(this happened 1/4 mile from my house and I did not even know about it till a few hours later)


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Published: July 1, 2008
A man was hospitalized Tuesday night after his car ran into a tractor-trailer on U.S. 84 East.
When rescue workers arrived at the scene, the Honda Civic was pinned underneath the truck’s trailer. Despite that, the driver of the Civic was alert after the wreck and is currently in stable condition at Flowers Hospital, according to Cpl. Jimmy Helms of the Alabama State Troopers.
According to Helms, the incident is still under investigation, but initial indications are that the truck driver was at fault.
“It does appear the cause of accident was failure to yield right of way,” Helms said.
The truck driver saw the situation differently.
“I was coming out of here, and he hit me from the side,” said Willie Scott, the driver of the truck. “I seen him coming. I was trying to get over, but I couldn’t do nothing.”







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In other words, he pulled out and expected everyone to stop for him? I don't know how many times I've seen this, and while I can understand why one would be tempted to do so on a busy road, it still chaps my hide to no end.