Man Seen Dancing on Top of an 18-Wheeler Dies When It Passes Under Freeway Overpass in Houston

[Demovictory9]

https://people.com/human-interest/man-dies-when-18-wheeler-he-was-dancing-on-passes-under-freeway-bridge/

The 25-year-old "jumped or climbed" on top of the truck's trailer as it traveled down Eastex Freeway on Thursday morning, the Houston Police Department's Vehicular Crimes Division said in a statement Monday.

The driver was not aware that someone was on top of the moving truck, according to the release. Police added that the man was dancing and "possibly recording himself."

Footage taken of the man was shared on social media. In one clip, he appeared to duck underneath a freeway overpass before standing to his feet a seconds later. The clip cuts off before the truck reached another overpass


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People who witnessed the disturbing incident posted comments about it on Facebook.

"I saw the contorted body and broken neck and arm. It was horrible way to begin a day," wrote commenter Crystal Davis. "And I took the time to describe the imagery because, it was traumatic for myself and everyone actually there. EVERYONE had the look of, why? Why did this have to happen."

[NBachers]

1. And the idiot has saddled the truck driver with a lifetime of regret.

[Demovictory9]

2. Lawsuit too maybe..lawyer will blame truckdriver

[MarineCombatEngineer]

19. A lawyer can try, but it would be thrown out PDQ,

if the trucker had no knowledge of that idiot being on his trailer, then he is not responsible for the death.

[Karma13612]

20. I think even a Trump lawyer

Would have trouble building a case around this. The driver did zero wrong, IIUC.

Did he even know there was someone on the roof of his trailer? He has to prevent against foreseeable situations. How does he prevent against this? If anything, the local municipality has to prevent against the foreseeability of people jumping from overpasses. Thats why they sometimes put fencing and wire up the sides of some bridges and overpasses; to prevent these situations.

[Kennah]

3. No match for Larry Walters' story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight

[Demovictory9]

4. Yikes..sad ending to his life

[Kennah]

5. True, but he really YOLOed it

[JustAnotherGen]

6. It happened

Because he's an effing idiot.

[yonder]

7. Super Dave Osborne he was not

Super Dave blazed the trail, this guy should've paid attention.

[LeftInTX]

8. Too many Jim Adler commercials

&ab_channel=TexasHammerOfficial

&ab_channel=TexasHammerOfficial

[Demovictory9]

22. Never heard of jim adler

[LeftInTX]

25. "I'm Jim Adler the Texas Hammer!"

Personal injury lawyer based in Houston

Known for the most annoying commercials in Texas

[edbermac]

9. Another nominee.

[GreenWave]

10. And today's Darwin award goes to...

[genxlib]

11. Gotta get the Gram

Or TikTok or whatever the social media of the day is.

The stunts are getting deadly.

Idiots

[Better Days Ahoy]

12. ZERO sympathy. One less dullard to contribute to the gene pool

One more story for "1,000 Ways to Die".
One less voter for tRump, Cruz, Abbott (wild guess).
One less potential shooter in Texas.
One less election denier (another wild guess).
One less parader at white nationalist rallies (yet another leap -- oops, too soon?)

And I'll sleep soundly, too.

[Meowmee]

13. Why did this have to happen?

Are you kidding? It didnt have to happen. I know this is a tragic event but the stupidity of people here is beginning to alarm me more each day.

[Karma13612]

17. Agree.

It was totally avoidable. Nothing inevitable about it.

Foolish idiotic stunts are sometimes deadly.

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Minimum Federal Highway Administration clearances: 14-16'. Average trailer height: 13.5'.

https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/geometric/pubs/mitigationstrategies/chapter3/3_verticalclearance.cfm#:~:text=On%20Interstates%2C%20the%20clear%20height,at%20least%20a%20single%20routing.

https://streamlogistics.com/trailer-dimensions/#:~:text=The%20standard%20dimensions%20of%20semi,%3A%2013.5%20feet%20(162%20inches)

Either this fool had a death wish, or he had a snootful of something. My sympathies to his family, the driver, and the people who unavoidably saw it happen. My sympathies to him: absolutely none.

[AngryOldDem]

16. Check out Reddit.

Usually these are TikTok-inspired challenges.

The dumbassery is indeed breathtaking. This clown has messed up a lot of people, especially the truck driver.

[AngryOldDem]

15. This was an opening to an episode of Six Feet Under.

Only it was a drunk woman, the sunroof of a limo, and an overpass.

Why did this have to happen? Because stupidity?

I do feel sorry for the truck driver.

[Demovictory9]

23. I remember thst episode

[Carlitos Brigante]

18. Does Tik-Tok have a "Teen Wolf Challenge", or some shit nt

[Deep State Witch]

21. Here, Hold My Beer

I'm betting that his last words were, "Here, hold mah beer!"

[Aristus]

24. Well, I guess he won't do that again...

[ZonkerHarris]

26. Darwin laughs.