He started his leftward slide at 16 to 17 seconds into the video. He seemed to be a lost cause long before he got to the marbles in that area to the left of the onramp.
What if he had old, dry tires?
Or maybe at least the front was way past its expiration date.
I think he thought he could save it.
Until he couldn't.
Look at the slo-mo segment closely... it looks like he would've been okay if the truck hadn't been there. He was beginning to get it upright and pointed forward.
But, along with several other problems, the truck
was there... so he was blessed with a wakeup call and a valuable lesson.