[AT] re : hayride / accidents

[Rob Gray]

Apparently these accidents are not too rare. I did a quick search and 
found the following news items:
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Truck driver charged with felony DUI in hayride accident (SC)

By TERRY WARD
Morning News
The driver of an 18-wheel truck that crashed into a farm tractor on a 
hayride, killing four, was charged Monday with felony driving under the 
influence.

Jake Davis Jr., 51, of Florence is charged with one count of felony DUI, 
S.C. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Sonny Collins said......"

http://www.morningnewsonline.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=FMN%2FMGArticle%2FFMN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767867767&path=!news
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*Eleven injured in hayride accident (Oregon)
http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8DJG8V02.html
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*MORE THAN 20 INJURED IN HAYRIDE ACCIDENT (Texas)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15488732&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=227937&rfi=6
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*Teen Killed in Hayride Accident (Indiana)
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=4026395&nav=0RYb

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**Boy run over in hayride accident (NY State)
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3926371&nav=4QcS

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Chris Britton wrote:

> In our local paper there was a report of a hayride where a semi truck 
> hit a tractor toting a trailer full of hay and people.  there were 
> injuries, and fatalities.. smv apparently.. but no trailer lamps.
>
> I can't understand why people running hayrides don't hook up trailer 
> lamps. it takes 5-10 minutes.
>
> On my 6v tractors, I set a 12v 'car' battery on the front of the 
> trailer, and using 14awg hookup wire and gator clamps just wire right 
> from the battery and strip the wire, fold it over and shove it into 
> the trailer plug and instantly have trailer lamps.  I also keep a 
> spare blinker module, and hook it in line with the  blinker wire.. so 
> I have running and blinking lamps on the trailer.  I also usually 
> throw a 450watt invertor on the trailer and put up some sparkle lamps 
> for decoration.. or those auto style 12v neon lamps for ilumination 
> for singing / caroling.. etc.  like i said.. takes 5 to 10 minutes to 
> rig this up..
>
> One of my SMV signs is glued to a big magnet, and i slap it on the 
> back of the trailer, in addation to the smv sign on the tractor.. etc.
>
> I do a hayride 1-2 times a year.. safely...
>
> Soundguy
>
>
>> Be carefull out there
>> 20 miles east of here Sunday, a family was having a Halloween hayride 
>> riding on a utility trailer behind a tractor.  They pulled >out of a 
>> county road onto a state highway and were rear ended by a small 
>> compact car. Five on the trailer were in critical >condition as they 
>> were thrown free.  Most of the children and infants were hurt but 
>> released as they were on the front of the >trailer.  The wife of the 
>> tractor owner/driver is not expected to live.  No lights or SMV 
>> emblem on the combination.
>> The car driver was only slightly injured.  Impact at 65 mph.
>
>
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