Driver Apparently Wearing Only His Underwear Speeds by Flagger, Hits Water Truck and Then Things Get Worse…
A little before 6 p.m., a driver in a red pickup truck headed east on Hwy 36 encountered the area where a federal road realignment project is under construction west of the tiny town of Dinsmore.
According to a witness at the scene, the driver wearing what appeared to be his underwear “blew by the flagger at a hi[gh] rate of speed, headed into the job site, [and] ran into the back of a water truck.”
The pickup then went off the road and the driver attempted to flee on foot down into a nearby construction area but was captured and restrained by workers. Scanner traffic indicated that it took eight men to restrain the captured driver. A loader bucket carried the man back up to the road where he was later taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol.
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Good job road crew! His mom must be so proud.
Sorry about hog ties Farva.
This loader bucket tastes delicious!
Does that look like spit to you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ38PGV_3wg
Lmao!!!! I’m so glad you guys linked the Farva reference. I was thinking the exact same thing!!
Wow! That is some kind of dusty dude.
He’s got sand in his mangina.
Its illegal to hog tie this guy. No one here needs a four year degree to tell these idiots they are going to get sued for violating this mans civil rights. And someone captured it. The picture alone floating around here now are going to get him a million bucks!
Really the dumb ass put these workers in danger he got what’s coming to him
What if that fat fuck was high on drugs ( meth) can he still sue? No. Drug test him immediately!
He is a US Veteran severed 2 turns in the Iraqi war, he having a flashback his PTSD is flow blown. It’s sad to see this image. Please don’t judge.
It’s easy to see a picture on a news story and think you know what’s happening. At first read I thought he had to be on drugs for 8 guys to take him down. But hearing now that he’s having a PTSD flashback I 100% understand. My husband is an Iraq Combat Veteran & when someone is having a flashback they can’t simply “call for help”. They don’t know they’re having one! I wish more people would educate themselves or at least have some compassion especially if they don’t undertand something. If you’ve never seen someone have a PTSD flashback you might not understand. This story really bothered me because everyone’s laughing & posting these humiliating pictures of someone who was willing to risk their life for our country. Seeing war trauma is NOT normal & because there are so few resources available sitauations like these are the sad reality of trying to be a normal civilian after war. My heart goes out to him & his family. I’m not saying what he did is ok or excusable, I’m just capable of seeing him as a human being who needs some help.
I do have PTSD and have been working with a specialist. Maybe this is a wake-up call that if he is not under care, he should get there. If he is under care then he needs to seek a different professional that can help him better! I would suggest EMDR if he hasn’t tried. He can learn his triggers and much more in addition to how to get to a place in his head he needs to be. EMDR, I feel has many benefits. Its long and painful but I feel it is worth it.
Please don’t make PTSD a cop out! As I have this as well and manage myself just fine. My apologies if I hurt your feelings but, if you’re saying it is this bad and you knew about it Why did you not get him help. PTSD is serious and this doesn’t sound like a flashback. I have never once seen a War Fighter in a mankini!
My son served 2 tours in Iraq and 3 in Afghanistan! He is amazing and intact and I thank God everyday! We do need better help for our Veterans, true. But that does not mean they should be allowed to commit crimes and not answer for them!
THAT is no excuse for what he did! Maybe if he endangered your children or ran you off the road or damn near ran over you, you would sing a different tune! There is no excuse for this behaviour whether he is off his meds or a druggie! If he was having an mental episode, he should have called for help, not try to kill a bunch of innocent people! Yes, life is hard but it gets damn harder when you have people like this on the loose. He chose to get in the vehicle and drive for MILES (!) having an episode (according to you). He needs to loose his license, impound his vehicle and be hospitalized for an indefinite period of time whether druggie or suffering from PTSD. Next time he/we might not be be so lucky that he was just bouncing off a water truck.
Except that he didn’t have a ptsd episode, he actually was drunk and high. For fucks sake he was driving in his underwear dangerously where did you get ptsd?
Under the circumstances, I suspect the fellow needed to be restrained. I wonder what allowances are made for that?
it’s not illegal
[edit] these guys were well within their rights to subdue and detain this guy to prevent him from harming himself or others.
