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    • Semi Accident Closes Lanes Save Email Print
    No one hurt
    Posted: 9:42 AM May 10, 2008
     Last Updated: 7:22 PM May 10, 2008
    15 comments
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    A semi lost control on the rain slickened roads on I-80 just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. No one was injured.

    Police had to re-route eastbound traffic around the crash so crews could wash away the debris and fluids left behind by the rig.

    The eastbound lanes were reopened around 8:30 a.m.
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    Posted by: Lori on May 14, 2008 at 01:29 PM
    I drove I80 to Lincoln Saturday around 12:30 and the rain was really coming down. Before you call truckers dumb, maybe you should talk to the idiot in front of ME who drove for SEVEN MILES in the fast lane, right in the trucker's blind spot, so NO one could get out of the road spray without coming to a dead stop. Truckers cannot SEE you when you do that, people. That idiot should have either slowed down and gotten back in the right-hand lane, or sped up enough to at least get out of the blind spot before going to the RH lane.
    Posted by: Ed on May 13, 2008 at 08:14 PM
    Tracy drivers are to blame. Heck your probaly one of those that drive with the cell phone to your ear.
    Posted by: Anonymous on May 12, 2008 at 10:39 PM
    driver error to fast for conditions thankful no one was hurt but no one to blame but the person behind the wheel
    Posted by: Tracy on May 12, 2008 at 02:07 PM
    Why doesn't everybody who is slamming the driver just lighten up. Accidents happen, that is why they call them accidents. The driver did not mean for this to happen. We should all be thankful that the driver nor anyone else was hurt. Also, if you must criticize the poor driver, learn how to spell and use vocabulary!
    Posted by: cheif on May 12, 2008 at 01:38 PM
    accidents happen, and i'd like to see some of these know it all drivers handle 50,000 lbs plus the rig, in the rain, on slick road conditions, while dealing with the Omaha drivers that weave in and out of traffice like they think they're Mario Freakin' Andrede. I don't see the comedy in this, Omahans check status.
    Posted by: shel on May 12, 2008 at 01:03 PM
    before we cast judgement and call names, maybe you should invest in spell check. Who is the dummy? Thank you to all of the drivers in their big rigs that make it so we have the products and resources we need delivered to us every day. God Bless you all.
    Posted by: anonymous on May 12, 2008 at 12:28 PM
    As for Tom, you may want to learn how to spell before you call truck drivers dumb! As for Jim, unless you've been behind the wheel of a rig, don't judge! Thankfully, no one was hurt. The driver of the rig, he is a good driver with a good record.
    Posted by: tom on May 11, 2008 at 08:57 PM
    another dum truck driver,Think there better than anyone else becouse the have 18 wheels. Im suprissed it does not happen more often,
    Posted by: Terri on May 11, 2008 at 03:46 PM
    I personally know the driver involved. He has driven for 25 yrs without an accident. I for one, am thankful that he was not hurt, and that no one else got hurt. But maybe mr. jim was in the rig with him and knows exactly what happened since he is able to make his comments on the road conditions or reactions of the driver.
    Posted by: Ouchie on May 11, 2008 at 02:04 PM
    Slip happens: once the rain started late Saturday AM, I slipped and fell on a hilly stretch of pavement, downtown. Today, I'm nursing some ugly bruises....
    Posted by: In fear for my life on the roads in on May 11, 2008 at 01:38 PM
    ALL DRIVERS NEED TO SLOW DOWN THAT MEANS YOU TOO, or maybe we should hire more police to enfoce the speed limit & other minor laws like thou shlt not kill.
    Posted by: E J on May 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
    And how many miles has "JIM" driven a big rig? What's he a professional at? Being an AH!!
    Posted by: Jim on May 11, 2008 at 07:04 AM
    There was nothing slick about that stretch of I-80. He was just not paying attention!
    Posted by: Kyle on May 11, 2008 at 03:07 AM
    Driving a big rig is harder than you think. especially in bad weather.
    Posted by: Jim on May 10, 2008 at 02:17 PM
    People need to learn to drive!
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