How did a truck crash on top of this Houston freeway sign?

[Squid]

How did a truck crash on top of this Houston freeway sign?

When we saw this picture of an empty semi truck trailer crashed into the top of a sign on I-45 in Houston, we probably had the same thought you did. How the hell did this happen? Here's how.

Somehow, the truck's bed's hydraulic arm engaged while driving. Raised up into the air at a nearly 90-degree angle, the empty bed smashed into an overhead beam near the Airline exit, striking a green interstate sign, disengaging itself from the cab of the truck. There the bed sat, seemingly suspended in air, attached to the sign.

Thankfully, the driver wasn't harmed in the late Tuesday afternoon accident.

Houston authorities had to close part of the city's North Freeway while the state cut down the bracing to get the trailer off, leaving hundreds of people stranded in the city's now standard 100-degree heat. The trucking company will have to carry the costs of repairing the damage to the signs, which the state estimates at a cool $100,000.

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[MiataMike]

Something tells me tax payers are paying way to much for signs if that is 100,000 in damage

[aalvarez04]

Something tells me tax payers are paying way to much for signs if that is 100,000 in damage

+1 i was thinking the exact same thing.

[MadMonkey]

I actually thought that was pretty cheap once you figure in contractors, materials, what they'll have to replace, roadbloacks, yadda yadda.

[aalvarez04]

ah touche madmonkey.

[SirHustlerEsq]

I actually thought that was pretty cheap once you figure in contractors, materials, what they'll have to replace, roadbloacks, yadda yadda.

Ah yes, government contracting, what would we do without the extra levels of management and high material prices?