A report stated the man had caused a head-on collision as he was driving his pickup truck the wrong way on Interstate 16 around 2:30 a.m. one morning in May 2018. Among those responding to the accident was a 37-year-old police officer. He remained inside his patrol vehicle with the lights turned on and parked so that traffic would detour to an exit off the interstate. A tractor-trailer hit the patrol car and injured the officer, who died not long after from those injuries.
There was not enough evidence for the grand jury to bring charges against the tractor-trailer driver, but it was a different story for the man who caused the original collision. They say he was driving under the influence and indicted him for vehicular homicide. The report did not give any information on where the case will go from here.
A family has suffered a loss because someone chose to drink and drive. Many Georgia families who have endured the same tragedy have made the decision to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the person or parties responsible for the death. An experienced attorney will be able to give details on the options for pursuing financial compensation after a negligent drunk driving incident.
