Person killed after climbing underneath UPS truck in New Paltz: police

[cheryl]

Person killed after climbing underneath UPS truck in New Paltz: police - Poughkeepsie Journal

A person was killed Thursday after climbing underneath a UPS truck, according to New Paltz police.

The department is investigating the incident, in which the person was dragged under the truck on Main Street in the Town of New Paltz.

Police Chief Robert Luchesi said the truck was stopped in traffic between Church and South Chestnut streets when the person climbed underneath. The driver, who Luchesi said was unaware of the individual, proceeded to drive down Main Street.

 

[Operational needs]

Poor driver. I’m sure he’ll never be the same. Who would ever think that someone would crawl under your truck while you’re stopped in traffic?

 

[JJinVA]

Poor driver. I’m sure he’ll never be the same. Who would ever think that someone would crawl under your truck while you’re stopped in traffic?

Was just thinking the same. You can't hear anything back there so I'm sure he wouldn't have heard any yelling. But the real fault here obviously falls on the person who climbed under the truck. Maybe on drugs who knows. Can't really see a sane or sober person doing that ya know

 

[olroadbeech]

wow.

just wow.

 

[over9five]

Poor driver. I’m sure he’ll never be the same. Who would ever think that someone would crawl under your truck while you’re stopped in traffic?

Was he checking his mirrors every 5-8 seconds?
I hope he doesn't have one of those new fangled driver facing cameras.

 

[OrioN]

Was he checking his mirrors every 5-8 seconds?
I hope he doesn't have one of those new fangled driver facing cameras.

Yeah, but there's no mirror to check UNDER the rig... while in the cab. Maybe manufacturers have to finally install cameras underneath as well as on the rear of the trailers now???

 

[olroadbeech]

either the pedestrian wanted to die or was trying to hide from the cops or someone and tried to hold on underneath and lost his grip. have no other idea why.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Way too hot to be trying to steal the cats

 

[myback]

Duck and cover

 

[JJinVA]

Duck and cover

So funny you said that cause I was just thinking earlier today that n95 masks are this generations "duck and cover in the event of a nuclear bomb". The solutions are so disproportionately inadequate lol

 

[TSB]

If the guy had a bar code he could've rode on a shelf.

 

[olroadbeech]

any updates on this?

 

[burrheadd]

any updates on this?

guy under the truck is dead
What else ya need to know

 

[Fred's Myth]

guy under the truck is dead
What else ya need to know

Was he high on drugs, or did he think he was taking the subway?

 

[TSB]

Was he high on drugs, or did he think he was taking the subway?

Maybe he thought he was "Axle Rose"

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Disclaimer: the driver was in traffic, not parked, so this doesn't apply here.

But correct me if I'm wrong, is there still a method or was it ever one, that after making a residential stop you look under the truck before departing? For kids

 

[Poop Head]

Disclaimer: the driver was in traffic, not parked, so this doesn't apply here.

But correct me if I'm wrong, is there still a method or was it ever one, that after making a residential stop you look under the truck before departing? For kids

Yes. If theres kids around, always make sure some little snot nose isnt trying to show off and hitch a ride on the back. Or god forbid go underneath.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Yes. If theres kids around, always make sure some little snot nose isnt trying to show off and hitch a ride on the back. Or god forbid go underneath.

Always do a head count when you get to a stop and do another head count before you leave the stop

 

[MisplacedRailWorker]

Always do a head count when you get to a stop and do another head count before you leave the stop

I PMed you a reply to this

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I PMed you a reply to this

Listen to experience. This is the kind of stuff you learn by doing job not by what these clowns teach you in UPS School