City Police Officer Dies After His Vehicle is Struck by a Civilian Motorist in a Federal Highway Intersection

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  On Wednesday morning, March 11, 2015, a city police officer was driving southbound on a federal highway to a neighboring city for training. The driving conditions were not ideal, as visibility was low due to heavy fog in the area and the roadway was wet. As the officer approached an intersection, a motorist, who was at the intersection attempting a left turn, struck the officer's cruiser on the right side causing him to lose control and spin into the northbound lane, where another vehicle collided with the police cruiser's passenger side. Emergency Medical Services were notified of the incident at 7:18 am and arrived at 7:22 am. Three people were taken to a local hospital while the victim was transported to a major trauma center, where he succumbed to his injuries at 8:21 am. Recommendations for prevention: 1. Law enforcement offices should implement safe driving policies. 2. Law enforcement offices should implement an annual training for inclement driving.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Construction Industry Law Enforcement Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Author Keywords: First Responders Climatic Conditions Drivers Fatalities Fog Injuries Injury-prevention Law Enforcement Motor Vehicle Collision Motor Vehicles OSHA Region 4 Police Police Officers Policy Road Surfacing Safety Education Safety Practices Training Traumatic-injuries Visual Fields

  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles ; Motor Vehicles - Law Enforcement Officers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE15KY009
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049127
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2017-101402
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 15KY009, 2016 Feb ; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  92 - Public Administration - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c46f45291c2d9cfd1b78450ee171bd95b0b4b3c238239dc9354bbd725fe8842335365d74a5b655f79bcaef4a27c54f9510b8c30ecad6192c4845ba63c60f2ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165010/cdc_165010_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 290.53 KB ]