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07-31-2008, 07:58 AM #1
Man turns to Google for alternate route.
Man turns to Google for alternate route and rolls vehicle
July 30th, 2008 @ 12:27pm
By Marc Giauque
The ripple effects of a tanker rollover in Davis County are still being felt by many people today, by some more than others.
Salt Lake City police say a 27-year-old man was trying to go north to Bountiful. He pulled up Google Maps on his cell phone to find an alternate route.
Instead of heading home, he ended on a four-wheeler trail somewhere above City Creek Canyon near 5500 East and 1900 North.
Detective Jeff Bedard, spokesman for the Salt Lake City Police Department, said, "He was about seven miles or so off-road." Bedard said the man eventually rolled his Jeep Liberty.
Bedard says it underscores the limitations of services like Google Earth and Google Maps. He says, "If you look at something from a bird's-eye view and just think,
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07-31-2008 07:58 AM # ADS
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07-31-2008, 08:06 AM #2
Re: Man turns to Google for alternate route.
Originally Posted by davis_b_1
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07-31-2008, 08:10 AM #3
Re: Man turns to Google for alternate route.
Originally Posted by devo_stevo
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07-31-2008, 08:55 AM #4
Rolled his Jeep, WTF was he thinking
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07-31-2008, 08:55 AM #5
ha ha ha ha... i work with this guy- everyone has been giving him crap about it
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07-31-2008, 08:55 AM #6Originally Posted by DWayne27
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07-31-2008, 09:44 AM #7
The vehicle did not roll. We are planning a recovery mission with the driver over on RockyMountainExtreme.com
Hopefully he can come out of this with just a fine and an education rather than a destroyed vehicle.
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07-31-2008, 09:53 AM #8
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07-31-2008, 10:37 AM #9
Another new meaning to the term "BunkerDave"'ing it.
"All roads, all codes!"
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07-31-2008, 10:45 AM #10
The entire accident was faked! It
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07-31-2008, 10:56 AM #11Originally Posted by ExpUt
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07-31-2008, 11:34 AM #12Originally Posted by JP
http://www.utahgeocachers.com/forum/...er=asc&start=0
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07-31-2008, 11:53 AM #13
Thanks Davis
No ATV winch is going to be able to pull him out. The ATV will either be pulled into him while the winch process is commencing or the winch won't be rated enough to pull a Liberty that is "stuck".
Sounds like it's still driveable, he didn't mention any fluids leaking from it. Hopefully it will be minimal cosmetic damage.
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07-31-2008, 01:29 PM #14
Here is another link with more information about the recovery effort for the "rolled" jeep.
http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/...ad.php?t=57071
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07-31-2008, 02:52 PM #15
Got any pix?
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07-31-2008, 02:59 PM #16Originally Posted by accadaccaWilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, as vital to our lives and water and good bread
- Edward Abbey
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08-04-2008, 07:56 PM #17
Looks like BunkerDave retrieved his Libby this AM with a little help from some friends.
He received a ticket, but I think he knew that one was coming!"All roads, all codes!"
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08-04-2008, 10:30 PM #18
Vehicle is out and in running order. We used four vehicles for a very low impact recovery, took under an hour to get him back on the road.
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08-05-2008, 07:18 AM #19
Here are the pictures I took from the RME website, you have to register (which is lame) to see any pictures.
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08-05-2008, 07:20 AM #20
nice recovery. Is that a cruiser winching? Wheres the cable protection?
Not being sarcastic--just inquiring, it could be in nthe grass and not visible.
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