Seriously! this guy owes every individual person working on that job site 1 million bucks for endangering their lives. at some point it must be seen he was the one breaking the law! Forcing people in that crew to do anything within their power to restrain him. It’s called citizens arrest And everybody has the right to use it.
1 million bucks per individual? Where did you come up with such an arbitrary figure? Intricate cipherin going on here
The clown damn near kills a person,and you’re worried about his civil rights.
Yep. Welcome to snowflake millennium bullshit. If he was a POC Caltrans would be looking at a lawsuit! lol
Civil rights are “snowflake millennium bullshit”? In this case that sounds like an entitled excuse for mob violence. We live in a country of laws backed up by the constitution and the bill of rights and you’ll be darned glad you have them if you’re ever unjustly accused.
We all have civil rights, all the time, 24×7. There’s no excuse for violent retribution, which would have been especially unjust given the man’s personal history.
Yes, the workers might have been within their rights to use the minimum of force needed to restrain him but that’s as far as it goes. I say “might” because that’s a judgement call. It would have been illegal to shoot him dead since he was running away and probably illegal to crack his head open if that’s what it took to restrain him. They had his license plate (unless the car was stolen) and he was nearly naked and barefoot.
Because there were eight workers involved that level of violence wasn’t required.
I hope they treated him as humanely as possible while ensuring that he was no longer a danger to himself or others. Assuming they did, I hope they don’t get charged by the police or sued by the poor fellow, who I hope, over time, becomes better able to cope with the trauma that he suffered while serving his country (assuming Diana’s comment about him having PTSD is accurate).
Really, that’s what you were concerned about is that it’s illegal to hogtie up somebody who has violated a lot of laws and could have seriously injured somebody because of his reckless driving. Maybe he was hogtied because they were concerned that he could have hurt others because obviously he didn’t care when he passed the flagger. Get your priorities straight
It’s still… illegal… to hog-tie someone.
A million bucks, before taxes, attorney fees and all the years of appeals. Yeah that $25k will come in handy 20 years from now. Anyway, do stupid tricks, win stupid prizes and this guy is solid gold meme material. Now he’ll have to sue the entire internet.
Settlements are not treated as taxable income ..
Not that it matters, this guy isn’t likely to see any.. And what the actual fuck anyway!!, Is it April fool’s? I don’t even want to believe this really happened .
Here you go!
LMAO! Perfect!
Bahahahaha good one!
Thanks. Laughing so hard it hurts
thank god for underwear
Oh jeeez… *shaking my head and rolling my eyes*… Who left the bag of idiots open ? This nimrods right not to be captured and hogtied ended where the rights of the workers not to be ran over by a whacked out wingnut begins !!
In law school they literally told us “Your freedom of speech ends where my nose begins.”
It’s called citizens arrest
you don’t get it! This is why Trump was elected. This is what fighting back looks like. No, he is not going to get 1 million bucks. He is going to get a bunch of charges by law enforcement , and hopefully Mercer fraser charges him for the down time
Wtf are you talking about? This guy probably voted for trump.
Almost certainly — he acts without science or reason.
As opposed to Ms. Scientific “What Private Server?”Clinton? Of course she acted with reason as Secretary of State- reason was that she got a tit-for-tat job from Obama in compensation for her not ruining his campaign when he”screwed” her out of her rightfully purchased Presidency that she paid good, solid cash to lock up.
Poor Democrats. They really can pick ’em. For the right price.
Trump was elected because of Russian interference in the election process. Of course, you don’t want to know that.
Trump won because Russian trolls convinced the some of most privileged citizens in the world that they should hate their own country and despise it’s laws, values and fellow citizens. It indeed was Russians but the only interference was in the troll suckered hatefest in the decade before the election that drove the rest of the country to seek relief from Democrat ideologues like Clinton, the Goddess of Liberal Abuse, Entitlement and Disrespect.
So full of crap! He won! ….if you look at the record for his accomplishments so far…he blows away what the last few Presidents have done for our Country! May not have voted for him this last election…but will for the next one!!
