j_seph
Senior Member
Wife came up on an accident off of Limestone yesterday in Gainesville. Said the boat, center console was sitting in the road off the trailer.
I see no trailer????
I saw that too!(the aftermath at least) Right where Suwanee Dam meets PIB, right? There were chunks of that SUV's grille sitting there on the side of the road for a couple days after.Dang. I saw a 40ft Donzi trailer get clipped by an SUV on PIB in Suwanee one evening last week. Well, I saw the results about 2 seconds after they happened when all of the sudden the trailer's brakes started squealing and smoking, then looked back up the intersection and saw the damaged SUV.
I saw that too!(the aftermath at least) Right where Suwanee Dam meets PIB, right? There were chunks of that SUV's grille sitting there on the side of the road for a couple days after.
Its tough to see in the pic but the tow vehicle was a nice white chevy crew cab. Trailer was still attached to the truck. You cant see it because the SUV is in the way. Someone at the gas station said that it looked like the lady driving the SUV ran the light and struck the boat that was turning left onto limestone.
Hard to tell, but it doesn't look like there's a hitch on that Explorer. Perhaps she cut it too close when the guy with the boat swung wide to turn? Maybe she's just a witness.I wonder if that blonde headed lady beside the SUV was the driver?
The picture looks like the trailer disconnected. It appears the boat is still partly on the trailer? Maybe he got lucky and most of the damage was to the trailer.
Double check the lock on trailer ball and always use something to lock it closed. ie A small bolt with nut, zip tie, a piece of wire. I have used all of the above but I use a lock on the ball and another on the hitch since times have gotten so bad.
Depending on when the picture was taken, maybe they disconnected the tow vehicle to help clear the intersection? Looking at the second pic, that had to be one heck of an impact. Woof.I assumed wrong about the trailer coming loose but the preventive measures I mentioned still apply when towing. Be safe.