DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A tow truck driver has died after a major accident that happened in Dekalb County, Georgia on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Authorities say that Patrick Brownlee was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck that drifted into the emergency lane where Brownlee was assisting a stranded motorist with his Ford F450 tow truck on Interstate 20 around 3:00 Tuesday afternoon.
Scene of the Accident
Patrick Brownlee was killed in the accident, although it is not immediately clear if he died instantly in the accident, or if he was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where he died later.
The investigation into the crash is currently being handled by the Georgia State Police.
Commentary:
This is the kind of accident where the driver that crossed into the emergency lane is probably going to be faulted if the news reports I’m seeing about this accident turn out to be accurate. If the offending driver crept over the line and struck the victim, for whatever reason it may be, there could be a negligence claim against that driver. These things happen for many reasons, and none of them are good. Either the driver was not paying attention to the road on his cell phone, or simply dazed out behind the wheel they would be faulted just as you would be in this situation.
–Grossman Law Offices
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