He almost caused a head on collision on 101 North before turning onto 36. My friend had to slow down and evade as this dumbass was driving into oncoming lanes at high speed.
I believe this is same truck that was driving extremely fast and reckless on 101 near Myers flat at around 430 pm. Almost went head on with a Subaru or similarsmall car, he was driving north in the southbound lanes going up the hill into the 55 mph curve at eagle pass. Seems like.he fou.d some justice for his extreme and suicidal actions
This red truck blew by me too south of scotia going extremely fast!! I was certain I’d come around a corner a see a bad wreck …. Just took him a few more miles . I wonder what he was running from , or to ?
Just. So. Hot. gotta get these pants off. Can’t wait to jump in Ruth Lake!
Everyone knows to watch out for Randy Bobandy when the pants come off…
Omg I’m dying… just one more drinky poo Randers.
He committed a felony and they witnessed it. They are legally able to detain him with no no legal recourse to them.
Detain, yes. Hog-tie? 100% completely illegal.
Are you for real? What planet do you come from? The planet of OH POOR GUY?
He was restrained for his own safety and security, and that of others, after all other reasonable attempts and alternatives to curb his behavior had failed. No injury was evident because of the restraint itself. He was still able to toss himself to and fro like a tossed salad in the back of a loader, albeit a bit dusty down to his once tighty-whities and beyond.
Unrestrained, he likely would have injured others or himself with great bodily harm. Like, I dunno, say running into the back of water truck like the numbskull skullduggery scoundrel that he was.
numbskull skullduggery, haha
Great.. I’m glad you’ve got inside info..
So do tell, the “Dunh-Dun-Das” in question were originally white.. in the pics and video, they appear to be more of Mauve, Taupe or Sandscrit color. What withall the dirt and dust this criminal in Crimefighters is tossing about in to and fro like a beached trout in zip tyes, it hakes sense that they would take on an earthier tone. Whetever the color i think we can all agree that he is a fashion trailblazer thats not afraid to go bold.. my hats off to you Dusty.. you went big..
Does anyone else out there share my concern that what with the lemming like mentality of so many here on the northcoast they there could be copy cats?.. A rash of tighty-whitey clad ‘Ner do wells’ reaking havok on our public roads.
In other news be on the lookout for my new line of:
“Dusty Would Go!”
ACCESSORIES (Sweats/T-shirts bumper stickers and coffee cups at a retailer near you…
It’s not illegal. As for law enforcement, it is whatever is reasonable and necessary.. I’ve had to use 4 point restraints (or a’s you call it hog tie) suspects on more than a few occassions like trying to kick out my windows during transport…
It IS illegal for these workers to do what they did.
It’s called a citizen’s arrest and it sounds to me that he needed to be hog-tied to control his actions. [edit]
They probably should’ve given him a glass of water and a sandwich as well. [edit] Human rights are one thing but the safety of public workers and the public is another that’s far more important. Go back to your lemonade stands and hopeful ignorance of a socialistic hell. The working class will return.
that completely depends on the state
Fuck yeah that’s crazy af who the fuck do they think they are fuckin justice league all involved are probably unemployed by now and looks like they assaulted him as well wow 😮
WRONG. It’s illegal to drive through a stop sign, traffic control or not.
Well, Im not sure where you got your law degree from. But a citizen has the right to arrest if they are present when a felony is committed. Therefore by arrest it means your liberty is forfieteduntil released by a judge. Hog tieing is a protective measure for the defendant as well as a detainee.
Wrong.
No. “Citizens Arrest” does NOT mean that you, as a citizen, can hog-tie someone and “place them under arrest”. Not at all. What “citizens arrest” IS is that you may detain someone (but you can’t hog-tie them) because you witnessed them committing a crime, and you have to call the police and describe to the police what it was you saw, and the POLICE will place the person under arrest based on YOUR information as to what you saw.
To whoever posted about shovel holding lazy cal trans guy…
These arn’t Cal Trans guys..these are hard working MEN..getting the job done..so Liberals like yourself can get to the coast on a nice road..that cost twice what it should because your way of thinking.
What positive do you contribute to your comunity? This team of men just eliminated a serious threat to not only their well-being…but the community’s.
