BIBB COUNTY, AL — A tractor-trailer accident left one person dead in Bibb County, Alabama on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014, according to a news report from The Alabama News.
Police have said that they have reason to believe 36-year-old Charles Jones was killed when the vehicle he was driving was struck head-on with a tractor-trailer while driving on Highway 82 around 2:00 Tuesday afternoon.
Scene of the Accident
Charles Jones was killed in the crash, although it is not clear if he was killed instantly or if he died at a nearby hospital after the accident. No other injuries were mentioned in the report.
Authorities expect to release more information pertaining to the accident in the coming days.
Commentary:
I can’t help but feel a tinge of anger when I see a truck cross into oncoming traffic. While we see this type of accident almost every day, it does not make it any easier. More often than not, these types of accidents are caused by driver distraction, and luckily technology has made it easier and easier to prove this kind of negligence. We have seen a case where a truck driver was surfing on the phone looking at Facebook when he drove his truck into the back of a car, killing one person. We only knew he was on his phone by looking at his records, and the fact that the trucking company had a driver-facing camera mounted in the truck. While there are more devices that have the potential for distraction, there is also more evidence for when an accident is caused by a distracted driver.
–Grossman Law Offices
