UPDATE (April 14, 2023): A reader as well as public reports clarified that Larry Ryder succumbed to the injuries sustained in the crash. Right now, there is no further information available about the crash itself.
Macon, GA — March 11, 2023, Larry Ryder and Wanda Washington were injured after an accident where a vehicle crashed with a semi-truck.
Authorities said they responded to the area of Broadway and Flamingo Drive at around 7:00 p.m.
It appears that a GMC was traveling northbound along Broadway. Ahead of the GMC, officials say that a tractor-trailer pulled out of a driveway. This resulted in the GMC then crashing into that tractor-trailer.
Current details say that 73-year-old Larry Ryder and 67-year-old Wanda Washington sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash. No further information about the crash has been released at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When I look up images of this stretch of road, it seems to me that traffic along Broadway would have the right of way. Perhaps I’m missing something, but images I’ve found don’t show any kind of signage or lights surrounding any driveways. Could it be that something unusual happened here, or was this a more common example of someone failing to yield to cross traffic?
For example, if a truck is turning onto a highway, but they have co-workers in the road with high visibility equipment helping to flag down traffic, it could mean the truck driver did everything possible to make the turn safely. I don’t see information saying that happened here, but maybe reports aren’t telling the whole story.
Otherwise, though, was this truck driver not paying attention? Were they impatient? Is there something about this road that makes these accidents more likely? These are just some of the questions a prudent investigator has to ask after a serious commercial truck wreck. It remains to be seen if authorities are working to get those answers for the victims involved.
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