Escambia County, AL — A man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident involving a logging truck on Monday, March 10, 2015. The accident took place on Highway 29.
According to local reports, 30-year old Garrett Tindell was driving near mile marker 9 when he drove his truck off the road and rolled over. Emergency workers arriving on the scene of the accident needed an hour before they were able to remove him from the wreckage.
Tindell was taken to D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and placed in the facility’s intensive care unit. No other injuries were reported.
Officials say that a nearby mobile home sustained a small amount of property damage.
The accident is currently under investigation. At this time, officials aren’t exactly sure what caused the rollover.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Unfortunately, vehicles like these just aren’t as safe as many would like to believe. They suffer from a whole host of safety issues. One of those is that, if they’re ever improperly loaded, and the load shifts while the truck is out on the road, the truck is susceptible to rolling over. I don’t know if anything like that happened here, but it’s something that definitely needs to be looked in. There’s a very good chance that the employer’s workers’ comp policy will cover this accident. But if the accident happened because of a load that was improperly secured, then it’s possible that whoever was responsible for loading the truck could be held responsible.
— Grossman Law Offices
