Two truckers killed trying to help crash victims

THREE cars crossed the median ?????
and did a header with a PARKED Truck????

 

Summer ice storm?

Heavy rains were occurring at the time of the crash and police believe that speed and hydroplaning were factors.

Two truck drivers were struck and killed while helping victims of a previous crash

 

What's crazy is that three different vehicles all lost control, crossed the median, and crashed into the same spot.

 

And they won't be held accountable for their poor driving skills but the trucker or trucking company will be hung out to dry for simply being parked there.

 

And how about this...the way he pulls away, so slowly, I don't think he even knew he backed into someone.

MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Versailles Police have released video of the 18-wheeler suspected of smashing into a Tennessee man June 22, 2021, pinning him between his truck and trailer, causing critical injuries.

The video, captured on another truck’s dash cam, shows the non-descript white semi and trailer backing up and then pulling out of the I-64 rest stop in Midway. In the rearview mirror of the truck with the dash cam, the other truck can be seen hitting Gerald Sapp’s white pickup and pushing it backwards.

At the time, Sapp was behind his truck checking a trailer he was towing to Kentucky to possibly buy a car and return to Tennessee. As his truck was pushed backward, the trailer jackknifed, pinning Sapp, seriously injuring his hip and legs.

He underwent more than 22 hours of surgery and still is in intensive care at UK Medical Center.

“His condition hasn’t changed much. He is still in ICU and he is still in that ‘waiting period’ to see how his body handles all of the trauma from the 22 hours of surgery. We’re hopeful in the next day or so that he will be alert enough to talk with us! When he does become slightly coherent, he is in immense pain,” said Sapp’s daughter, Angela Taylor.

Anyone with any information regarding this collision, or possibly the identity of the truck driver, is asked to contact Versailles Police Sgt. Anthony Conner at 859-873-3126.

UPDATE POSTED 9 A.M. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021

MIDWAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man seriously injured last week when an 18-wheeler backed into his truck, trapping him against a trailer, has undergone more than 22 hours of surgery with much more to come, according to his daughter.

Meanwhile, the truck and driver involved still are being sought.

According to Angela Taylor, of Morristown, Tenn., doctors were able to pin Gerald Sapp’s his pelvis back together and put rods in both of his femurs. He had to remain on a ventilator because of complications for a bit longer than they would have liked, and doctors are waiting until this coming week to finish up his surgeries, she said in an update Monday.

Apparently Sapp’s truck had its E-brake on and the trailer turned jack-knifed when it was pushed backward by the semi truck. He was hit hard enough that it pushed the fan/radiator back into the motor of his truck, Taylor described.

Law enforcement think the trailer on the semi had to have suffered damage that would be noticeable. Taylor said according to bystanders, two other semi trucks came through the rest stop on I-64 in Woodford County as the accident was happening. One drove by when it was happening and the other one drove by after it happened. The family hopes to find those two trucks in an effort to find the actually truck involved in the incident.

“The truck that hit my Dad was on the scene for several hours before my Dad showed up, so someone else could have seen him there. If anyone was in that area hours before then and they think that they have dashcam footage we’re asking them to come forward,” Taylor said, noting the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation.

Sapp remains in in ICU in the trauma/surgical unit at the UK Medical Center. Doctors have told the family the recovery will be at least six months, Taylor said.

 

speed, bad weather, inattention, and stupidity kills.

 

So many talented four wheelers out there. At least at this rate they are self removing from the gene pool

 

well...i dunno...so many of them repopulate like rabbits.

 

Geez.R.I.P drivers

 

It used to be against the law not to carry a white sheet in your truck to assist the injured , now they would rather sideswipe you than offer any help.