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On the first day I ever drove an 18 wheeler alone I saw six people dead in two wrecks. First was a 53’ flatbed loaded with rebar that had run into the back of another tractor trailer pulling out of the rest stop. The rebar had gone through the cab and was sticking in the back for the trailer in front. Driver was skewered. To top it off the tractor burned with his body skewered in the seat. Brutal ! Later I hit I4 and 5mph traffic. Finally got to the problem. Single minivan crash. As I come up ont the scene I see three little sheets strung along the median and then to adult sheets. Van was demolished with all the doors gone. I have no idea how fast they were going but the debris field was strung along hundreds of yards. Probably a family headed to Disney World. I also hit three dogs that day. I like dogs and that really sucked ! I haven’t hit a dog or any animal in years. Just a crazy first day driving.