FedEx Freight | Ohio,I-70,(1) FedEx Freight driver was killed(1) injured by a hit & run driver.

Very sad indeed. My condolences to both Drivers Families and co-workers. Prayers for the injured Drivers complete recovery.

I hope they find the responsible party.
 
Very sad indeed. My condolences to both Drivers Families and co-workers. Prayers for the injured Drivers complete recovery.

I hope they find the responsible party.

Thanks Sugarfoot the one killed was my brother-n-law. That is deeply lost and our pryers go out to the West family. These men was doing their job and they never deserved this. I hope and pray that they find the driver. So that we can have a little pc of mind into what really happened.
 
Thanks Sugarfoot the one killed was my brother-n-law. That is deeply lost and our pryers go out to the West family. These men was doing their job and they never deserved this. I hope and pray that they find the driver. So that we can have a little pc of mind into what really happened.
Brenda,
Please keep us updated. Welcome to Trucking Boards.
 
Well, I'm Mike West(the other guy that was hit.) This is the first time I'm seeing all of this and thought I could give everyone an update, as well as tell you all exactly what happened that night.

For starters, I started working for Fedex in 2005 at age 20. At that time it was called Watkins, but went with the company after the buyout. I was trained to be a hostler in about 2007 and did that plus dock work ever since. I started to drive for Fedex Freight early 2014, the incident happened March 3 2015. Doug was headed to Columbus from Cincinnati and his dolly blew a tire just an exit away from the Columbus terminal. I was already in Columbus working on the dock, was called into dispatch and asked to go grab his rear trailer and bring it back so the freight can be worked (remember it wasn't even a full exit away) around 0300. He had the hazards on, triangles out and was already unhooked and pulled away from the rear. I pulled off and hooked to the trailer, then got out to connect the lines. Doug came over to give me a hand. He was standing right behind me, when I turned to face him is when I saw the headlights of another semi headed towards us, in the right lane not getting over. Instead, I notice it going over the white line. I then reach out and grab him to pull him as close to my truck as I could. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful and we were stuck. (All of that happened in a matter of seconds) I then laid there against my front tire, with only one arm and leg working, trying to flag down anyone I could for a good 10 or 15 minutes. Someone did pull off and called it in, thankfully.

Update on me: I was left with a total of 14 breaks, collapsed lung, torn knee, about 1/3 of my left thigh torn off, paralyzed left arm due to a Brachial Plexus injury, metal rods in my whole left arm and one in my left femur, and of course scratches and bumps all over. I can proudly say I suffered no brain injury! (no more than I had anyway) I did stay completely conscious until I was put in the ambulance. I just had knee surgery in January, so I'll be walking again here soon. Had a surgery on my left arm they hope will give me some feeling and movement in about 10 months, but am still left with massive nerve pain in that arm I was told may never go again (feels like my arm is being crushed all day). I do know that I can never drive again or even work on the dock. Fedex did say I will always have a job there and they will find something for me. So I do plan to go back to school to give me more options. I am currently getting around 60% of my pay through workers comp and of course all of my medical bills are taken care of. I do also have a Gofundme set up, I wont ask or expect any to donate, but if you wish to you can do an easy Google on it. Thank you now to anyone who does.

No, this jackass was never caught! All I could tell from the truck that hit us was it's white, with headlights and from the bouncing I did it was a 48' or 53' trailer. AGAIN: This happened on I-70 E right at the Plain City on-ramp, any info would help! They also never found my left boot, who knows it could have gotten stuck on top of the trailer for a while...
 
MrWest84 said:
Well, I'm Mike West(the other guy that was hit.) This is the first time I'm seeing all of this and thought I could give everyone an update, as well as tell you all exactly what happened that night.

For starters, I started working for Fedex in 2005 at age 20. At that time it was called Watkins, but went with the company after the buyout. I was trained to be a hostler in about 2007 and did that plus dock work ever since. I started to drive for Fedex Freight early 2014, the incident happened March 3 2015. Doug was headed to Columbus from Cincinnati and his dolly blew a tire just an exit away from the Columbus terminal. I was already in Columbus working on the dock, was called into dispatch and asked to go grab his rear trailer and bring it back so the freight can be worked (remember it wasn't even a full exit away) around 0300. He had the hazards on, triangles out and was already unhooked and pulled away from the rear. I pulled off and hooked to the trailer, then got out to connect the lines. Doug came over to give me a hand. He was standing right behind me, when I turned to face him is when I saw the headlights of another semi headed towards us, in the right lane not getting over. Instead, I notice it going over the white line. I then reach out and grab him to pull him as close to my truck as I could. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful and we were stuck. (All of that happened in a matter of seconds) I then laid there against my front tire, with only one arm and leg working, trying to flag down anyone I could for a good 10 or 15 minutes. Someone did pull off and called it in, thankfully.

