Trucker Jerry Trilling was driving his cab through Ochopee, Florida on his way home. He admitted he drank a bit that night and probably didn’t turn on his headlights, but that was no cause of what happened.
The road is straight along the swamp and Trilling drove it many, many times. In addition, there is never anyone on the road after midnight. Or at least not when Trilling drove it before. This night though, Trilling sped along paying close attention to his speed. Suddenly, he heard a ‘thurnk’ as he felt his cab hit something in the road.
Trilling slammed on the breaks thinking the worst. When he jumped out of the cab, he saw a man down on all fours about fifty feet behind him. Trilling called out to the man, who turned to look at him. It was then that Trilling realized that it was no man he had hit with his truck.
The creature’s face was more ape than man, and it was covered in fur. As it rose to its full height, Trilling was astounded to see it was well over ten feet tall. Trilling slowly backed toward his cab, keeping an eye on the monster in the road.
Just as Trilling climbed back into his cab, the Bigfoot bent over and let out a horrible scream, like a woman’s only higher and more agonized. Trilling jumped into the cab and slammed the door. He peeled out and saw that the Bigfoot chased him for about a quarter mile before suddenly disappearing.
Trilling told his trucker buddies about his encounter. Many of them were well acquainted with that creature having had similar encounters themselves along that same stretch of road.
Kenneth M
Wow! I love this story. That had to hurt – Hit by a truck, and had the stamina to run after it.
Scott C
Brilliant! A commercial driver…. drinking AND driving a rig, hits and runs a humanoid…. I call BS 🙂
BTDT
So WTF? The way this is worded he is just driving his tractor bobtail (no trailer) at or after midnight with no headlights, he’d been drinking, it must have been a very bright full moon for him to see any features, be able to tell it was well over ten feet tall.
I don’t feel it man.
Kim G
He “peeled out” in a semi ? It takes quite a bit of HP & torque to get that big rig rolling at a high speed. The “creature” would have caught him immediately. I think this is a bit far fetched.
Squatchin2
I vote “no confidence” in this one……………has the tone of B.S.
william c
Bs can’t belive you printed this I’m one of your biggest fans an also a professional truck driver and have been for 13 years..we already are hated by the public why give us more of bad reputation ..so I’d this FOOL a drunk taxi cab driver or a truck driver?????
william c
Bs can’t belive you printed this I’m one of your biggest fans an also a professional truck driver and have been for 13 years..we already are hated by the public why give us more of bad reputation . So I’s this FOOL a drunk taxi cab driver or a truck driver?????
Robert V
Yah that is one special hangover the next day, well I guess for both creatures
William L
I am from Florida and I know the people who live down by Ochopee. There isn’t one thing about this story that sounds out of place. BTW, Kimi G, a tractor when it is bob tail has ZERO weight in the rear wheels so peeling out is quite doable specially if it was a Yamaha (871-GM diesels are 2 stroke and have huge torque.) There is one thing a little weird and that is a 10′ bigfoot; that is huge for a skunk ape.