kickingfrog Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/09/02/tow-truck-driver-run-over-by-his-own-vehicle-vehicle-ends-up-in-kempenfelt-bay A tow-truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being run over by his own vehicle before it wound up submerged in Barrie's Kempenfelt Bay, Tuesday afternoon. According to Barrie police, the male driver pulled into the lot at the Tiffin Boat Launch shortly after noon and parked the truck facing the water. At that time, police say a person needed to use the launch and when the tow-truck driver went to move his vehicle, there was a malfunction which prevented it from getting into gear. Police say the driver was familiar with this issue and crawled under the truck to rectify the problem. The truck's transmission kicked in at this point, according to police, and it began moving down the launch into the lake, running over the driver. A female passenger in the truck was rescued by someone waiting to use the ramp. Emergency crews responded and the truck driver was taken to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre with non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger was treated at the scene. Both the Ministry of Labour and Ministry of the Environment have been contacted regarding an investigation. Police say the truck came to rest in approximately 10 feet of water off shore. In the early evening, crews were still on scene trying to salvage the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Launch is closed until at least the truck is removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Darwin Award right there !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Ouch, let's hope he's ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 WOW!!! He knew there was an issue with the truck and still parked facing the ramp? Some are accidents and some are accidents waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 so he parked his malfunctioning truck in a way that it blocked access to the ramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 That's Darwin's natural selection at work right there !!!! ...... That's just unreal .... And it sounds like he almost killed his passenger as well .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditmaster Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 thats just plain dumb doing something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Just maybe, these 2 Idiots are related.................... Boat crash on Lake Ontario leads to key test of civil forfeiture law (Toronto Star) I hope this guy sobers up - behind bars - where undoubtably he belongs. bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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