Attala County Deputies, Attala Central Fire Department, EMS, and MS Hwy Patrol were dispatched to a wreck involving an 18-wheeler on Thursday, April 14, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.
The 18-wheeler was loaded and hauling wood chips. Attala County Emergency Management Director, Danny Townsend says the truck left the road and overturned. One person was transported to the hospital by ambulance for non-life-threatening injuries.
Aim
April 14, 2023 at 8:09 PMI saw the entire thing! Whoever was driving the vehicle had stopped in the road while it was pouring down rain! The truck tried slowing and ended up trying to dodge the vehicle. The truck tried to right itself but it’s backend went over and pulled his cab over, which made the cab go forwards and back and then over. Come to find out, the person driving the vehicle had been break checking people in town before any of this occurred. They would cut people off and slam on their breaks! That’s dangerous business doing that kind of stunt when it’s pouring down rain. I don’t know if they were looking for a pay day or what!
Quinntoya Miller
April 18, 2023 at 5:35 PMI am the parent of the children involved in this accident and I don’t appreciate this lie whoever you are stating at all . I seen the whole thing myself . My child wasn’t stopping in the middle of the road my child was getting ready to turn in the driveway of our home before the accident . Know your faces before you comment . And pay day lol hunni we don’t need money that’s why we work . I got my kids life that’s what mean the most when they could have lost their life . Keep your comments to yourself if your going to state negative statements with false information.
Aim
April 18, 2023 at 5:42 PMI do not approve this comment
Isaac Morris
April 15, 2023 at 11:25 AMI’m sorry to see the upward trend in truck accidents nation wide. As a veteran truck driver I am hopeful that this trend will change.
Paul Tew
April 15, 2023 at 11:38 AMThe logger and woodchip trucks are some of the most reckless on the road. My mom had one driving right on he b**per blaring his air horn because she wouldn’t go any faster on 35 in a 45 mph zone with cars in front of her. She couldn’t go faster if she wanted to.
The sheriff’s dept and kosy police need to be watching for and citing these unsafe drivers on our roads.
Datdadoo Jenkins
April 17, 2023 at 4:36 PMI follow a technique called s***e cution. I make sure I have 3 to 5 count Mississippi between me and the vehicle in front of me. If someone is close behind me I safely yield to the right and sometimes I’ll even pull over. I drive a lot with my job and our vehicles are targets. The whole break check thing sometimes is people trying to get insurance claims. Y’all be safe
Daniel Ross
April 18, 2023 at 5:34 PMThis is a lie the police report has the 18 wheeler in fault the people in the other vehicle had the right of way to go into there driveway ! Please stop spreading false information