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Sunday, August 07, 2016

Rt. 50 Shut Down In Both Directions

A viewer informs us that there's been a very serious accident, (possible fatality) near WalMart/589 involving a Food Lion truck. ALL traffic has been shut down.

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

East bound traffic is being diverted at Stephen Decatur High school.

Anonymous said...

I witnessed the accident. I guy in a white Chevy truck with a topper tried running the red light through the left turn lane at Race Track Rd and Hwy 50. About half of his truck was lodged under the trailer of the semi. I don't think he made it.

Anonymous said...

Everyone is in hurry. The usual place they get to faster is the morgue or the ER.

Sissy said...

We are on our way home from vacation in OC with our three Grandsons and saw the Food lion Semi with the truck lodged under it.So sad that people are always in a hurry -safety first is my motto .Prayers for the families of both trucks .

Anonymous said...

What is a topper?

Anonymous said...

Ask the former SBY mayor!

Anonymous said...

The CHART traffic camera is shut down.
Was not looking for details just wanted to see how bad traffic is.

Anonymous said...

Mannnn I just passed and the first thing I thought.. Was he speeding because according to the way of the vehicles the food lion truck had to be already in the middle for the suv to end up right under it. Mannnnn

Anonymous said...

If I only knew the really big well kept secret: Why is everyone in such a hurry?

Anonymous said...

9:56 AM
"Ask the former SBY mayor!"

ask him what?

Anonymous said...

919 did you give a statement to police? Did you help the driver of the pick up truck?

Anonymous said...

589 to 50 opened up..
50 at Seahawk road will be open shorty..
Lanes are sloway getting bad to the normal Sunday gridlock..

Anonymous said...

919 you left the scene of a possible fatal accident and did render aid? I got a feeling police will be looking for you!! Especially since you saw it happen. Wow!

Anonymous said...

11:29 we are citizens and not paramedics. It is not my job to "render aid" and anything I do could potentially harm the person more than they are. I am sure 9:19 was not the only person that saw the accident and continued on their way. Over react much? There is no law requiring a person to stop and help.

Anonymous said...

U should always stop n see if u can be if aid if u witness an accident esp a fatal one.. Shame on you

Anonymous said...

1141 why are you trying to bully people with your comments? You're being an ass.

Unknown said...

How do you know that they call 911 and report what they saw.

Anonymous said...

You should not always stop and aid an accident scene unless you are trained to do so

Anonymous said...

11:39 actually in the EMS field there is a good Samaritan law

Anonymous said...

1141 you shouldn't always render aid at the scene unless you've been trained or like 1139 says you can do more harm than good

Anonymous said...

Someone died here but yeah let's argue over who's right and wrong grow up people damn

Anonymous said...

The pickup truck driver was category 4 but not deceased. He was pinned in.

Anonymous said...

Render aid can be telling the police what you saw or comforting family members. Basically just being a good person without being ordered by law to do so.

Anonymous said...

Category 4 or in ems terms priority 4 means deceased

Anonymous said...

919 you didn't SEE what happened!!!

Anonymous said...

It's your moral obligation as a human to want to help another human being. You are protected by the Good Samaritan Law incase you render the wrong help or cause further damage. But it's okay you have to live with that on your conscience the rest of your life. Two wrongs don't make a right either. If everyone else felt well no one else is stopping so I don't have our country would go to shit. Oh wait it has already because of people with the same mentality as you.

Anonymous said...

It is believed that driver of pick up had a heart attack while driving.

Anonymous said...

Its very sad to me that people are talking on here like this. The man in the white truck that passed away was my friends father, he was a good man . He was an awesome father, grandfather and great grandfather. To think that he died alone amd someone could have stopped and held his hand or prayed with him truly saddens me. What if this had been your family.

Anonymous said...

I could not agree with you more....I Always stop and try to help no matter the out come I would never want my love one to be alone at a time like this so yes everyone that saw this acccident should have stopped and helped no matter what...I would never just drive by and not help... Put yourself in this family's position and ask yourself if you would want your loved one to be alone at a time like this morals or no morals the right thing to do is to stop and see if you can assist in this matter if your EMS or not!!

Anonymous said...

9:56 - Totally unnecessary and ugly comment. Joe, why do you allow these nasty comments - no matter how folks feel about the former mayor's ability to do the job, these kinds of remarks are just ugly.