Mississippi Truck Driver Used Crack Before Deadly Crash
Posted on July 18, 2007
Filed Under ALCOHOL & DRUG, GENERAL, IN THE NEWS
At 12:30 Saturday afteroon, July 14, a tractor-trailer crossed the center-line of Hwy 425 near Pine Bluff, AR, crashing into a car, killing a family of five. After the accident, the driver admitted to using crack cocaine before the accident.
What’s the moral of this story?
Obviously you don’t want to hire an idiot like this, but sometimes you don’t realize a driver has a substance abuse problem until it’s too late. Make sure your drug and alcohol testing program is being done according to Hoyle. If, God forbid, you are involved in a big accident where your driver was under the influence, both DOT and plaintiffs’ attorneys are going to be crawling all over your drug and alcohol testing program. Make sure that it can pass muster, or they’ll blame you for this type of accident.
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Eric Arnold is a Former Enforcement Agent with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and a leading expert on USDOT compliance for small businesses. Do you have a question for Eric Arnold? Email him at eric@arnoldsafety.com.
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