Two Officers Injured in Collision with 18-Wheeler in Dallas, Texas
According to WFAA, two Dallas police officers were injured by an 18-wheeler while assisting in a traffic accident in Dallas, Texas. The wreck occurred around 2 a.m. Friday, December 2 when two officers were working a small accident on Interstate 635. The driver of an 18-wheeler tried to avoid the patrol cars but in doing so jackknifed the rig and slid into the police vehicles. Two police officers were taken to Parkland Hospital where their conditions are unknown. The truck driver was given a sobriety test and alcohol was found in his system, though below the legal limit.
Commentary First, let me say I hope the officers fully recover from the accident. One news feed stated one officer has been treated and released. I'm hopeful that is accurate. Regarding the accident, I wish I could say I'm surprised by the omission that the truck driver had alcohol in his system, but frankly I am not. By the way, any measure of intoxicant in the system of a commercial vehicle driver is illegal, regardless of being under the legal limit. A majority, if not a super majority of truck drivers abide the laws of commercial hauling. Honestly, my lack of amazement is not directed at truckers at all, but rather their employers. In my experience, a company that hires a trucker who drinks on the job or possibly before the job has faulty hiring procedures. The trucking company could be held liable for their practices if it is found that they are putting unsafe drivers on the roadway. Furthermore, through the legal concept of respondeat superior, the company may be held partially responsible anyways, as the laws bind employers to the actions of their employees.
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