WEST CHESTER, OH — Tiffanie McCants, Billy Moore, Joseph Olephant, Amber Marie Rooks and Blake Patton were identified as the five people that were hurt in an accident that happened in West Chester, Ohio on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015. Local news said that the accident happened just after 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Police with details of the accident said that Tiffanie McCants, Billy Moore, Joseph Olephant, Amber Marie Rooks and Blake Patton were hurt when a car struck them and a utility truck after driving off Cox Road near the intersection with Liberty Way. Officials said that the workers were near a Bowlin bucket truck when the vehicle struck them.
McCants, Moore, Olephant, Rooks, and Patton were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
The investigation into the accident is underway at this juncture.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
Now, people need to understand that just because these workers were on the job at the time they were hit by a car, it does not shoehorn the victims into a workers’ compensation resolution. In reality, the workers may be able to file a workers’ comp claim with their employer, in addition to a claim against the insurance policy of the offending driver. Because workers’ compensation alone tends to yield a great many drawbacks and disadvantages, having the option to pursue both claims tends to benefit victims far more in the long run than simply choosing one or the other.
— Grossman Law Offices
