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HAY MAKER
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TXTibbs
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Location: South Central Texas, former South Dakotan
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| Yikes Hay Maker....anyone you knew? I've worked many a wrecks myself being an EMT, but never one involving farming implements, for the simple fact that not much farming in Schleicher County where I am an EMT on their strictly Volunteer Ambulance Service.
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HAY MAKER
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| TXTibbs wrote: |
| Yikes Hay Maker....anyone you knew? I've worked many a wrecks myself being an EMT, but never one involving farming implements, for the simple fact that not much farming in Schleicher County where I am an EMT on their strictly Volunteer Ambulance Service. |
Yes I know the fellow that got hit on the tractor,here is the story
Accident Claims Two
Posted: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005 - 03:22:47 pm CDT
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL work the scene of a pickup truck and tractor accident Friday morning, one half mile south of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 87. The 11:25 a.m. accident claimed the lives of Francis Stehling, 84, and Mrs. Dorothy Stehling, 83, of Fredericksburg. Juan Camacho, 29, also of Fredericksburg is in stable condition in University Hospital in San Antonio. Standard-Radio Post Photo
A Friday morning accident claimed the lives of a Fredericksburg couple, and injured another person, one-half mile south of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 87.
Pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace James Koehn, was Francis Stehling, 84, of Fredericksburg, driver of a 1976 GMC Sierra pickup.
Airlifted to University Hospital in San Antonio was Stehling's wife, Dorothy, 83, a passenger in the pickup. Mrs. Stehling died Tuesday afternoon, July 19, of injuries sustained in the accident.
Also airlifted to University Hospital was Juan Camacho, 29, also of Fredericksburg. Camacho was the driver of the second vehicle, a John Deere RW4450 tractor, owned by Sidney Crenwelge of Fredericksburg.
As of Tuesday, July 19, Camacho is in stable condition, at University Hospital.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jay Rios, both vehicles were headed north on U.S. Highway 87 when the Stehling pickup rear-ended the tractor, throwing the driver from the cab of his tractor. The accident occurred at 11:25 a.m. and is still under investigation.
Trooper Rios was assisted by the Fredericksburg Police Department, Gillespie County Sheriff's Department, the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department and Fredericksburg EMS personnel.
This is the second fatality accident and the fourth and fifth deaths on Gillespie County roadways in less than a month. There have been 10 fatalities in the county for the year, according to DPS statistics.
Funeral services for the Stehlings are pending at Schaetter Funeral Home. Complete obituaries for Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stehling will be run next week.
On-line publication, Copyright © 2005, The Fredericksburg Standard/Radio Post.
The Fredericksburg Standard/Radio Post / P.O. Box 1639 / Fredericksburg, Tx 78624-4228 / 830-997-2155
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Big Muddy rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: Big Muddy valley
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| Bad accident but that road doesn't look that narrow. It has a line down the middle.
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TXTibbs
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Location: South Central Texas, former South Dakotan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Bad deal....holy crap them people in the van must of been hauling ass the way it looks. If they rear ended the tractor....don't look like they braked at all. Anyway...sorry to hear about it.
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HAY MAKER
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| Big Muddy rancher wrote: |
| Bad accident but that road doesn't look that narrow. It has a line down the middle. |
It might not look it, but I have almost been run over on that same stretch of road,and it is what we call a major thru fare,we have many more farm to market roads that you can get hurt on mighty fast...................good luck & be careful
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packerland
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Location: Tex-ass
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| HAY MAKER wrote: |
| Big Muddy rancher wrote: |
| Bad accident but that road doesn't look that narrow. It has a line down the middle. |
It might not look it, but I have almost been run over on that same stretch of road,and it is what we call a major thru fare,we have many more farm to market roads that you can get hurt on mighty fast...................good luck & be careful |
Although it's not the case here; the problem isn't so much the width of the road as it is the idiots doing 'fly-bys' at speed without even so much as getting off the gas. Even on a four lane divided highway it'd be hazardous, much less a two-lane FM road.
Not sure where you are but it's that way all OVER Texas. Too many damn people hauling ass where they shouldn't be and spending more time jabbering into their damn phones than they do paying attention to the road. p***** me off every time I see some numb nut driving around a tractor like they're a nuisance.
In THIS case... I have to wonder how acute the reflexes of an 84 year old driver can be. My grand-dad's 82 and can barely remember where he is much less run a car.
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HAY MAKER
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| packerland wrote: |
| HAY MAKER wrote: |
| Big Muddy rancher wrote: |
| Bad accident but that road doesn't look that narrow. It has a line down the middle. |
It might not look it, but I have almost been run over on that same stretch of road,and it is what we call a major thru fare,we have many more farm to market roads that you can get hurt on mighty fast...................good luck & be careful |
Although it's not the case here; the problem isn't so much the width of the road as it is the idiots doing 'fly-bys' at speed without even so much as getting off the gas. Even on a four lane divided highway it'd be hazardous, much less a two-lane FM road.
Not sure where you are but it's that way all OVER Texas. Too many damn people hauling ass where they shouldn't be and spending more time jabbering into their damn phones than they do paying attention to the road. p***** me off every time I see some numb nut driving around a tractor like they're a nuisance.
In THIS case... I have to wonder how acute the reflexes of an 84 year old driver can be. My grand-dad's 82 and can barely remember where he is much less run a car. |
That's exactly my thinking,from the looks of the scene ,you would have to assume that the old fellow was going pretty fast[bless his heart] if I am lucky enough to live that long about 40 miles per hour will be my top speed,come to think of it I dont drive much faster than that now,just leave early and drive slow...............good luck
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feeder
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Location: Iowa
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Terrible accident. Also any out there that cut weeds along the roads be careful. My husband rolled the cab tractor a few days ago. All is OK but I'd rather see the weeds than to hear of the many rollovers we have had in our area the last few years.
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packerland
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Location: Tex-ass
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| Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| feeder wrote: |
| Terrible accident. Also any out there that cut weeds along the roads be careful. My husband rolled the cab tractor a few days ago. All is OK but I'd rather see the weeds than to hear of the many rollovers we have had in our area the last few years. |
Hope he's ok Feeder... weeds and bar ditches are just a bad bad combo.
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Mudhen
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koj
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Location: Former North West SD
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| My father in law's hired man was driving a tractor down the road. He checked all directions before turning, it looked clear with only one car a long way behind him. Took the turn and the car behind t-boned him doing over 100 mph. The tractor was split in half, each half about 50 yards from each other. Both tractor driver and car driver WALKED AWAY!! Talk about someone watching over them.
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PS please be careful especially if you have youngsters working............good luck