Semi-Truck Accidents and Drug-Use

On December 4th, I posted about a settlement arising out of a semi-truck wreck that paralyzed a young boy.   The driver of the truck was under the influence of drugs.  When I posted the entry, I didn’t realize that just the day before, a kentucky truck driver had been charged in a fatal truck wreck that took the life of an Indiana man.  The Kentucky truck driver tested positive for Cocaine.

According to an Evansville television station, a truck driver involved in a fatal collision in July turned himself in December 3rd on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death.  Delbert Majors, 53, of Corydon, Ky., was being booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail at 9:30 a.m. Bond was set at $20,000 as part of a warrant issued for his arrest.  Initial toxicology tests conducted after the wreck revealed Majors had cocaine in his system, Evansville Police Department spokesman Steve Green said.  Evansville resident Raymond Ferrari, 56, was killed in the July 29 accident on Evansville’s West Side. Ferrari, driving a Pontiac Sunfire, was northbound on Rosenberger Avenue and trying to turn left onto the westbound Lloyd Expressway. A Robinson Engineering oil-rigging truck, driven by Majors, was traveling east on the Lloyd through the intersection.  Green said authorities determined Majors ran the red light.“Investigators say toxicology reports now show Majors had cocaine in his blood at the time of the accident July 29th. He crashed his oil truck into Ferrari’s car.”
According to the report, Ferrari’s estate has filed a civil lawsuit against Robinson Engineering.  
What will be interesting is to see whether Majors has any history of abusing drugs or alcohol and whether Robinson Engineering have any policies and procedures to test drivers periodically to ensure they are not abusing substances.

To learn more about semi-truck wrecks, download our free E-Book:  What The Insiders Don’t Want You To Know About Semi-Truck Wrecks.

You can also watch our video titled: The Six Things You Must Know If You’ve Been In a Car or Semi-Truck Wreck.
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