Investigation Report Indicates Fatal Interstate Accident Caused By Medical Emergency
Medical Emergency or Texing?
Back on October 12, 2009, in my blog The Tennessee Auto Accident Attorney I wrote about a fatal Nashville interstate accident involving an ambulance and a TDOT road safety truck. For some unknown reason the ambulance rammed into the rear-end of the TDOT truck. In my blog I asked the question, “How does an accident like this happen?” In an accident report released yesterday we still aren’t sure, but investigators have boiled it down to one of two reasons, texting or a medical emergency.
An article on the website of WKRN TV in Nashville reports that a medical emergency may have been the cause. It appears that the deceased ambulance driver suffered from narcolepsy and epilepsy and had a history of seizures. In fact, the report says that he had a similar accident ten years ago when he suffered a seizure and swerved off the road and struck a utility pole. At the time his license to drive was suspended but it was later reinstated.
Toxicology reports showed an increased level of amphetamines in his system from his anti-narcolepsy medication but showed none of the traces of his epilepsy medication.
Telephone records also show that the driver was sending and receiving text messages at the time of the accident. As an experienced Nashville automobile accident/personal injury attorney I’m somewhat astounded by the medical findings. How in the world could a man suffering from these conditions be considered for employment as an ambulance driver in the first place? I don’t represent the victims, Ms. Sue Bly, or TDOT worker Mr. Robert Green, who recently underwent brain surgery as the result of this accident, but if I did, I would certainly be asking the employer to answer that question.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Nashville, Tennessee automobile accident caused by a driver with a serious medical condition or one who was texting while driving you owe it to yourself to contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.
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