Abstract
On a Fall day in 2005 at 3:00 PM, a 46 year-old male semi-tractor trailer owner-operator was hauling logs when he rounded a curve, drove off the right side of a two lane state highway, struck a tree and rolled over. Emergency medical services were called to the scene. When they arrived, they found the driver without vital signs and contacted the local coroner. Kentucky State Police arrived and called Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement to the scene. The driver had not been wearing his seatbelt. Toxicology detected methamphetamine and doxylamine in his system at the time of the crash.
To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made:
Recommendation No. 1: Owner-Operators should follow Kentucky laws and wear seat belts while operating a commercial vehicle.
Recommendation No. 2: Owner-Operators should comply with mandated participation in a consortium that provides the central coordination of drug screening programs and other services within Federal Motor Carrier Administration guidelines and Department of Transportation regulations.
Document Type
Report
Release Date
3-19-2008
Incident Number
05KY075
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Semi Owner-Operator Dies in Rollover after Speeding through a Curve" (2008). Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle. 15.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_vehicle_reports/15
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