SFist: T-Third Collision at 3rd and 22nd Sends Passengers to Hospital

Greg

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:44:55 -0800

I realize some people feel a need to compulsively blame MUNI for everything, but this was a pretty big FAIL by the truck driver. There's a reason for a no left turn sign there, and it's not just an attempt by The Man to step on unicorns and rainbows and make people sad. If anyone should be paying anything...it's the trucking company. I mean, what was he thinking?

theo

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:59:10 -0800

Look at those pictures -- the trucker had barely even started to turn. He wasn't just ignoring the No Left Turn sign -- he was ignoring the Muni train he cut right in front of!

sfperson2000

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:30:13 -0800

Based on the damage in the photos -- I doubt the injuries are "real". Ouch my back! Eeeek, I can never work again! Muni owes me 750,000 passenger fares, aka 1.125mm! Goodby Muni -- I loved you and hated you!

Serafina

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:17:55 -0800

That's right in front of my building. I didnt see the crash, but I saw the aftermath. And like nutty says, that intersection is CLEARLY marked NO LEFT TURNS for that exact reason. Dumbass trucker... A coworker's photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mari1ee/3360645121/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mari1ee/3360570733/

Robbie Peeler

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:52:53 -0800

They cleared this one fast. Got down there at 4:30; caught a northbound T back downtown at 5 p.m.

Xenu

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:52:04 -0800

I hope everyone gets better. And I hope the truck driver gets fired.

phlavor

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:59:04 -0800

Awesome. Guess it's the 19 to the 22 for me.

nuttyp123

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:53:44 -0800

You can't legally make a left turn from 3rd on to 22nd, like the 18 wheeler was attempting to do.

Akit

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:40:31 -0800

It's another speeding while fatigued, using cell phone, and shotty brakes incident! Ahem, I meant in Muni union and PR terms, an unfortunate incident involving a vehicle.