Update on me: I was left with a total of 14 breaks, collapsed lung, torn knee, about 1/3 of my left thigh torn off, paralyzed left arm due to a Brachial Plexus injury, metal rods in my whole left arm and one in my left femur, and of course scratches and bumps all over. I can proudly say I suffered no brain injury! (no more than I had anyway) I did stay completely conscious until I was put in the ambulance. I just had knee surgery in January, so I'll be walking again here soon. Had a surgery on my left arm they hope will give me some feeling and movement in about 10 months, but am still left with massive nerve pain in that arm I was told may never go again (feels like my arm is being crushed all day). I do know that I can never drive again or even work on the dock. Fedex did say I will always have a job there and they will find something for me. So I do plan to go back to school to give me more options. I am currently getting around 60% of my pay through workers comp and of course all of my medical bills are taken care of. I do also have a Gofundme set up, I wont ask or expect any to donate, but if you wish to you can do an easy Google on it. Thank you now to anyone who does.

No, this jackass was never caught! All I could tell from the truck that hit us was it's white, with headlights and from the bouncing I did it was a 48' or 53' trailer. AGAIN: This happened on I-70 E right at the Plain City on-ramp, any info would help! They also never found my left boot, who knows it could have gotten stuck on top of the trailer for a while...
Wow! Thanks for the update. What a tragic night...

Glad you are making progress and seem to be in good spirits. Glad to hear of FedEx's good will and commitment. Keep us posted!
 
I couldn't imagine going through something like this. No doubt in my mind that this driver knows who he is and what he's done, and while it's little consolation, he has to live with what he's done.

Be strong, and know that you'll always find friends here on TB. Please, keep us updated as much as you can.
 
Well, I'm Mike West(the other guy that was hit.) This is the first time I'm seeing all of this and thought I could give everyone an update, as well as tell you all exactly what happened that night.

For starters, I started working for Fedex in 2005 at age 20. At that time it was called Watkins, but went with the company after the buyout. I was trained to be a hostler in about 2007 and did that plus dock work ever since. I started to drive for Fedex Freight early 2014, the incident happened March 3 2015. Doug was headed to Columbus from Cincinnati and his dolly blew a tire just an exit away from the Columbus terminal. I was already in Columbus working on the dock, was called into dispatch and asked to go grab his rear trailer and bring it back so the freight can be worked (remember it wasn't even a full exit away) around 0300. He had the hazards on, triangles out and was already unhooked and pulled away from the rear. I pulled off and hooked to the trailer, then got out to connect the lines. Doug came over to give me a hand. He was standing right behind me, when I turned to face him is when I saw the headlights of another semi headed towards us, in the right lane not getting over. Instead, I notice it going over the white line. I then reach out and grab him to pull him as close to my truck as I could. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful and we were stuck. (All of that happened in a matter of seconds) I then laid there against my front tire, with only one arm and leg working, trying to flag down anyone I could for a good 10 or 15 minutes. Someone did pull off and called it in, thankfully.

Update on me: I was left with a total of 14 breaks, collapsed lung, torn knee, about 1/3 of my left thigh torn off, paralyzed left arm due to a Brachial Plexus injury, metal rods in my whole left arm and one in my left femur, and of course scratches and bumps all over. I can proudly say I suffered no brain injury! (no more than I had anyway) I did stay completely conscious until I was put in the ambulance. I just had knee surgery in January, so I'll be walking again here soon. Had a surgery on my left arm they hope will give me some feeling and movement in about 10 months, but am still left with massive nerve pain in that arm I was told may never go again (feels like my arm is being crushed all day). I do know that I can never drive again or even work on the dock. Fedex did say I will always have a job there and they will find something for me. So I do plan to go back to school to give me more options. I am currently getting around 60% of my pay through workers comp and of course all of my medical bills are taken care of. I do also have a Gofundme set up, I wont ask or expect any to donate, but if you wish to you can do an easy Google on it. Thank you now to anyone who does.

No, this jackass was never caught! All I could tell from the truck that hit us was it's white, with headlights and from the bouncing I did it was a 48' or 53' trailer. AGAIN: This happened on I-70 E right at the Plain City on-ramp, any info would help! They also never found my left boot, who knows it could have gotten stuck on top of the trailer for a while...

Glad you survived such a horrible accident. God has a plan for you. Good luck.
 
Just wanted to thank you all for your concerns and great wishes. I will definitely update everyone here as soon as any new information becomes available.

I do want to let everyone know that my sister has been doing a lot of work on trying to find this POS. She has been working closely with the detective working the case. She has also contacted people at crime stoppers to get a reward going. They have definitely agreed to put this case on Crime Stoppers and are just waiting for all the documents to be released to the public.

Please remember everyone, you see flashing lights on side of the highway, please move over...

SwampRatt, thank you for posting my gofundme. Thank you for your help.
 
Well I was going to post a link to the story the local news just did and it wont let me do it because I haven't passed 30 days of being a member or posted enough. Bahhhh!!

Would someone be so kind to met and post the link on here for me? And of course post it everywhere else please. Just Google
"Ohio State Highway Patrol seeks tips in fatal hit-and-run" and it will be the first thing to come up.

Thank you all again for all of your support and efforts in helping catch this POS that left me to die and left a poor little girl fatherless.
 
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You would have to know me to get it. My sister and I have been saying that (joking around not in the gangster sense) to each other since we were young. Thank you for posting it friend.
Anytime friend. After watching the video, I could see the sincerity in your sister's voice...and a great attitude with the pic!! You guys truly have something special!!
Good luck in your recovery and to finding the people responsible!!
 
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