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Plane nearly crashes into truck | Avoid the dreaded 'driver's tan'

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Updated Aug 16, 2023

A small crop dusting plane came just feet from crashing into the windshield of a truck moving at highway speeds on U.S. 30 in  LaPorte County, Indiana on Tuesday.

“Afterwards I continued on my way,” the driver, Clifton Howard, 26, of North Judson, Indiana, told local news WGN9. “I didn’t change my pants or anything like that,” he said with a laugh. 

It's an unfortunate reality that some drivers consider trucks pests on the road, but that's no reason to crop dust one. While the plane might have made for a cool hood ornament for the truck, it's probably not worth the hassle. 

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Long hauls on the road punish the body in many ways, but the left arm, exposed to the elements from the window, gets it worse than the right. As such, Pilot Flying J is giving out "conveniently keychain-attachable" two-ounce containers of Left Arm Sunscreen for free. Just give them your address, name, and email to get your free bottle

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