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Old 02-23-2010, 04:10 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Acres per Second View Post
The Florida Keys just had a double-fatality involving a trailer with unknown problems. From the photographs, I can't identify the towing vehicle, said to be too small. The rig involved is owned by the State, so you'd expect it would be subject to Federal inspection requirements.

In the link's slides below, the boat is still headed in the original direction (north) after the towing SUV spun 180°. (Taking out the white van). The boat left the trailer and collided with still another car.

Traffic was closed for nearly five hours.

http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12012165

Additional commentary:
http://keysnews.com/node/20961

And I just bought a boat trailer Sunday.
I just read both articles, and could find no mention in either that there was a problem with the trailer.
I did not see any mention of the tow vehicle being to small either.

Surely you are not reading the comments that people post anonomously in the news article, and repeating them here, right?

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