Several spectators injured after monster truck hits utility line at Topsham Fairgrounds

A monster truck went over a jump and hit an aerial utility wire that was across the race track. The wire got stuck on the truck, pulling down several utility poles.

[brandyn]

Putting a jump right by a wire is dumb AF.

[lbmakescontent]

Not the driver’s fault. Blame the promoter.

[donaldjohnson]

Some of these trucks are over 12, 000 lbs and all they have is a chain link fence as a barrier. That is really scary!

[DuanTorruellas]

It's not a monster truck, it's a lobster truck hahahaha

[laurelmcneilly]

Who's the brainiac that built that ramp there?

[mestep]

How can that not be recognized as a danger? Hundred pair of eyes, experienced drivers crew and safety people? No construction workers or truck drivers? No one who paved a driveway? Military experience? Crazy.

[Trucksusa]

Can't say I like the layout there.

[jyesucevitz]

Police are currently investigating the incident? are they gonna compare jump heights from all past
monster truck shows that truck was in and see if it jumped higher in order to knock out power to a
portion of a town. thus diverting all police fire and rescue to the scene in order for members of the
monster truck team to rob the one bank in town while the police were occupied elsewhere? or did
the truck simply hit a wire it didn't see was there?

[MikeyLovesLife]

"There's a lobster loose!" (vintage SNL reference)

[khymanser]

It wasn't the driver's fault or the truck it was an accident i didn't know that crushstation was going to hit it

[mike-uwwt]

Maine is the Mississippi of New England.

[edc]

America's determination to not bury services is impressive.

[andreas]

You can take the trash out of the trailer but not the trailer out of the trash.

[scottwinfrey]

This is also the same truck that squished a track official years ago

[nrakma]

This seemed like a well planned event and next year they’re selling helmets too.

[GuinLester]

I was there. Some of the comments are saying it was the promoters fault. It kind of was but not really. I was there the wires were pretty high and he went to high. He was trying to compete with another monster truck and do better then the othe one did then the incident happened. Hopefully they learn there lesson. And also maybe look at the wires next time. It was a possibility they did not think of.