“It was a little surprising at first because when it hit, it kind of pushed us down because the truck’s so big,” Justin Ford said.
A Las Vegas motorcyclist is speaking out after a collision with a large, modified truck at Paradise and Sahara earlier this week left his bike totaled and videos of the incident spreading widely online.
The crash occurred as Justin Ford was leaving a car show. Witness footage obtained by fox5vegas.com captures the towering, lifted truck rolling directly into the motorcycle after the bike moved in front of it.
Addressing the online discourse surrounding the wreck, Ford explained that traffic was moving slowly and the traffic signal was turning yellow when he pulled ahead. He stopped in the crosswalk specifically to give himself more room ahead of the massive vehicle.
“Then the side view shows how he never really stopped completely and just kind of rolled and rolled, you know, onto the back of the bike,” Ford said.
The truck’s front axle ultimately rode over the rear fender of the motorcycle, forcing the rider and his machine down under its immense weight.
“I knew the truck was there, but to see it so close and still rolling, it was kind of scary, you know?” Ford said, noting he experienced only minimal back pain despite the total loss of his motorcycle.
“With no clear sight in front, there really should, with the technology we have nowadays, there should be something that you can see in front,” Ford said, suggesting that large trucks should be equipped with cameras to prevent similar blind-spot disasters.
Following the collision at the Las Vegas intersection, Ford is already looking to replace his motorcycle. Having spent his entire life on two wheels, he is already actively searching for a replacement motorcycle.
