Eric was involved in a car accident involving 2 cars and a pickup truck. He was on his way to a convention for work in Utah and his car blew a flat tire. He was carrying his coworkers in his car with him. At the time, he was being followed by the minivan which caravaned his other coworkers inside. The two cars pulled over to the side of the road to change to a spare tire. Eric and his coworker was pulling out the spare tire and right after they had pulled out the tire, the minivan which was parked behind eric's car got struck from behind by a man in a pickup truck who had fallen asleep behind the wheel. The minivan then crushed eric and his coworker inbetween his subaru and the minivan. Unfortunately there was one death and the rest was injured.

NHP: 1 Killed While Changing Flat Tire on I-80
Posted: 6:16 AM Aug 25, 2008
Last Updated: 3:56 PM Aug 25, 2008
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I-80 Traffic Accident

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SPARKS, Nev. (AP) - One person was killed and 11 were injured Monday when a pickup truck slammed into two vehicles that were
parked along Interstate 80 to change a flat tire, authorities said.

The accident happened around 3 a.m. near the Victoria Avenue interchange. East bound lanes were closed for about three hours.

Investigators said a blue Subaru and white Chrysler minivan had pulled over to change a flat tire on the Subaru, which was parked partially on the shoulder and partially in the slow travel lane of the freeway.

The minivan was parked behind it in the slow travel lane when it was struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. The impact pushed the minivan into the Subaru and two men who were changing the tire.

One of the men died after being take to a hospital, the patrol said.

Eleven others were taken to hospitals for injuries ranging from minor to serious, authorities said.

The driver of the pickup was not injured, the patrol said.

Names of those involved were not immediately released.

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yyy

 

You calling Eric and co idiots? Have some f'ing heart to one of the oldest school people we have here!

 

wow...

 

Oh s***. Ave, keep me up to date if you hear anything.

 

well you should understand that when a car gets hit from behind it will travel forward. so when the reporters come it wont be at the same exact spot. and the shoulder is narrow so what can you expect? eric works on cars and he knows how to work on them properly.


btw this a PRAY FOR ERIC not bash on eric

 

whos eric daios? sorry, im a noob...

that sucks though. my thoughts go out to their friends and family

 

One of the Keep Pace crew. He's kind of a lurker on the boards, but a great guy in person.

 

my prayers for him and his co workers

 

Damn... this must've been the call I missed. Sorry Ave, I was working at the time, hope you got the text. Thanks for the info. Thoughts and prayers go out to Eric and company. I've tried calling him, but I'm pretty sure his phone is off for obvious reasons. Figured it wouldn't hurt to try.

 

hey karl, erics phone is actually lost somewhere in the accident. so if any thing just call ave, anna, or me. ... AAA!!!

 

Sorry..I'm out of town right now..this must have been the call I missed too.
Thoughts and prayers go out to Eric and company as well...

 

holy crap! we were just chilling and chatting on Friday! That's horrible! I pray that Eric is okay as well as his other co-workers...

Leo

 

I met Eric once at a celica meet. Really nice guy. Our thoughts go out to him and his coworkers.

 

Thanks, Anthony, will do.