Comments on: County Driver Charged After Being Trapped Nearly Two Hours In 9 Mile Crash

By: B and R

B and R — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:08:41 +0000

Well we talked to Harvey Saturday night and he was doing as good as he good be. Harvey is the best and we think alot of him. Thank God for good drivers out there that drive big trucks. My husband drives a big truck for the county and he was so upset because he told him it could have been him. Trying to stop for a light or not, going down any hill and watch out for other drivers and people pulling out in front of you. You can;t said you hadn’t ever tried to beat a vehicle, don;t want to wait, and just got lucky. You try to think the unexpected but it may come back on you. Praying for you Harvey, see you soon.

By: V8Terror

V8Terror — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:43:04 +0000

Makes one wonder if the trailer brakes were functioning properly, or functioning at all.

When I towed a 26ft 6500lb camper up north, I found that the Trailer wou ld get really squirrely in a hurry if the trailer brakes werent right. I found if I set them to grab just as I depressed the pedal, it would stop straight as an arrow.

Also, wonder if the load shifted on their trailor?

By: what a shame

what a shame — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:10:50 +0000

Thank goodness no one was killed.

Drive safe everyone and have a good weekend.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:54:50 +0000

Any where you see a camera, you’ll find Mr. Morgan. Election must be getting close.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:06:09 +0000

Harvey,
I sure hope you are doing ok my prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. For those of you that don’t know Harvey I have drove with him when I was working with him at the Road Department and he was always a CAREFUL driver and things happen when you are driving big trucks that you sometimes can’t avoid, like not being able to stop on a dime and people pulling out in front of a load truck that can’t stop that quick. Make sure when you are driving down the road and you pull out you don’t really know if you are pulling out in front of a loaded truck or not. Now that I have got that off my chest thank god no one else was hurt in this accident, thanks to a careful driver(Harvey) that did avoid hitting other cars that might have been in his path making the turn off of Guidy Ln onto 9 Mile rd. Take care Harvey.
Ginger

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:30:22 +0000

REGARDING:
“I’m not sure if David Green was trying to argue against me, but it helped prove my point.”

I’m glad I helped you prove your point.

I’m sure we all hope he is doing okay as he seemed to be from what was in the paper, giving folks the thumbs-up as they worked to release him, for example.

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t look for causes and ways to reduce such events in the future. We can do that without demonizing the ones who had crashes. If it offends anyone to look for natural causes rather than just assume every event had a supernatural cause, then those will never look for ways to reduce problems.

Such people will say, “Well, if I get drunk and drive down the road at 100 miles per hour with my eyes closed, it’s in the Lord’s hands and His fault if I kill anyone or am killed.” I don’t see it but it takes all kinds to fill up the world.

My good friend, SW, has already pointed out that 95% of crashes were caused by bad decisions. I would not be surprised to find that many of the other 5% mechanically based were related to bad decisions to not replace tires or fix brakes or adjust headlights or suchlike.

Driving carelessly does not just mean driving above the posted speed limit. It includes driving too fast to respond reasonably with the load you are carrying or pulling, with the tires you are using, with the road conditions you are facing. Many of us thought we were driving safely only to discover the hard way we weren’t.

David for not blaming the Lord

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:08:39 +0000

REGARDING:
“I cautiously use Wikipedia as a reference since it is not the most reliable avenue for information; it did have a tone of validity, though.”

I agree. For example, look up Redneck in it and you find two different sources for the term. Most likely one of them is wrong. I favor the one dealing with sunburned necks from manual labor, especially since I can’t imagine the term taking hold throughout the South if it came from Pennsylvania like I think the other says.

One benefit of Wikipedia is that it doesn’t try to prove its point by selective reporting, since anybody can put in their two cents’ worth.

I assume the Georgia requirements were correct since there is no reason to fake them and they seem sensible to my untrained mind.

David for impartial observers
(like cameras?)

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:31:36 +0000

I wasn’t saying the FHP was wrong. I know they are trained to analyze these situations. However, many people were saying he should have been more careful and I was just saying that accidents can happen whether you’re being careful or not. Maybe he was driving too fast or not being cautious, but regardless of the situation, people should be praying for the man instead of criticizing his driving. I understand as a former officer you’ve worked with accidents and had your experience in such fields, but God may have wanted to show someone something through the scene of the accident; thus the accident being what I would call a freak accident. Maybe there’s a better word for it but freak accident was what came to mind. By the way, I know anyone can be involved in a crash regardless of how safe they are. My brother and step father were killed in an accident in 2008 and they weren’t at fault.

And I’m not sure if David Green was trying to argue against me, but it helped prove my point.

By: yep

yep — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:28:07 +0000

well said Megan.

everyone be careful on the roads… lots of wrecks lately. =/

By: Coworker

Coworker — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:52:26 +0000

Hey ■Anonymous I dont care about your proper grammer. It was late and Im so sorry that i didnt impress you with my comment. Ooops I didnt capitalize my “I” in the last sentence. Anyway Mr Harvey is going to be fine. One thing people are forgetting is that maybe it was a mechanical failure. I havnt spoke Mr Harvey yet but its a possibility. He is the safest driver in the county I assure you!