashes slow traffic on I-275, Howard Frankland Bridge

By Brant James and Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writers
Posted: Jun 26, 2009 07:29 AM


Earlier this morning, a large camping trailer detached from the 2007 gold Chevy SUV lugging it in the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 near the Kennedy Boulevard exit, Kraus said. The SUV driver, 57-year-old Richard Earl Wery, apparently swerved to avoid hitting a ladder that had fallen off another truck, Kraus said. The camper jackknifed, struck the barrier wall and blocked three lanes of traffic for nearly an hour.

Four Children Hurt In Tractor Accident Farm Tractor Pullig Trailer

Note: Was the trailer made to be towed by the Farm Tractor?

Are inspections performed on these trailers?

What training did the child receive before he was allowed to tow?

The injured children all were under 10 years old and were taken by ambulance to a hospital. Two of the victims were treated for minor injuries and two had moderate-to-severe injuries.

Four Children Hurt In Tractor Accident

Night Of Family Fun Turns Terrifying Near Spring Hill

POSTED: 12:09 pm CDT June 6, 2009

SPRING HILL, Kan. -- Four children were recovering Saturday morning after a night of family fun took a terrifying turn on Friday night.A witness said the family was taking a tractor ride towing a trailer full of kids on South Green Road near Spring Hill, Kan., when it rolled backwards causing the passengers to be thrown from the trailer."It ran completely over 'em," said Greg Lancellotti, who witnessed the accident. "They were left here in the middle of the road. The tractor continued to roll on down the hill."Officials said two adults and a child were up front in the tractor when the driver tried to change gears while going up a hill on a paved road. The tractor rolled backward and jackknifed back onto the trailer.