A police officer had a close call Friday morning after a crash involving his police vehicle.
Authorities say a FedEx truck hit his car as he stood on the side of I-85 during a traffic stop.
The Braselton police officer pulled over a car on the shoulder of I-85 southbound just before the Chateau Elan exit. He was outside of his car when a truck slammed into the patrol car
The FedEx truck then lost control, went up an embankment and into the trees on the side of the road. The engine of the tractor trailer flew about 25 feet deeper into the trees.
First responders cut the driver free. He taken by helicopter to a hospital in Atlanta. His condition is unknown
The officer is expected to be OK. He was taken to the hospital to get his leg checkout out after his patrol car pushed into him.
We have a policy that says all traffic stops are to be conducted on the passenger side. That absolutely saved him. No doubt in my mind that saved him, said Braselton police Chief Terry Esco.
The family inside the car the officer pulled over was not hurt.
It took hours to clear all the debris off the side of the interstate. All lanes were shut down at one point. Only one lane was open for most of the morning.
http://m.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/tractor-trailer-crash-blocking-i-85-barrow-county/njXBK/
FedEx trying to set record for accidents in a week?..they now hit a police car..
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by drvrtech77, Dec 19, 2014.
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Sounds the the driver had a health issue...but #### winter is not their friend.
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This week Fed Ex has hit everything but the lottery.
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And here we are clowning swifties about thier driving
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Solution to this problem:
All traffic stops proceed to the top of next exit ramp.
Cargowahgo 2016!
Seriously....quit backing up traffic trying to extort money popo. Exit ramp shoulder...
Shutup if you're in Pennsylvania.... I know.... Lol.
We talking Georgia.
Peaches son.
Chipper Jones.bubbagumpshrimp, Shaggy and double yellow Thank this. -
S M D Thanks this.
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man, Fedex shut down 85 most of the day (or most of it)......tractor pointed East in the ditch of the Westbound lane.....freight driver
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if shoulders are so dangerous, why does smokey keep pulling people over on the shoulder?
a speeding ticket should not put you in a life-threatening position
we dont need MOVE OVER laws, we need cops to pull people over at the next exit
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