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Birdman275 · 03-20-2007, 05:54 AM

Hi there I was just wondering about the case I beilve that happened in Arkansas where a truck driver ran into a motorcyclist on the interstate. The accident caused the motorcyclist to lose his leg. Any updates on this 1?

wiseguy182 · 03-20-2007, 06:24 AM

unfortunately no.

Birdman275 · 03-21-2007, 05:41 AM

Ok. What was the name of the biker? Also when did this accident happen?

wiseguy182 · 03-21-2007, 06:04 AM

Jay Durham. Sometime in the early 90's

LooksLikeCRicci · 03-21-2007, 10:00 AM

Personally, I still can't believe that Jay LIVED through that attack. It's amazing, really.

wiseguy182 · 03-21-2007, 10:02 PM

Yeah I agree, although his injuries were quite extensive. I can't imagine having two options, and the better one is to jump off the grill of a truck going 70 mph on the freeway. It seems apparent that the truck driver thought that was enough to kill Durham, as if he wanted to be sure, he would have came back and made sure the job was finished. I can't imagine what motive he had, unless he didn't like motorcyclists in general.

ididn'tdoit · 07-22-2007, 06:20 PM

I just watched this segment again and on one hand I can't help but thinking the trucker was dozing off or something, I mean why else would he continue at full speed and almost slam into the truck in front of him, that would have made no sense unless he was suicidal

.

But then again if it actually was an accident you would think the trucker would have contacted the authorities or would have tried to find Jay. It's also possible he thought about doing that but while considering the consequences thought he'd be better off not to.

It's a shame anyway, and it's hard to see how that guy can live with himself

I hope Jay has recovered and is doing well as a tattoo artist

wiseguy182 · 07-23-2007, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ididn'tdoit

I just watched this segment again and on one hand I can't help but thinking the trucker was dozing off or something, I mean why else would he continue at full speed and almost slam into the truck in front of him, that would have made no sense unless he was suicidal

.

But then again if it actually was an accident you would think the trucker would have contacted the authorities or would have tried to find Jay. It's also possible he thought about doing that but while considering the consequences thought he'd be better off not to.

It's a shame anyway, and it's hard to see how that guy can live with himself

I hope Jay has recovered and is doing well as a tattoo artist

I don't think the truck driver was sleeping. If he was, the sound of Jay's motorcycle hitting the front of his truck probably would have woke him up. The fact that the truck driver not only hit him, but tried to ram him into the other truck, tells me that he was probably awake and intended to do it.

Plus, if you fall asleep, you're much more likely to find your car decelarating as opposed to accelerating, which would require muscle activity, and sleeping entails the opposite: muscles relaxing. Not only did the truck not decelerate, it appears to have accelerated.

James T · 07-24-2007, 07:05 AM

No way was that an accident, the guy was trying to kill him.

The fact the guy was laying there and him and his buddy got out and were hunting for him says it all, if it was an accident they would have got right on their radios and dialed an ambulance whether they had found him or not, instead they were looking around for him for a while to finish him off.

kamy · 07-24-2007, 03:05 PM

Yeah, you don't pick a motorcycle out of your grill and wonder if maybe you just hit a coon or imagined the whole thing

ididn'tdoit · 07-24-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by James T

No way was that an accident, the guy was trying to kill him.

The fact the guy was laying there and him and his buddy got out and were hunting for him says it all, if it was an accident they would have got right on their radios and dialed an ambulance whether they had found him or not, instead they were looking around for him for a while to finish him off.

Hmm, you're probably right there..

But isn't it a bit strange to try to kill someone with a truck? I mean it seems very impractical and it would be quite pricy with all the repairs, but also people would probably take more notice of a damaged semi than say, your average Chevy.

wiseguy182 · 07-24-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ididn'tdoit

Hmm, you're probably right there..

But isn't it a bit strange to try to kill someone with a truck? I mean it seems very impractical and it would be quite pricy with all the repairs, but also people would probably take more notice of a damaged semi than say, your average Chevy.

I don't think it's strange. Vehicles, I would imagine, would be comfortable weapons for some people, because they can use it, not have to worry too much about being retaliated against, and they can drive off in a hurry.

Plus, it appears that the motive was that Jay was a motorcyclist, there doesn't appear to be any other motive. This was likely someone Jay had never met before, so this was probably the truck driver's only chance as he probably would have never came across Jay again.

James T · 07-25-2007, 04:08 AM

Yes my guess is this guy had some type of run in with a biker previous to this and had some stupid grudge, the thing that amazed me was there were other vehicles around in the reconstruction and yet nobody seemed to care what was happening.

baton_man · 07-26-2007, 11:45 PM

Jay may have unknownlly cut the truck driver off. He may have hit him out of retailiation. Still does not justify his actions though

baton_man · 07-26-2007, 11:45 PM

Jay may have unknownlly cut the truck driver off. He may have hit him out of retailiation. Still does not justify his actions though

03-20-2007, 05:54 AM	#1
Birdman275 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 19, 2007 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 19	Truck Driver vs Motorcycle Hi there I was just wondering about the case I beilve that happened in Arkansas where a truck driver ran into a motorcyclist on the interstate. The accident caused the motorcyclist to lose his leg. Any updates on this 1?

03-20-2007, 06:24 AM	#2
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	unfortunately no.

03-21-2007, 05:41 AM	#3
Birdman275 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 19, 2007 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 19	Ok. What was the name of the biker? Also when did this accident happen?

03-21-2007, 06:04 AM	#4
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Jay Durham. Sometime in the early 90's

03-21-2007, 10:00 AM	#5
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	Personally, I still can't believe that Jay LIVED through that attack. It's amazing, really.

03-21-2007, 10:02 PM	#6
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Yeah I agree, although his injuries were quite extensive. I can't imagine having two options, and the better one is to jump off the grill of a truck going 70 mph on the freeway. It seems apparent that the truck driver thought that was enough to kill Durham, as if he wanted to be sure, he would have came back and made sure the job was finished. I can't imagine what motive he had, unless he didn't like motorcyclists in general.

07-22-2007, 06:20 PM	#7
ididn'tdoit Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 405	I just watched this segment again and on one hand I can't help but thinking the trucker was dozing off or something, I mean why else would he continue at full speed and almost slam into the truck in front of him, that would have made no sense unless he was suicidal . But then again if it actually was an accident you would think the trucker would have contacted the authorities or would have tried to find Jay. It's also possible he thought about doing that but while considering the consequences thought he'd be better off not to. It's a shame anyway, and it's hard to see how that guy can live with himself I hope Jay has recovered and is doing well as a tattoo artist

07-24-2007, 07:05 AM	#9
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,571	No way was that an accident, the guy was trying to kill him. The fact the guy was laying there and him and his buddy got out and were hunting for him says it all, if it was an accident they would have got right on their radios and dialed an ambulance whether they had found him or not, instead they were looking around for him for a while to finish him off.

07-24-2007, 03:05 PM	#10
kamy UM Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 625	Yeah, you don't pick a motorcycle out of your grill and wonder if maybe you just hit a coon or imagined the whole thing

07-25-2007, 04:08 AM	#13
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,571	Yes my guess is this guy had some type of run in with a biker previous to this and had some stupid grudge, the thing that amazed me was there were other vehicles around in the reconstruction and yet nobody seemed to care what was happening.

07-26-2007, 11:45 PM	#14
baton_man Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 27, 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 68	Jay may have unknownlly cut the truck driver off. He may have hit him out of retailiation. Still does not justify his actions though