That’s crazy

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Yeah no kidding

Not so much bad timing but bad judgement. Maybe she didn't quite grasp the gravity of the situation.

@@user-yy1rs3df3q Still on her.

Wait so he retierd?!

@@Kirbyleo114 who said he retired?

@@playbackparrot sorry i was panicking

@@Kirbyleo114 if he’s getting some tests done in the hospital and surfing KZfaq to look at his accident, don’t you think he would like to read something positive in the comments rather than… what’s there…

@@playbackparrot true

Same. It was so bad.

In anaheim?

@@lowslowcrawlers1304 Indianapolis last night.

I think most people are under the impression that the frames on these things are indestructible. I was there with my sons, I'd say about 75% of us stayed until we saw him stick his arm out and wave and Max D was off the field. I was surprised the announcer seemed oblivious, but maybe she isn't supposed to speculate to the crowd if something is going wrong.

You need to remember that their target market is kids. Don't focus on the accident but something more possessive. It's a show and all those involved understand that. Pro wrestling is the same.

It weighs 18,000 lb and is 16 ft tall. There's no way to gently flip it back over unless you bring in a crane which would take a hell of a lot longer than flipping it over. As long as he's still in the driver's seat strapped in with his head and neck restraint in place he's fine. It's a chance they take they know this. There is no easy gentle way to flip something that heavy and with that high of a center of gravity over gently

@@mikeprimm4077Any sane responsible rescue person would find a way to extract the driver without flipping the vehicle over and causing more injuries. That includes cutting their precious little truck apart. Ridiculous.

​@@ferdburful6352 Tom dislocated his neck from this.. therefore they didn't wanna remove him

@@mikeprimm4077 For starters the trucks weigh 12,000 lbs not the 18,000 you claim . furthermore any operators worth a pinch of salt should be able to turn the vehicle upright gently using, wait for it...... 2 machines. One to pull and one to stop the crash and bounce. We do it off roading all the time to not inflict more damage to the machine.

If they didn’t flip him over he will have blood rushing to his head that could have caused more damage. Which I can see why you are upset by them flipping him over like that, but they would need powerful saws to cut the frame (roll cage) to get him out which would take more time than just flipping him over, also a lot of blood flow to the head will most likely cause death, so they needed the fastest way to give him a steady blood flow. Also it is very tight in the cab so it will be a pain getting him out (at this point he will have a lot of blood in his head) also if they disconnect him from everything upside down he can drop down landing on his head making his injury worse.

It sucks he is retiring man what a show that dude puts on!! Is someone taking over the truck or is max D done

@@aaronhobart6223 his son Colten Eichelberger is currently filling in for him

@@Monster-truck-stuff-123 Colton’s just not the same

Fractured neck if you didn't see his Facebook post

@@GraveDigger35And the jackasses flipping the thing over uncontrolled added massively to the injuries he’d already sustained!

​@@GraveDigger35 So he fractured his neck and they just roll the truck over like they did with him in it. There is every chance they made his injury worse.

@@waynasfamilyadventures147 pretty sure the guy in the tractor had no idea, also they wear the HANS and are strapped in real good, so I doubt that it made it worse

Why wouldnt the show roll on? He wrecked but seemed ok and was waving to the crowd as he was still in the seat being pushed off. I could see your point if he had to be cut out and rushed off to the ER or even worse.

he waved after 7 minutes of the crash happening, it was not okay.@@warrenmichael918

but, that was literally the last run of the show

@@warrenmichael918He was still in his seat because he didn't want to be seen leaving the stadium on a stretcher on a medical cart... They towed him backstage where they could extract him and take him to the hospital away from the crowd.

@@Studio23Media That may be right but the announcer wouldnt know this at that exact time.

The announcers are trying to distract the crowd to take their mind off of what just happened. God forbid they had to take the driver out on a stretcher or worse

That and Tom would have wanted to show to go on

As an announcer myself, I agree that they needed to shut up, or at the very least tone it down a lot. Yes, my job is to keep the show going and not cause panic in the fans, but I also have to acknowledge that something went wrong, and show respect to a possibly injured competitor. The girl was bombastic and disrespectful, and obviously was playing the "listen to me, I'm special" card way too much.

​@@mxslick50💯

They need some kind of Mad Max scissor lift on big tires that they can drive around and raise up to whatever height they need to access the driver. Or put one of the rescue guys in a harness and lift him up there with that front end loader boom 🤣

This guy was so annoying wish he would just shut up omg. Great video but this guy had to watch it on mute

Seriously, I couldn't believe they didn't have equipment to get up therem! They need a Mad Max scissor lift on big tires they can drive around and raise up to whatever height they need.

I had a chute fail on my dragster and ran off into the sand trap folding my chassis like a taco. I was trapped for less than two minutes and it seemed like forever. (Just a dislocated hip and broken arm) The whole time I was watching this rescue, I was thinking the same thing.

I was thinking about something like that also

I was thinking the same thing. They need an easy way for rescue crew to access the drivers! Maybe they could build some kind of monster truck man lift vehicle to use.

Were did you get this information?