Hats off to MF
You sound like an ambulance chasing lawyer………….good luck with representing Dusty!
A citizen can detain a suspect using reasonable force, including handcuffs. Given these boys didn’t have handcuffs, a belt is reasonable.
It appears you need to study a little more.
That’s what I was just wondering! Why the brutality?
Perhaps all the innocent lives on the job that he put in danger?
Did you READ the article, he was still assaulting people and trying to get away! Plus reading all the comments, this guy was driving like a maniac since Myers Flat!!! And he didn’t wreck til the Narrows, so many people he could have killed!
Are you kidding me. I run my rig passed a group of cars endangering lives of everyone in the area. I’ll probably high on something which I’m sure they test it for. Not to mention the flagger would come back with endangering his her life with a moving vehicle which is considered a weapon in the state of California. By the way put some clothes on next time. Explain that to the judge
If it is illegal, the law should be changed.
Police officers are no longer allowed to hog tie people due to issues around positional asphyxiation. I would think it’d be easy to articulate these guys aren’t cops and aren’t going to use of force case law review on an annual basis so they will likely be in the clear.
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Well maybe they taught you that in internet law school, but it’s called a citizen’s arrest. He was committing a crime, fleeing the scene of an accident and can be restrained by any means necessary. Causing an accident and running around in your underwear and refusing to stop or cooperate are not civil rights honey bun.
And I know hillbillies always think they’re going to win the lottery by “suing,” but if you really think any lawyer is going to take a case again a bunch of construction workers who surely don’t have a pot to piss in, then you really are as ignorant as you are desperately trying not to sound.
It’s illegal for cops to hogtie a person because it’s difficult for people to breathe in that position and people have suffocated. Can’t expect a road construction crew to know about that phenomenon.
Yeah, and it’s also very hard to survive if some DF hits you with his truck after nearly running over others. Read the article, it took eight people to restrain this more than likely drugged out wacko. He is lucky that they just restrained him. He doesn’t look beat up nor does he looked like he has been tased as evidenced by no urine down the front of his shorts. I also see no bullet holes. He was tied in such a way that he could still breathe and roll over on his side if he wanted. (see video) WTF.
Well you gotta do what you gotta do would you rather have him go off the cliff and die ?
What’s the violation? And what government entity committed the violation? You gonna sue a private citizen for a 42 USC 1983 or similar violation? [edit]
Where did you get your law degree? It’s not illegal. He’s lucky the cops didn’t get him first, they probably would have shot him.
Ignorant comment!
Oh, and flying through a work zone and disregarding the workers direction and safety is ok?
Sorry, play stupid games win stupid prizes. He lucky they only tied him up and waited for the police. If he had hit and killed a worker [edit].
Yes, if he had hit and killed a worker, that would certainly be a different story. BUT, what if the driver was injured or even died as a result of being hog-tied like this? What about THAT?
whatever man. this dude ran the road block at high speed and endangered the workers lives. hog tying really isn’t that bad. he was restrained before the cops got there. get over yourself
It was not their right to restrain the man in this way. This is “assault”, “battery” and “false imprisonment”, and violating his civil rights. These workers will be lucky if they don’t do jail time for this.
🖕there’s your civil rights
Absolutely. As stupid and as dangerous as what this guy did, the construction workers are the ones who have done the “really bad thing” and could very well go to jail for what they did.
Absolutely right.
Man these construction workers on 36 don’t mess around, recall the story last year of some that flew passed the flagger evading from a pot snatch.
Yep, This is the Face of New Humboldt Folks… We should vote to section off our county into 3 districts…
Plenty of locals who drive like maniacs.
Here’s that story. https://kymkemp.com/2017/09/16/six-arrested-charged-with-transporting-conspiracy-in-yesterdays-alleged-armed-robbery-and-chase-on-hwy-36/
LMAO 😂 that crew deserves a hug and a beer each! Awesome work guys.
Awesome, respect the cone zone or you’ll get hog tied and thrown in a loader.
The poster child for “HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE”
Wow what a story! Almost as crazy as the man in Myers 😮
Wow….
