Barrow County, GA — A police officer sustained minor injuries after being involved in an accident with a FedEx tractor-trailer. The accident took place near the intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 211, on Friday, December 19, 2014.
Reports say that the police officer — who hasn’t had his name released — was standing outside of his patrol car when the accident occurred. The FedEx tractor-trailer crashed into his car, before driving on a short distance and overturning.
Emergency responders were forced to extricate the FedEx driver from his truck before airlifting him to a nearby hospital. There has been no update on his condition.
No one else was involved in the accident.
Police are currently investigating the accident, and trying to figure out what it was that caused the accident to happen.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
The first question that needs to be asked, I believe, is why didn’t the driver of the FedEx truck see the police vehicle on the side of the road? If this is a case of the driver simply not paying attention to what was in front of him, what was he paying attention? If the driver wasn’t doing his job then it’s no question that he can be held liable for the accident. But there are questions beyond that that need to be answered. In my experience, where I’ve seen smoke, I’ve often seen fire. My worry is that this isn’t the only bad decision this driver is making while out on the road.
Unfortunately, this is where people stop listening to these discussions, as they typically devolve into discussions about lawsuits and money. I think that’s a mistakes, for everyone involved. Lawsuits to involve money, yes. But they’re also a chance to hold companies responsible for mistakes they’re making, and to revisit the way they run their businesses, so that these sorts of accidents can hopefully be involved in the future.
— Grossman Law Offices
