Venting....

You're missing the point. The officers opinion means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING when it comes to being determined a preventable or not. I think we all agree from the way it's described it was not your fault. But just because it wasn't your fault doesn't mean you won't get charged with a preventable. It's not right, but I've seen situations where the company agreed the driver was not at fault, but still felt he could have prevented the collision. It's actually not uncommon.

The other drivers status means nothing either. Your safety department is only concerned with if the collision could have been avoided (thru defensive driving, evasive tactics et etc ). Nothing more.

Not saying it's right, and hope that's not the case here. Just saying stranger things have happened.

 

I looked further, and since you where not given a citation, no drug test would be required. But I think, in the future, it would be wise to look into it yourself. Don't just wait on someone else to tell you to. It is your license and lively hood on the line. Just a thought......

 

You did have the right away..

 

Uh-huh. And just how many dead folks "had the right-of-way??? Not ragging on anybody here, just pointing out a hard cold fact. If your body is in the morgue, it is kind of redundant to you. Of course for the lawsuits it will make a difference.

 

That reminds of something my Dad told me when I was growing up. He told me. You want to be right but you don't want to be dead right.

 

Unless someone died, the only way a post accident drug screen would have been required is if he had been cited, which he obviously wasn't. So basically, you only have to drug test if someone dies, or if it's DOT reportable AND you were cited.

 

Perhaps legally, but my last outfit did drug tests for anything in the way of an accident. And that included when I busted my wrist in a fall...
I'm sure their worker's comp insurance was responsible for that policy.