Knox County, KY — December 20, 2025, Crit Moses lost his life following a truck accident that occurred along U.S. Highway 25E.
According to authorities, 93-year-old Crit Moses was traveling in a southbound motor vehicle on U.S. 25E in the vicinity of Gray when the accident took place.
An 18-wheeler attempting to merge into the northbound lane of the highway had apparently come to a stop in the median and blocked the southbound lane. A collision consequently occurred between the southbound vehicle and the stopped 18-wheeler.
Moses reportedly sustained critical injuries over the course of the accident. He was transported to an area medical facility by EMS in order to receive immediate treatment. However, he was ultimately unable to overcome the severity of his injuries, having later been declared deceased.
Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a southbound vehicle strikes a stopped 18-wheeler that’s blocking the lane during a merge, the key legal question becomes: Why was the truck stopped there in the first place, and was it reasonably safe to do so? Based on what’s been reported, the truck had pulled into the median in an attempt to merge northbound but ended up obstructing the opposite side of the highway—putting an oncoming driver in a position with little or no room to avoid impact.
Commercial drivers are trained to avoid exactly this kind of exposure. A median is not a staging area, and using it in a way that blocks an active traffic lane—especially a lane with opposing traffic—is inherently dangerous. Merging across multiple lanes of highway traffic requires not only careful timing, but also assurance that no part of the truck will be in the path of vehicles already moving at speed.
If the truck was too long to complete the turn safely in one movement, the driver should never have begun the maneuver in the first place. It’s not enough to wait in the median and hope for an opening. The law expects commercial drivers to plan routes, account for vehicle length and traffic patterns, and avoid placing others at risk while executing slow or complex turns.
In this case, investigators will be looking at visibility conditions, the geometry of the median, and whether the trucker had other legal and safer options for turning. They’ll also be reviewing dash cam or surveillance footage (if available), physical evidence from the scene, and ECM data to determine whether the truck had been stationary in the lane for several seconds—or if the collision occurred mid-turn.
Key Takeaways:
- The truck was reportedly stopped across the southbound lane while attempting to merge northbound—an inherently dangerous position.
- Commercial drivers are responsible for ensuring their vehicles never obstruct opposing traffic lanes while completing a turn or merge.
- Investigators will need to determine whether the truck had a safe opportunity to complete the maneuver or misjudged traffic conditions.
- Visibility, median layout, and vehicle positioning will be critical to assessing whether the crash could have been avoided.
- If the truck was improperly blocking the lane, liability may rest squarely with the driver or company for creating a preventable hazard.
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