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Car crash, BMW dangles off bridge
Bad accident just before commute home yesterday, one fatality, three saved by some quick thinking by the Seabees passing through. Emergency crews had a tough job on this one.
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01-13-2012, 06:55 AM
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Wow! That doesn't look fun at all.
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01-13-2012, 07:02 AM
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I'm in total amazement that there were no fatalities in the car.
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01-13-2012, 07:08 AM
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Go Seabees.
Love their logo.
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01-13-2012, 07:18 AM
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Kudos to them!
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01-13-2012, 08:21 AM
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Dang!
 Anyone know if the bridge is still closed? I was planning on going south through there this afternoon.
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01-13-2012, 08:25 AM
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You can get up to date info on the CHP website, but I'd plan a detour as an alternate.
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01-13-2012, 08:55 AM
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I will look for an alternate route in case it looks like southbound is also backed up.
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01-13-2012, 08:58 AM
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Alternate route is Hwy 154, two lanes with few passing lanes, but it will be crowded on a three day weekend. I travel this route everyday, very scenic but crazy drivers at times. |
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01-13-2012, 10:04 AM
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The traffic through there is very fast - especially just north of the Gaviota tunnel. I am always on high alert through there.
Can anyone make out the the BMW model?
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01-13-2012, 10:13 AM
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01-13-2012, 12:17 PM
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Drive carefully Flieger
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01-13-2012, 02:07 PM
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Wow, seeing about 75 feet of concrete pillars taken out just stuns me when I remember that those people lived. I can't imagine the energy dissipated in that event. And the extra spectacle of a big-rig careening off the road and bursting into flame. Sounds like a movie.
That turn is pretty tricky for the highway, though. Descending, somewhat sharp radius, narrow bridge, a bumpy transition from grippy asphalt to more slippery concrete... I always need both hands on the wheel and on high alert when I go through there.
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01-13-2012, 08:43 PM
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Wow !
I am surpised anyone survived that wreck. Good idea to use a forklift to support the wreckage.  
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01-14-2012, 02:19 AM
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Good work, Seebees!!
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01-14-2012, 05:32 AM
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01-14-2012, 06:18 AM
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I just read this story in our local news paper. They NEVER even mentioned the SeaBees being there or helping out. I guess thats why they call our Mercury News the "Murky News"
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01-14-2012, 08:46 AM
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01-14-2012, 09:43 AM
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Amazing the family survived, RIP the truck driver. The TV news said he rear ended the BMW. I don't know the area. Wonder if he came upon a line of cars stopped, the BMW driver cut in front of him, could have been a number of things that caused it I guess. They said the baby was basically unhurt and saved by the car seat. Seems like the important part of the car held up very well.
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01-14-2012, 09:47 AM
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That bridge gets narrow and the turn is relatively sharp for a freeway. Combined with the unsettling bumps the truck driver probably just wasn't paying enough attention and drifted over into the left lane and tagged the Bimmer.
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01-14-2012, 09:54 AM
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