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2018-06-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Trucker, 30, destroys Illinois village bridge just SIXTEEN DAYS after it was designated a federal historic landmark

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Posted by Maggie Elmineque8767 2018-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 careless driver Eriberto Orozco
I wonder what enticed the guy to turn there?

Didn't want his load inspected.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-06-30 04:02|| 2018-06-30 04:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Any guesses as to Eriberto's immigration status?

Posted by Raj 2018-06-30 05:25|| 2018-06-30 05:25|| Front Page Top

#3 GPS told him to turn there?

Posted by brerrabbit 2018-06-30 06:28|| 2018-06-30 06:28|| Front Page Top

#4 #3

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-06-30 06:31|| 2018-06-30 06:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Agree with brerrabbit. Probably had the 'Auto' version instead of 'Truck/RV'.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-06-30 07:14|| 2018-06-30 07:14|| Front Page Top

#6 As seen on "Bridges of Michoacan County"

Posted by Frank G 2018-06-30 07:39|| 2018-06-30 07:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Clint eastwood hardest hit.

Posted by Thravish White7222 2018-06-30 09:48|| 2018-06-30 09:48|| Front Page Top

#8 My bet is that he was overloaded and was looking for a way to dodge the scales. Then Alexa gave him the GPS routing coordinates... Reminds me of Rock (or Tree) Gnomes -- the mythological beasties that add or hide terrain features on your obviously perfect GPS Computer Map.

Posted by magpie 2018-06-30 10:53|| 2018-06-30 10:53|| Front Page Top

#9 I live 2 miles away and use it regularly to get to Rt 53 which takes me south and to ORD. It is a regular "short cut" that trades off some stop signs for some major traffic lights. It is clearly a STOP on each side of the bridge as only one vehicle can pass at a time. The village itself can be a nice place to spent a couple hours, but has struggled with vacancies since 2007 and to a lesser extent earlier.

Posted by Capsu78 2018-06-30 14:52|| 2018-06-30 14:52|| Front Page Top

#10 The "coincidence" here is that bridge is maybe a mile away from Kemper Lakes which is hosting the KPMG Womens PGA Championship. On Wednesday, a womens conference was being hosted at the event with national speakers like Condi Rice, couple Olympians and a number of female CEO's on the schedule- and LEO's from many agencies were parked all over the place and by every intersection. I'm not implying any conspiracy theories here as the cost of aluminum for my tin foil hat has risen due to new aluminum tarrifs :-) But I will wager the law enforcement communications board lit up like a Christmas tree and cops were on scene in seconds. We have hosted events here before, but I have never seen the traffic controls in place like this one.

Posted by Capsu78 2018-06-30 15:16|| 2018-06-30 15:16|| Front Page Top

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