The age old question has been answered….boxers or briefs! LOL
I no right! Omg this is so fucking funny Im going to pee my self#
That is an old question, since the right answer is boxer briefs.
Who wears underwear?
“My boys need a house”
Kramer
Well it was kind of warm today and he was kind of dusty. Maybe he just wanted to splash some water on himself.
Only in Humboldt! .. .and thank you AGAIN MF!!🤗
Classic picture. The crew is probably still laughing about it. Great Job Guys !!!!
It begs the question of, WTF was he on??? It must have been something excellent to bring on such stupidity!!! ;-/
Must be a real special batch of meth goin around.
Remember the egg and frying pan analogy?
PCP?…thought that was long gone
Can the buckets on those tilt all the way forwards? Would make a pretty secure holding cell if done on asphalt.
Tied up as he is, just tilt it up for an option.
The Humboldt county dope grower truly is a special breed.
More like a genetic accident!!
I’d guess he’s a local conservative, non-grower.
Trinity
This actually happened in the narrows. Humboldt
The old “a bee flew in the car” routine may be this guys best bet at getting away with this
Who you calling tiny! Ha, the picture flashing on the main page, I seriously thought it was an out take of Officer Farvre covered in powdered sugar from Super Troopers
Me too hahaha 😂
Huh.
He was probably on his way to the mad river burger bar to get his next fix of meth. Just another story proving that the 36 is trash. Unethical growers and meth heads.
Hill Billy nailed it.
Real dirt bag
Did Mercer Frasier just score again?
At least the road crew knew he wasn’t armed!
Funny, no concealing clotes! lol
Here’s your sign..
This crew needed to be called when Zack Harrison was on the loose…
☝️yessss 😂💛
I can’t believe some idiot thinks this is a law suit ready to happen. Seriously? The guy is lucky this is all that happened to him. It’s called citizens arrest and it is very legal. 😉
Yep.
I was at the stop sign (held by the road crew worker) when this man flew by me at such a high speed that I figured he’d crash and was hoping he wouldn’t take any innocent lives!! Glad he was caught as there were no police officers around to see this crazy guy driving wrecklessly through road construction! Good job, men!!
He passed me back before Martin and Shirleys. I was doing 50mph, he passed on the outside of a blind turn at “guessing” 85 or 90mph went into the old redwood carvers pullout then back into eastbound lane. He braked hard enough for the next left that he swapped left then right before releasing brakes and barely made the turn. Im amazed he made it as far as he did. He blew through the pg&e jobsite without stopping for flaggers immediately after passing me.
Recklessly
He literally was not driving wrecklessly, as he had a wreck
I suppose he could claim his “breaks” failed…
Looking at the still photo, I thought that it was The Donald.
I couldn’t figure out what he was doing there.
Wouldn’t be the first time that his bizarre behavior made no sense.
Turn off the T.V. U R watchin’ too much CNN. I’m here for you Bro.
Yay for you! You tried.
That’s the funniest thing I ever heard LOL. I was a flagger and you meet all kinds on the road. Serves him right
I was an operator on a pipe line job in Newhall, guy tried to run down our flag girl, twice. They caught him and he had a history of threating women.
I love the 36. Lawlessness is bliss. This guy will definitely learn something from this one.
What could you possibly teach this guy…other than people that put construction workers lives in danger…go to prison!!
Somebody must recognize the truck. And, how hot does the bucket on the loader get on a warm-weather day like this? Is that why the perp did a barrel-roll into the shade on the short video?
Cowboy hog ties tweeker…yes..nice rope..see you at next rodeo
File this under”Just when you thought you’ve seen it all!”
Man…it’s getting to where every time I see an accident on RHBB I just know it has to be on Hwy 36. That road is WAY too twisty for speeding, especially high as a fucking kite in your underwear. I hope he got a good mouthful of dirt.
From the looks of him, in the short video piece, he at least got some road rash for his trouble!!!
This guy passed me in Alton, driving like a crazy idiot! I can’t believe he made it that far.
All I have to say is WOW!!!😂
There’s two Fruit Loops in this story – the driver and the commenter who thinks the driver’s civil rights were violated.
