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TechnographLEX Illini Express van tipped during strong storm
By Kate Szyszka
Posted: 6/10/08 Section: News
A LEX Illini Express van tipped over during a storm South of Matteson, Illinois during strong storms Saturday
The van, carrying two passengers at the time of the accident, pulled over to the side of the road due to strong rain, said Robert Frazier, President of LEX Illini Express.
"We've never run into an F4 tornado before," said Frazier. "(The storm) was quite unforeseen, came up quickly and there was no way of predicting that it would become an F4."
"It's always a judgement call as to when you should go," said Frazier. "We always have taught drivers that if the weather looks bad they should pull over to the side of the road. Unfortunately, customers complain about sitting."
After the accident passengers were taken to the hospital and the passengers were treated for cuts and bruises Frazier added.
"Customers should understand that we were concerned with their safety." Frazier said. "I think we got very lucky."
The van, carrying two passengers at the time of the accident, pulled over to the side of the road due to strong rain, said Robert Frazier, President of LEX Illini Express.
"We've never run into an F4 tornado before," said Frazier. "(The storm) was quite unforeseen, came up quickly and there was no way of predicting that it would become an F4."
"It's always a judgement call as to when you should go," said Frazier. "We always have taught drivers that if the weather looks bad they should pull over to the side of the road. Unfortunately, customers complain about sitting."
After the accident passengers were taken to the hospital and the passengers were treated for cuts and bruises Frazier added.
"Customers should understand that we were concerned with their safety." Frazier said. "I think we got very lucky."
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Frightened Passenger
posted 6/11/08 @ 1:17 PM CST
So, it's the fault of impatient customers that the LEX driver drove into a tornado?? That's special
Videos posted on youtube of the tornado crossing I-57 show that the funnel cloud was clearly visible, from *at least* the point it crossed Ridgeland Avenue about one mile to the west of I-57 until the time it crossed Stuenkel Road, east of I-57. (Continued…)
Storm Tracker
posted 6/11/08 @ 8:03 PM CST
F4?!? I think not. That tornado was an EF2, FAR from an F-4. I think Frazier has difficulty distinguishing reality from the voices in his head. Here is a quote from NOAA:
"At 5:51 pm CDT (2251 UTC), an EF2 tornado touched down for three minutes in central Will County near Wilton Center, destroying a garage and severely damaging a metal building. (Continued…)
Dennis Toeppen
posted 6/11/08 @ 8:15 PM CST
Tornado was not an F4 as Frazier claims, it was an EF2.
Frazier seems to consistently misrepresent his service and reasons for service failures.
From Wikipedia/NOAA:
"An EF2 tornado re-formed at 6:13 pm CDT (2313 UTC), injuring six people as it crossed Interstate 57. (Continued…)
Huh??
posted 6/11/08 @ 10:14 PM CST
"Tipped Over"?????? The van was sitting on its roof in the picture shown in the DI the day before this artical appeared. And it had rolled there (not forwards, on its wheels, but sideways, like a hot dog) from the OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDIAN. (Continued…)
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