I'm a retired Deputy from Georgia and I can positively tell you that the wrecker drivers were our hero's. I can say without doubt they saved many people from further accidents by getting the roads cleared fast. Happy birthday.

Happy birthday, Jonathan! Hope you and your son have a great day spending time together.

@gmc8099

10 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎂🎉 love all your videos!!!

@unclerick8224

10 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@hankkauffman6612

10 ай бұрын

Happy Birthday, enjoy yourself.

Happy, Happy, Birthday Mr. Jonathan!!! May God bless you with many more!!! Be careful out there and God bless you and your family!!!! Eddy

😱 It's pretty unbelievable that the driver of the first car/pickup truck was walking around after the accident. He must have an enormous big guardian angel. Congratulations 🎉 for having a sturdy stomach and really good nerves to be able to do the wrecker job. 2) I wish you to have a great day with your son at the tractor event. Happy birthday! Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular. To all of you of course.

@kimchipig

10 ай бұрын

Seat belts with pretensioners, crumple zones, safety cell design and lots of airbags is why he survived. That and a lot of good fortune that day.

My father always told me when I was growing up it's not about being in the right. If the other driver does something stupid and get into an accident you could be right. DEAD right, especially if you are on a pedal bike or a motor bike. He drove tow trucks for over twenty years and used to take me along on a lot of calls when I was a kid. That has stayed with me thru the years. The lessons he taught me about driving still ring in my ears 35 years after he passed away.

Yeah, you can't quit your "day job". Appreciate all your content and thoroughly enjoy your endeavors on the home front, as I have for some years now

Happy birthday Jonathan, they were some lucky people to have walked away from those wrecks, have a good day at the tractor show with your son, take care and God bless Y'all.

Many happy returns Jonathan, and have a great day with your son. Make some memories.

Happy birthday Mr. W. These kind of videos really put into perspective what it’s like out there. Stay safe.

Good golly, Jonathan, you've got a heart of gold, helping that accident victim the way you did. God Bless your soul! I'm literally stunned at how people survive such crashes. And yes, DUI, texting, distracted driving is a major, major deal today. Be safe out there on the roads. Happy Birthday! Have a great day with your son!!

Incredible he survived He was being looked after for sure.

Have a fantastic birthday Jonathan. Thanks for the public service giving us folks a sober reminder to drive safe.

I had never considered Fentanyl poisoning in towing/hauling. That would be messed up way to check-out! Happy forthcoming Birthday, Jonathan! I have you have the happiest of Happy Birthday's! 🎉🎂🎊

When you extrapolate what you showed us here, from the counties you cover with your wrecker service, to the nation as a whole, it's violent auto carnage 24/7 in America!! "OD'ed while driving down the road," says all you need to know about the drug problem in rural America. Likewise with your decision not to get into some of these cars because of the danger of fentanyl! What a world we live in! Stay safe Jonathan W! Thanks for your channel!

As a retired firefighter, I can say Holy sh*t I am floored that first truck driver is alive! Let alone walking around.

Jonathan i drove a wrecker for a short time in Charlestown west Virginia seen a lot of wrecks nothing like that you do great work love your videos thank you for your sharing life with us.

I'm really awed by how well our cars and trucks are engineered for crashes. If you hadn't said that none of those wrecks were fatal, I would have guessed that the big majority would have been deaths. That first truck especially was amazing. I first thought that the motor had been pulled. I couldn't believe that it had been pushed back that far and didn't hurt the driver. The gentleman who had a tree fall while he was driving really brings home the fact that no matter how carefully you drive, we're never really in control.

I hope all those drivers have a moment of reflection about their experience. Their lives have miraculously been extended.

I know what it means that your are always on call with your work. .Day or night rain or snow we raised a lot of different stuff on the cattle farm, and something happed every day. Wish you a Happy Birthday and hope you have many more.. Enjoy your videos

Jonathan, hope your birthday was a very happy one! THANK you for your service in keeping the roads cleared & safe, and showing us what can happen out on the road with unsafe driving. I enjoy the car and the steam engine videos, it's amazing and inspiring as to what you are capable of!