I carry big zip ties in my truck, in case I feel a need to detain a fella like this…I was told by a Sheriff that I could be arrested for false imprisoment, or kidnapping if I used them for that
Appears to be tie-downs. Difference is; the construction crew uses those for work, not for an “in case I meet a guy…”
Yawn! OK “FELLA”
Yes. You certainly can. Don’t be a fool. Don’t do it.
Unfortunately this is today’s world that we live in. Very sad.
Ain’t he something special.
Humboldt County, Home Grown, Corn Fed, Local Yocal, Extra Special, Good Ole Country Boy flying by the seat of his tidy whities. As special as he appears to be, his family must not let him off the farm much. He’s what you call a “mighty fine catch” or “keeper”.
Any jackass driving 36 so fast and loose, endangering the lives of other drivers plus a road crew then attempts to escape in his underwear, deserves everything he gets and more. Brazen, stupid, lacking consideration for others and no concern for safety is a deadly combination.
When he comes out of his haze he better not start whining about being pictured in his skivies. He brought the attention onto himself. If he would have drove the road at a safe speed, followed the rules and yielded to the flagger he could have drove to hell and back in his underwear and no one would have been the wiser.
I think it’s safe to say, he’s proven beyond much doubt, he’s sure not the sharpest tool in the tool shed or the brightest light on the strip. On the other hand, the road crew did a mighty fine job detaining a near naked fool. Someone should buy that crew a few rounds of beers after work.
dude needs to tap the brakes a little more often.
hmmmm, just in his underwear? Was anybody chasing him? Like an irate husband?
You would be amazed at how many guys drive that way!
Hahaha I wonder if the same person who made that lawsuit comment is the same person in a lawsuit on 36. Call the wambulance.
Hey mom! Look! No hands!
Dang it Earl you gotta stop drinking like that every time your wife leaves you! Yes , it Could be meth or he could just be a very f’d up good ol boy or whatever y’all call yourselve’s up here. I’ve seen cases that look as bad just from drinking. Yeah good work road crew guys! They may have just saved his life.
Closer to “Look Mom, NO BRAINS!!!
It’s illegal for law enforcement to hog tie. Not an average everyday joe. What an idiot.
Hog tied & Lassoed. Here’s another story of citizen restraint of a suspect, from horseback. Two years ago in Oregon: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cowboy-lassos-alleged-bike-thief-wal-mart-parking-lot-n590176
Just showed my older kids…we live on 36….when I was telling them about it, they said they saw that truck EFN FLY by….all the comments about him almost hitting cars since Myers Flat….DANG, so many people he almost killed BEFORE he endangered the MF crew….WHOM WE LOVE!!!! Kudos workers! Just grateful he didn’t take another human out.
The hog-tying technique was perfect in this case–a big, heavy, out-of-control guy like that. Even though it looks funny, I can’t possibly laugh, because I had been traveling west on 36 a little earlier that day. This is so scary really. I really applaud the workers who restrained this crazy person.
Kym, you’ve got the best blog north, east, west and south (news).
Divide . . . Humboldt? Zip, zero, nada.
well, i saw the cops hogtie a guy a few years ago; they later called me and asked if i had a problem with that; no, i said ’cause the guy had just invaded my home…
the rest of you are idiots–i look for a comment from ED or Eric K and skim through your silly opinions…
hope the guy gets his million…
I saw this going 90 through Hydesville he pulled into Murrish market and was blaring music pumping his gas in his underwear screaming like a wild animal at the guy next to him! When he pulled out he hit and ran a boat and flew down 36 I called 911 apparently a lot of people did as well glad he has been captured he was Definatly on drugs!
Hogtied… In his underwear… Surrounded by big, buff construction workers…
Some guys would pay money to be in his position! Except for the felonies, cops, and jail, of course.
Mr Grey i presume.
Hahahahaha. Too funny. Best one yet
Awesome!
Hahaha… well played sir..
“DUSTY WOULD GO!”
Did anyone have a cell phone wit them when that truck flew by them before it ran thru the construction site an wrecked?
Anyone knows that drives that road all the time, there is no cell service in that area.
You don’t need service to video a law breaker for proof of what he was doing. Makes a lot of difference in a courtroom.