Tragic Deadly Accident on I-77 in South Carolina Involving a Monaco Ambassador RV

[Ivylog]

“Their chairs made it.” Yes, the passenger seat made it but the driver’s didn’t…what’s left of it is the white remains of it behind the passenger seat in the picture below. The majority of the impact was on the driver’s side taking out the entire wall on that side.

[Moonwink]

The driver's seat is still there.  The driver was ejected because he wasn't using his seatbelt.  If he had been using it, things may have turned out differently.  No guarantee but, seatbelts save lives and there's no getting around that fact.  Be safe (safer) and buckle up!

[Just Jim]

Obviously everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I don't think it can be assumed that excessive speed is the root cause.  A number of factors would need to be considered to make that determination and I kind of feel it is insensitive considering the loss of life and injuries.  I don't disagree that many RV drivers exceed a safe speed, but I am certainly not going to put this specific driver in that category just yet.  There will be an investigation of course that will include the distance traveled, skid marks, etc.  It is certainly possible that there was a medical event, tire blow out or sudden turn to avoid a deer...  point is we don't know and out of respect for possible family members on this site... I'm not going to disparage someone with speculation.  Just my 2 cents.  Jim  

[dl_racing427]

So sorry to see this.  God Bless the friends and families affected. 🙏

I agree with others, that the semi-monococque chassis of the higher end Monaco's would likely hold up much better to this kind of impact.
The Roadmaster chassis is the biggest reason I bought my Dynasty years ago.