That driver of the black truck needs to buy a lottery ticket! Amazing he walked away.

Filming the wreck could be accomplished by a dash-cam, then you'd be able to not worry about it. Holy cannoli, the tree deleted that engine! Amazing what'll shear right off from those forces. Crazy what can be survived. Man, I'm amazed the dog survived that wreck! Hope it got checked out too.

Hey man have yourself a great birthday and hope y'all enjoy the tractor show! Thanks again for your time today.

Happy Birthday! My guess on that tree vs pickup truck was 120 MPH. What a violent wreck! God must have a plan for that man and allowed him to stay here on earth!

Happy birthday JW 👍. Wreck’s happened in a split microsecond. My wife cousin just wrecked here in Florida she’s from Horseshoe NC. Her passenger is in the hospital with a broken neck and hip. She thought the light turned green and ran it. The passenger seen what was doing but couldn’t get her name out.When a Nissan pickup creamed her. Luckily the post between the two doors kept the truck from crushing her passenger. Thanks for sharing.

The wet work takes a numb mop. Beating the buzzards off the bucket, takes hell of a soldier. Congrats, another year on the books.

Couple of Towns around I hate to go to , good shopping great deals , INSANE DRIVERS ! .... Happy Birthday !

Truck did a good job of absorbing a lot of the crash energy. Good design of the truck. You cannot transport injured people.

Thanks, Jonathan. These are always sobering to see, and also affirming to see the level of protection the passenger cabin is designed for. Makes you think and knocks a little complacency out of people each time. In conjunction with Jonathan's wrecked vehicle compilations, I would recommend a little casual viewing on the "dash-cam accident" or "bad driver compilation" channels that are littered all over KZread. Those make you think about how you might be making the same mistakes behind the wheel and how to avoid such incidents. 👍

That Chevy pickup just needs a little chain and come-along to straighten it out. Then you can JB weld that trans and drive shaft back together. ;) Happy Birthday man!

These drivers are the type that usually injury other people but escape unhurt, remember we share the roads with these upstanding citizens.

Good video! I found your comment about the risk involved in going inside wrecked vehicles due to fentanayl very alarming. Lots of jobs now that were good ones, are now extremely dangerous because you just don't know what you're getting exposed to. Damned shame things have unraveled like they have.

Happy birthday, Jonathan! The good thing is modern cars are much stronger than old stuff, with crumple zones, safety cells, multiple airbags, seat belt pretensioners, ABS and stability control. Accidents like the 2014 Chevrolet featured would not have been survivable in a 1970s vehicle. I love my 1978 Cadillac but I also know it's not as safe as my Mk VII VW Golf SportWagen.

Happy B day..... nice pole print! Lots of respect from Vancouver

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY JONATHAN I used to drive a wrecker I towed for an car auction and other days did recoveries as well .your right though it is a different life style. Blessings and be safe!!

Happy Birthday Jonathan!! ..great video and sure makes one think! Thanks for all your wonderful videos and have a great birthday !..stay safe.

Might be time to make a steam powered vehicle crusher,strip the alloys out of the units and cube up the ferrous into blocks for easy transport..cheers for the video and have a happy birthday to you.

You took the words right out of my mouth.It’s not for the faint of heart the job you do and mentally it has to wear one out.Thank God you have a good family and interests outside of your craft.I love the mechanical creativity in the auto builds but the steam engineering is historic preservation.

Jonathan , What an Interesting video , I really like hearing the stories about the wrecks , Glad no one was killed !!! Happy Birthday My Friend !!!!!

When I was a volunteer firefighter/EMT I had the same problem with being on duty whenever I was home of course when I was at work I did the same thing being on call for industrial accidents and medical emergencies so it really was a life style but I loved it even though sometime you had to deal with some really bad stuff. Holidays were never a holiday for me because that was usually when everything happened.

You are absolutely correct about being a wrecker driver, it is a lifestyle. I grew up around the business, did it myself in my 20's and loved it. Haven't ran one in over 20 years but still love everything about it. Happy early birthday Jonathan!!!

Wishing you a VERY HAPPY and SAFE BIRTHDAY GOD BLESS Rick

Holy cow, Jonathan, what you have to work with. I pray for your safety every day.