@@Kirbyleo114 from people who were at the show

@@Chaos2TheMax2024 oh ok thanks

He’s out for the foreseeable future per Monster Jam and Tom Meents social media.

Dislocated vertebrae out for 3 months

That was Gary Wiggins I believe

@@george_2172yeah. He broke his back. Randy Moore was also knocked unconscious during qualifying when his throttle stuck and he crashed into the wall

@@dawhiteman1451 I remember hearing that Randy story too

@@george_2172 2006 was not a good season for him. Literally the next week after Pontiac, he destroys his chassis in Atlanta after a hard landing and has to rent a chassis for the rest of the season. His teammate truck was short lived as well due to the driver retiring to a back injury after 3 shows.

@@dawhiteman1451 I know it was unfortunate, I always like his team and driving, I saw him in Hampton and Virginia Beach in 2012

Tom doesnt know what serious is. The man knows pain very well. No paramedics on site to assess anything before rolling him over, but being upside down so long isnt great either. Could be nothing more than a mild headache tomorrow and he just couldn't get unstrapped... Or he could be paralyzed at the legs from spinal injury. Just gotta give him love, hope for the best and wait for results. Nothing changes the outcome of what happened.

Dislocated Neck is what happened

They wouldn’t have flipped him back up if he was severely injured

Guys a legend, he’ll be back soon

He got a little roughed up. There was cage damage which was why he wasn’t able to get out. But I imagine there’s a chance he’ll sit out the next show

@@brucelarrow7897actually… if he was severely injured, leaving him in would be the best thing because his head neck and d back are completely restrained. If he has a head neck or back injury, trying to get him out could potentially injure him further.

@@junkman134 and the process of tipping the truck would mess that up a bit too

He was retiring tonight.

No he wasn't. He's scheduled til the World Finals

@@paulwilson4283 It's his last competitive season. It's the last time he'll be in Indy though.

Monster jam changed they try to hush and take the attention to something else

They were just trying to not scare the kids, so he stayed in the truck instead of putting him on a stretcher.

@@TJ-qz6hr kids attend every other motorsport available....you stop the show until you know everyone is OK. Just like any other sport. You don't have to make a big deal....but you shut up until then.

@@TJ-qz6hr every kid there clearly could see something was wrong though

The announcers are trying to distract the crowd to take their mind off of what just happened

Because they're so sturdy in the truck flipping it like that does nothing.

@@platinummodz4033 Lets hope you're not a paramedic

@@ylilycam let's hope you're not a paramedic either. 😂😂

Is that actually true?

I hope not. But how could they know this?

@@MackBullDogMackyes, the truck was so damaged they ended up taking Tom out in the tunnel .

my dad comes home every week, we always talk about the show over dinner and he brought it up.

​@Meatball626 so if he broke his neck surely there would be more action taken?? And Tom waving to the crowd at the end and smiling 😂 if he actually broke his neck I'm sure he wouldn't be smiling and waving to the crowd?? Plus only 15 people actually assisting Tom?? If he actually broke hid neck and that was all that monster jam did that's shocking and serious action needs to be taken now without doubt

Geez.... Never heard that before. 😬 Always a first.

@@dillonpierce7869 kind of a similar hit that basically ended Dennis' career

@@GraveDigger35 didn't know that's what happened thought he just stopped once there were his sons and daughter out there.

@@dillonpierce7869 yeah, Tampa 2017, he had flipped in racing and landed hard on the roof, which unknowingly to Dennis, crew and tech officials weakened the role cage in that area, and during freestyle he came out and did his thing, lost the body and then was going to go for a backflip, but there was an issue with the motor and he didn't rotate and landed hard on the roof crushed the cage down and injured Dennis' back

@@GraveDigger35 they knew better than messing with the cage anywhere around the driver. Weakening anyways.

I hope they arent cutting the cage open to pull him out. He couldn't get out on his own with his fans watching. For someone like tom, theres definately a problem. fingers crossed.

Yeah he’s done. Remarkable career and a legend forever

@@paulwilson4283 isnt he gonna retire after world finals?

​@@paulwilson4283he hasn't retired yet he still has until world finals, quit spreading misinformation.

Tom is doing good. He will not be driving in Tampa next weekend, per his crew chief.

@@SKULL0fD3ATH.I imagine he will continue to run the stadium events in the summer/fall as well. The superstar challenge will probably be his final event.

🤣 they didn't know anything at the time weirdo

They have crashes all the time and usually nothing is wrong. How is the announcer supposed to know, how is anyone supposed to know there’s an injury in the split seconds after the crash happens? They don’t need to bring panic and attention to the injury, they have plenty of people there helping

The announcer carrying on is really professional. Turning away the attention away from the scene helps to avoid any kind of panic among the audience. These are the most important moments for announcers to do their job.

That was very disrespectful

Me too. I’d be fine with him being out for a month if it’s just a concussion. Philly is only an hour from me so I’ll be at that show

@@buggyworld7723 ok

Dang i just listened to that too, i think thats why youtube recommended this video right after i watched him say that! LOL

It’s happened quite a bit recently. Just last weekend Jamie Sullivan got injured after she landed on the roof trying to do a miniflip and the next week Tom gets roughed up on a hard landing