HINESVILLE, GA — Janice Jones was seriously hurt in a car accident that happened in Hinesville, Georgia on Saturday, December 20th, 2014. The article from WTOC indicated that the accident happened at or about 11:00 Saturday afternoon.
59-year-old Janice Jones was hurt when the car she was a passenger in and another vehicle collided while driving on Highway 84. Police suspect that a tractor-trailer tire came loose on the roadway. When a Chevy Malibu tried to avoid the tire, it swerved into another lane where it struck another vehicle head-on.
Jones was taken to Memorial University Medical Center where she was being treated for serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 59-year-old James Jones, who was last listed in stable condition.
Georgia State Police are still looking into what happened.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
With this particular accident, I’m most interested in finding out how a tractor-trailer tire dislodged from a truck while it was in-motion. These truck drivers are supposed to be checking their load, and the road-worthiness of their truck periodically throughout their trips, in addition to a pre-trip check. I want to know how a tire loose enough to fly off was missed in these checks, if they were performed at all. If this truck driver failed to notice a tire loose enough to spin off during use, then the trucking company really needs to be held accountable for their role in the accident.
— Grossman Law Offices