Military incompetency
Boxy shaped desert tan vehicles with slippery hard rubber tires that aren't up to spec for ice and snow. And no seatbelts or they're not wearing them.
4 injured in back-to-back military convoy rollovers on icy Richardson Highway
Nov. 4—Four members of a military convoy were injured Monday in consecutive rollovers on the Richardson Highway, Alaska State Troopers say. Troopers said in an online release that they were notified just before 1 p.m. that a military vehicle had overturned at Mile 309 near Birch Lake. The driver and both passengers were transported for treatment of their injuries. A military vehicle responding…
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
While civilian gold mining trucks roaring by at high speeds on the same snow and ice with no problems.
Driver loses control of gold ore hauling truck, veers off highway
A semi-tractor trailer that hauls gold ore hit the ditch Sunday after the driver lost control of the rig near milepost 1402 Alaska Highway, about 20 miles south of Delta Junction.
Tim Ellis
Oh yeah. You just spill that load of ore in the ditch and you're good to go, Sir. Your traffic fines are all paid for.
Military vehicle crashes over I-90 wall in Bellevue, WA
Two people were injured Saturday after a military vehicle crashed over a highway wall in Bellevue.
Ramsey Pfeffinger
Drift off the road with no guardrail? What are these military people being served to eat and drink before being put behind the wheel? Who has K.P. duty? Are there records of curfew violations the previous night?
Marines Killed in Border Crash Were in Convoy Attempting to Pass Another Vehicle, Police Say
The sheriff’s office report said the Marines were following a Border Patrol vehicle with its lights on that was passing a commercial vehicle traveling in the same direction.
Drew F. Lawrence
Richardson Highway reopens after military convoy incident
“I got a call at about 4 a.m. alerting me of the trailer roll over,” said Kimberley Maher, the northern region state on-scene coordinator for the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
Ariane Aramburo
Va. National Guard soldier from Staunton hospitalized after convoy crash
A Virginia National Guard soldier from Staunton was flown to the hospital after his vehicle overturned in a crash in Dinwiddie County on Saturday.
Michael Russo