My babysitter and neighbor's boyfriend 40 something years ago hit a maple tree driving some early 70s land yacht at an estimated speed of 130mph. The dash and part of the firewall was the only thing wrapped around the tree with a full unopened beer setting on it. The engine and transmission were never found and were belived to have crossed the North bound George Washington Parkway lanes and went into the Potomac River. 6 kids died instantly and as of 3 years ago that tree is still there in the median. Between drug overdoses and accidents as an addict myself I never thought I'd live to my current 53 years especially with the way people I grew up with died from prescription pain meds ironically in my case from hitting a semi at 50mph in 99. I was fine untill I wasn't like that guy you saved. Happy birthday. My last 14 have been clean ones.

Happy Birthday Johnathan. Man, those vehicles took a beating. Glad all the drivers survived. Maybe people will see this video, and smarten up their driving habits. Thanks and God bless.

Hi Jon. Those wrecks are gnarly!. Have a great birthday and a well deserved day out at the show. All the best, Mart in England.

God bless you, Johnathan. And happy birthday. Central California watching.

Thanks for your service and Happy Birthday.

Johnathan, Public Announcement. Please don’t drink, text, or drive under the influence of drugs. It’s getting to the point of taking you life into your own hands every time you go on a public roadway. Thank you for showing and talking about these wrecks . You might have saved someone’s life.👍👍👍🙏🏽🇺🇸✌🏻😎

Happy Birthday to you, Jonathan! What surprised me was that you got your first Moto Guzzi wreck. Those are big and fast motorcycles, so I wouldn't be surprised if the driver wouldn't have been "pushing it" a bit. On a motorcycle, you always need to have at least two safe escape moves planned at all times, and that definitely requires being moving. May you keep on being safe and stay healthy!

Lots of good advice from a man who's seen a lot. Great video It was interesting to see and hear the stories on those wrecks.

For all them when they're at their worst. . . Thank you for the thankless service and compassion you give.

Happy Birthday Jonathan 🎈🎂🎈 Some definitely some Heavy crashes

HAPPY B DAY! Best kind too...doing something you want to and with your son. Enjoy!

Happy birthday to you , Jonathan ! Have a great day , & enjoy yourself !

Happy birthday. sir

As they say in Scandahoovia... "Uff da!" Carnage. Happy Boipday Kemosabe.

First post I watched of yours was you scraping a yellow Corvette off the road with your roll back.😁👍

Man, it’s going to cost a bunch to fix that 2014 Silverado, good thing he has insurance! Lol You said something about the old man that was in the car the tree fell on wasn’t in a life threatening condition, it looked like it was life threatening until he ducked across the seat. Quick thinking on the old guys part, he must be pretty sharp to know what to do and do it in a second or two. The Lord wasn’t ready for him yet. It’s amazing how bad some of those cars are wrecked (a pickup truck that had tree smashed all the way to the top of the windshield and ripped the engine completely out of it) and people walk away with their lives. It seems like cars and trucks these days are built out of thin metal and plastic but the engineering and safety devices are letting people live after their vehicles get destroyed. Thanks for sharing and making us think about our driving habits and how we should be more careful about our driving and the defensive driving we usually don’t think about. Thanks for cleaning up our roads after these accidents, it’s a hard job that someone has to do. Happy Birthday and hope you have a great day!🎉🎂🇺🇸

Happy Birthday Jonathan !

Happy Birthday Jonathon,.. all the way from Guernsey Channel Islands !!

Happy Birthday to you and enjoy the day with your son. That is better than money in the bank.

That Red GMC has got some nice seats and steering wheel for future projects for you. Love these videos

Happy birthday Jonathan you have a fantastic day with your son what is the most important thing in be safe my friend

Thank youfor only showing non fatalities Some of these wrecks look Horrible I certainly appreciate 🙏 what you do . I'm sure you've seen some gruesome stuff . Happy belated birthday 🎂 🥳 Jonathan

Happy birthday 🎉 Johnathan and stay safe

Yikes! That's a lot of road carnage. Keep up the good work.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Johnathan ,have fun with your son .

