Post by thelurker on Feb 7, 2008 13:43:45 GMT -5
Copied from FFCloseCalls
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its Accident Reconstruction Report (attached below) on a deadly crash in early October involving two emergency vehicles. The accident killed a Greene County sheriff’s deputy and seriously injured an Ebenezer volunteer firefighter.
The two emergency responders were responding to the same crash when they collided at the intersection of Highway WW at Farm Road 145 in northern Greene County near Ebenezer. The accident reconstruction report provides some answers as to how exactly the deadly crash happened.
Nearly four months later, a cross and some flowers stand as a reminder of the tragic accident. For those looking for answers, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s accident reconstruction report may provide some.
Deputy Gary McCormack, 33, was killed when his patrol car collided with a pickup driven by firefighter Joshua Douglas, 25. Both men had emergency lights and sirens going as they approached the intersection, responding to the same call.
The report finds McCormack was travelling about 93 miles per hour prior to the crash and about 75 mph at the time of impact. Investigators believe Douglas’ vehicle was going about 27 mph at the time of impact.
McCormack was headed westbound on WW, as Douglas came north on FR 145. Investigators believe the trees and brush near the intersection obstructed their view of each other.
Trees weren’t the only problem.
"This collision occurred as a direct result of driver #2 (Douglas) not stopping or slowing for the stop sign as ’necessary for safe operation,’" the report says.
The report says, if Douglas had stopped at the stop sign, it would have been visible on the patrol car’s camera.
Missouri Highway Patrol Lt. Terry Moore says Missouri law for emergency responders doesn’t require a stop, but does require caution.
"In the case of a stop sign, we may not run through a stop sign or red light unless we have slowed down and exercised due regard for the safety of others and made sure we’re not creating some kind of hazard," said Moore.
McCormack died of blunt force trauma at the scene. Douglas was thrown from his vehicle and seriously injured. The report can’t change anything, but it may help answer how this tragedy happened.
"You take what you can from circumstances like this and try to do better," said Moore.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol sent the repot to Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore for a decision on whether to file charges.
Here is a LINK to the entire report:
images.bimedia.net/documents/Hi+Po+Ax+Report+McCormack+Douglas.pdf
So let me get this straight, the cop was going 93 mph, and slowed down to 75 mph going thru an intersection, the FF was going 27 mph, and they feel that this wreck is the FF's fault? Wow, that's not a cop railroad or anything.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its Accident Reconstruction Report (attached below) on a deadly crash in early October involving two emergency vehicles. The accident killed a Greene County sheriff’s deputy and seriously injured an Ebenezer volunteer firefighter.
The two emergency responders were responding to the same crash when they collided at the intersection of Highway WW at Farm Road 145 in northern Greene County near Ebenezer. The accident reconstruction report provides some answers as to how exactly the deadly crash happened.
Nearly four months later, a cross and some flowers stand as a reminder of the tragic accident. For those looking for answers, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s accident reconstruction report may provide some.
Deputy Gary McCormack, 33, was killed when his patrol car collided with a pickup driven by firefighter Joshua Douglas, 25. Both men had emergency lights and sirens going as they approached the intersection, responding to the same call.
The report finds McCormack was travelling about 93 miles per hour prior to the crash and about 75 mph at the time of impact. Investigators believe Douglas’ vehicle was going about 27 mph at the time of impact.
McCormack was headed westbound on WW, as Douglas came north on FR 145. Investigators believe the trees and brush near the intersection obstructed their view of each other.
Trees weren’t the only problem.
"This collision occurred as a direct result of driver #2 (Douglas) not stopping or slowing for the stop sign as ’necessary for safe operation,’" the report says.
The report says, if Douglas had stopped at the stop sign, it would have been visible on the patrol car’s camera.
Missouri Highway Patrol Lt. Terry Moore says Missouri law for emergency responders doesn’t require a stop, but does require caution.
"In the case of a stop sign, we may not run through a stop sign or red light unless we have slowed down and exercised due regard for the safety of others and made sure we’re not creating some kind of hazard," said Moore.
McCormack died of blunt force trauma at the scene. Douglas was thrown from his vehicle and seriously injured. The report can’t change anything, but it may help answer how this tragedy happened.
"You take what you can from circumstances like this and try to do better," said Moore.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol sent the repot to Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore for a decision on whether to file charges.
Here is a LINK to the entire report:
images.bimedia.net/documents/Hi+Po+Ax+Report+McCormack+Douglas.pdf
So let me get this straight, the cop was going 93 mph, and slowed down to 75 mph going thru an intersection, the FF was going 27 mph, and they feel that this wreck is the FF's fault? Wow, that's not a cop railroad or anything.
