IL State Trooper Struck And Killed On I-55

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by freight shaker, Nov 27, 2012.

  1. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Yes, sometimes truckers do fail to move over even when they have every opportunity to. But I have to give this particular driver the benefit of the doubt as he stated that he made every effort to move over short of putting somebody in the median. Can't lump all truckers as bad because of a few morons that are out here to be sure.
     
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  3. Bumpnrun

    Bumpnrun Light Load Member

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    Pretty simple... Cop steps into traffic and gets hammered. Some are making it out to be more than that, so second guess it all ya want. The trucker will have my sympathy and support even after the lawyer gets involved and sez's "Oh, you stopped and pee'd at such n such time, so you were not s'posed to be there AT THAT SECOND". Some commentors have that herd mentality thing going on, or mebbe that teacher back in the 60's smacked it into your head that "You will assimilate". Not sure which but here's a NEWS FLASH! I think independent thought is both encouraged and appreciated in this forum. The clucks, moo's, and especially Baaa-haaa's can be found and supported in the farming/ agricultural forums. How 'bout coming up with some original and thought provoking dialog.
     
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  4. tinytim

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    Other than this thread on TTR I can't find anything that says he stepped into traffic. Anyone care to share the source for this claim.

    Can't find that either. I found out he drives for DOT foods and that his name hasn't been released. I can't find anything about what he has said though.
     
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  5. EZX1100

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    sorry, but if the shoulder is so dangerous, why cant cops just pull people over at the next exit?

    i have had these cops stop with their bumper actually IN THE LANE, and door wide open, depending on everyone else moving

    sometimes you cannot move, as it seems what happened here
     
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  6. STexan

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    This is what we're responding to. It's the from the first post.
     
  7. freight shaker

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    The source was the Evan Lockridge show and a caller on his show on Tuesday afternoon.

    I've been looking for more stories regarding this accident. Nothing more has been released. I'm sure the State Police are still investigating. If I find anything, I'll post it here.
     
  8. Roadmedic

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    Sad part is that it does not matter.

    The law states to slow down and to move over if possible and safe. If the cars did not allow the move over, then he had to slow down. If the truck was going 65 and then slowed down to 45, it would have still been fatal.

    If the officer had in fact moved away from the vehicle, it would be putting himself into the path of the truck. The truck may not have had time to do anything else.

    Roadside safety is the issue for all parties involved. You cannot become focused on the one issue and get tunnel vision.

    Scott's Law, also known as the "Move Over Law" requires Illinois motorists to yield and/or switch lanes upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying emergency lights. The law further requires that if changing lanes is unsafe, the motorist must proceed 'with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, and maintain a safe speed for road conditions.' The law was named after Lieutenant Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department who was struck and killed by a drunk driver after responding to a crash Chicago's Dan Ryan expressway.
     
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  9. STexan

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    It might matter to the driver of some 4 wheeler who saw the turn signal indicator of the truck, saw the roadside stop, saw the officer on the side of the road by the vehicle, but was too selfish and inconsiderate to allow the trucker over in front of him, and perhaps was in position to see and hear the impact, and perhaps even drive on so as to avoid potential involvement, and have to realize that maybe the tragic death could have prevented it if he/she wasn't such a #####. I'm not saying this is the way it's happened in this particular case. I'm saying it happens to each and every trucker every week in a world where everyone is in a hurry, where we get jammed up by inconsiderate traffic and it's only by the grace of God such tragedy's haven't yet happened to us.

    I'm not asking for new laws and regs. I'm simply asking for common courtesy and sensible defensive driving and for people to think about others around them instead of just themselves. What the hell is wrong with that?
     
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  10. tinytim

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    So in other words some guy called the show and relayed what he heard on the CB. Not saying it isn't how it happened but a call in to Lockridge doesn't justify the conclusions reached in this thread.
     
  11. windsmith

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    I agree. Since safety is paramount, the safest option available is for police to never, under any circumstances, conduct a traffic stop on the side of an interstate highway. Laws should be changed to require a traffic stop to be conducted or moved to a safer area that is not on the side of the interstate highway.

    It would be interesting to see a study done that tallies up the property damage and injury cost that is indirectly caused by traffic stops conducted on the side of the highway.
     
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