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Dangerous Force * USA - Tires killed 7 this year
Mequon doctor is victim; truck upkeep, corrosion are concernsMilwaukee ,USA -The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by RICK ROMELL -Nov. 10, 2007: -- Heavy-truck wheels weigh 200 to 300 pounds, and when they spin off at highway speed, they can keep rolling even when they hit a median, says John Woodrooffe, a University of Michigan safety expert... The incidents are sometimes labeled freak accidents, but a University of Michigan safety expert says many stem from a common problem: Because of corrosion buildup on wheel parts, mechanics think they are tightening lug nuts correctly, but they actually are too loose... "It's a very real problem, and it's a very serious problem," said John Woodrooffe, head of the safety analysis division at the university's Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor... The latest victim is Krishna Chintamaneni, chief of staff at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis. Chintamaneni, 55, was driving home on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive in Glendale when a tire flew off a southbound truck, bounced over a wall and hit Chintamaneni's windshield. He died at the scene... The truck driver didn't stop and may not have known what happened. Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department detectives continue to investigate... (Photo from WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee,WI,USA)
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