Utah is currently in the thick of the 100 Deadliest Days and dangerous crashes continue to take lives and send Utahns to the hospital.
On Monday, two people were injured from a semi-truck rollover in South Salt Lake, while a cyclist was killed after he was struck by a garbage truck in Ogden . Another cyclist was killed by a garbage truck in Tooele on July 19.
This weekend, a person was killed after a semi-truck crashed at the Lamb’s Canyon exit on I-80.
The crashes come with a harrowing reminder to never underestimate the power of big vehicles.
“It’s a tragedy. It’s tragic, it’s sad on all sides of it,” said Jeffrey Thompson.
Thompson is the lead commercial driver’s license instructor at Tooele Technical College. They teach courses for both Class A and Class B vehicles.
“Every truck, whether it’s a semi-truck or it’s a class B like you’re talking about, the garbage truck, you’re going to have multiple blind spots,” he explained.
“These trucks are heavy. Whether it’s a garbage truck, dump truck, semi-truck, they take quite a lot of distance to come to a stop,” said Thompson.