My dash cam video made the news.

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June 26, 2025, 10:47 PM

charlie12

My dash cam video made the news.

I was in the right place to record this video yesterday. Lots of messages from news stations today wanting to use it.

Thank God the worker had his harness on. He wasn't injured.

WBRZ news Baton Rouge

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June 27, 2025, 12:23 AM

P210

The guy in the bucket is lucky to be alive. A foot lower and he’d be a goner. His attorney will owe you a dinner.

June 27, 2025, 03:17 AM

Mustang-PaPa

Great video!

Its been all over the news and Facebook today and the lack of lane restriction caught my attention when I first saw it but that trucker is a real dumbass for not avoiding it though.

I’ll bet better lane restrictions will be in effect going forward.

June 27, 2025, 03:57 AM

Mars_Attacks

That safety gear saved his bacon. The hard hat also did its job as it was flipped off by the light and support.

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June 27, 2025, 09:17 AM

old rugged cross

wow, I would have to say unless the truck blew threw some kind of road signage the utility company is responsible for that fubar.

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June 27, 2025, 01:24 PM

patw

He was very fortunate to have lived. Now to see if someone will keep their job for not thinking ahead with either cones to block that lane or someone to direct traffic around the bucket.

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June 27, 2025, 01:52 PM

bubbatime

That footage is ALL OVER the internet. Probably been seen 200 million times by now. Talk about going viral...

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June 27, 2025, 04:00 PM

mjlennon

Ha, I saw that online this morning. Glad the DOT worker is ok.

Now, you'll remember all us little people who knew you before you became famous?

June 27, 2025, 05:39 PM

Expert308

quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
wow, I would have to say unless the truck blew threw some kind of road signage the utility company is responsible for that fubar.

I think there's blame on both parties on this one. Yeah, there probably should have been better warnings up, but that driver still should have seen the bucket.

June 27, 2025, 05:41 PM

Rey HRH

quote:
Originally posted by bubbatime:
That footage is ALL OVER the internet. Probably been seen 200 million times by now. Talk about going viral...

Yep. So Charlie12, did you get any money for your video?

Edited to add: they said you gave them the video, so I guess not.

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June 27, 2025, 06:30 PM

honestlou

Really good video. While I'd agree that the truck driver could have noticed the bucket, it's just crazy that they didn't have traffic diverted in any way. The lane was open, so can't put too much fault on the driver.

June 27, 2025, 06:45 PM

Greymann

I saw the video on X, and its been reposted by a lot of people.

Soon to be in a training videos and memes.

https://x.com/Jules31415/statu...tUGP0xrJzWuazNw&s=19