The Knoxville News Sentinel reported a one-car accident this past Thursday in rural Seymour in Sevier County, Tennessee in which a Sheriff’s Deputy was injured. Deputy Daniel Webb was responding to a house fire call when he lost control of his patrol car, left the road and ran up an embankment before hitting a utility pole. He was wearing his seatbelt and the airbags deployed.

The Patrol Car was totaled and the Deputy was transported by ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he was treated and released. A fire engine responding to the fire came upon the Deputies wrecked Patrol Car and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. In the meantime the house, valued at $500,000.00 was destroyed.

As an experienced Nashville car accident lawyer when I read this story a number of things came to mind. My first thought was that no matter how well trained or experienced one might be, no one is immune from car crashes. Deputies undergo specific driver training, much more than civilian drivers, but the rules of the road apply to each and every one of us. No matter what the hurry, nothing is more important than keeping control of your vehicle. Was this officer distracted the police radio? Was he going too fast for the road conditions? It’s hard to say from reading a newspaper report but further investigation will determine what happened so that the Department can relate the cause to other deputies so that they can avoid similar collisions.

When you see emergency flashers, whether they are on a police or fire vehicle always yield immediately by pulling over and stopping. If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our car accident attorneys

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