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After our PCM on Friday we were asked to come into the office and watch this video to remind us of sately.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4946499
I'm still a little in disbelief. When one of our drivers made the comment that it was the other guys fault, our center manager (who used to be a Safety Manager) started making note of the 5 seeing habits and other things that may have been overlooked. He may as well have said it was the UPS guy's fault because he didn't see it coming. I like our center manager, but DAMN!!!
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4946499
I'm still a little in disbelief. When one of our drivers made the comment that it was the other guys fault, our center manager (who used to be a Safety Manager) started making note of the 5 seeing habits and other things that may have been overlooked. He may as well have said it was the UPS guy's fault because he didn't see it coming. I like our center manager, but DAMN!!!
A UPS driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning at the intersection of SR-138 and SR-36 in Stansbury Park.
Alan Christofferson, 54, of West Jordan, was traveling 60 mph south on SR-36 in a UPS delivery truck at approximately 9:20 a.m. when a Peterbilt dump truck in the northbound lanes pulled out in front of him while attempting to turn west onto SR-138, according to Cpl. Andrew Prescott of the Utah Highway Patrol.
The dump truck, owned by Western Excavation, was stuck on the right front tire by the UPS truck, causing both vehicles to spin to the west side of the road.
Prescott said the impact left both vehicles severely mangled.
“The dump truck spilt in half and the cab was demolished,” Prescott said.
Christofferson was found pinned inside the UPS truck and had to be extracted. He was pronounced dead on scene, according to Prescott.
The driver of the dump truck, Steven Jakeman, of Tooele, was ejected from the vehicle. He suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was airlifted to University Hospital.
Prescott said the dump truck was carrying a load of mud, which spilled on the road during the accident.
“It was a huge mess,” Prescott said.
UHP shut down the southbound lanes — rerouting traffic onto SR-138 — and the inside northbound lane until about 3 p.m. while crews cleaned up the mud and the two mangled trucks were hauled away.
Traffic in both directions was backed up significantly, Prescott said, although he was unsure how far in either direction.
Christofferson had been driving the Tooele route for more than 20 years and was well-known by local business owners.
The accident is still under investigation. No charges have been filed yet.