Thanks for showing how well these cars and trucks are built to protect the occupants. Happy birthday Jonathan!

Crusher won't have any problems finishing that one off.

Happy Birthday, young man! Dont worry about the number...its a problem we all have once a year! 😅.

Keepin the scrapyards in steel! Happy Birthday!

I have a bunch of old cars but consider my 59 bird one of the safest cars built due to heavy metal, massive engine and inner fenders welded to the frame. Several years ago had another one and wish I didn't know how strong those cars are. All my old cars including a prewar sedan cruiser have front disk brakes and shoulder restraint belts. Urban driving on the defense every second. I consider controlled crush a scam to save material. Wheel base, weight and torque keeps me and the oil companies happy.

Happy birthday Jonathan, have a great day out with your son.

I never realized what all it took when you had to go out and Pick up a wreck. I am very Proud of you for not posting pictures of the Autos that have had fatalities I like that type of respect. Thank you. I too was like some of these people out there. I use to speed just a bit, text and drive, or even multi-task no I've never myself wrecked due to it but I have been hit 2x due to the other person's negligence but I had already long ago decided to reexamine my ways of driving. I thought what the heck am I doing all this dumb stuff for, on the 2ed wreck I had just started not to long before that was stopping about 3/4 of a car length away glad I did as it saved me from hitting the Family in front of me when they decided to pull back after trying to cross to the other side then pull back last minute. I got hit from behind due to the young man being on his cell phone.

Happy birthday Johnathan We're going to rough and tumble in Lancaster pa. Next week There should be a lot of steam engines there

Wishing you a great birthday, Jonathan🎂❤

Happy birthday, Jonathan....🎂🎂🎂

Very sobering examples…certainly makes an individual reflect of the dangers out there on our roads nowadays

3:30 AMAZING THAT THE DRIVER LIVED!!!

Happy birthday Jonathan I hope you have an awesome time on your trip

Thanks JW, Bless you for what you do; happy B'day.

Hey...have a Happy Birthday . Enjoy your boy's day out🤗. Be safe.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan, I have a difficult time believing the driver of that first truck you showed survived. You sure need the "relaxation" of the hot rods and steam engines after having to deal with some of these wrecks you pick up. God Bless and stay safe.

Hookin' ain't easy, happy birthday John.

Happy Birthday! Watch every video you make!! Keep up the good deeds!

Thank you for your videos and your service to the public! Happy birthday 🎂have fun and hope to see some pictures of the spokes and cleats!!😁

Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a fantastic day! Stay safe and may God bless!

Happy Birthday and we have to run 26 and 40 to the v.a. and I dread every trip. Had to make e.r visits at midnight but that wasn't to bad except being after dark. We're west of yall in the hills and the EMS is out and about at all hours. Makes me want to just stay home and mow grass. And the ONLY reason that ANY of those folks are still alive is God Almighty just don't want it over for them YET!

Happy birthday I like the Rex you show I don't have to fix them

Happy birthday man! Keep your head on a swivel out there.

Happy Birthday!!! And thank you for all you do to keep the roads clear and safe.

Even more than 30, nearly 40 years ago, I slipped on an office floor. I was in the hospital for over a month. The same day I went into hospital, a driver rolled his car at least 7 times end over end, ended up 100 yards off the road. They walked out of the hospital the next day.

Your a good guy for takin that guy home.

@Dancing_Alone_wRentals

10 ай бұрын

I thought so too. Glad you took the time to give him a ride. Good may come from it.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan. In the first pick up you showed, where is the engine? Build some memories with the family. Thanks for sharing.

Enjoy your day off and as always i look forward to your next great video, take care mate

Couldn't never be a wrecker driver on call 24-7 I always take Saturday off and rest like the good lord intended and commanded.

Happy Birthday Jonathan, from a fellow Leo August 12🎂

Happy Birthday J.W.!! Hope your day off is fun...you deserve it! If you have to clean up any E.V. wrecks, PLEASE be careful, there are alot of weird things that can happen, one of which is fire...even after the fact, keep them separated from the rest of your yard, just in case. Thanks for posting.

Happy Birthday Man !!