Olive Branch truck wreck takes the life of teen driver
There aren't many things in this world as grievous and sad as when a life taken away from someone prematurely and at a young age. When these events occur families are decimated and left with nothing but questions, sadness and sometimes anger.
It is with extreme sadness that we offer our condolences to the family of Randy Jones, 16, of Olive Branch, Mississippi. Randy passed away yesterday morning as the result of a collision between his SUV and an 18-wheeler tractor trailer on Goodman Road. Randy was a Junior at Olive Branch High School and leaves his mother, father, sister and brother.
I can not imagine the pain that his family is going through. As a father, husband, brother and son I would be devastated if anything were to occur to my daughter, wife, siblings or parents. I'm an injury attorney and do work on wrongful death cases, but no matter what I do for my clients it will never compensate for what's been lost. There is nothing as heartbreaking as this type of case. Their son and brother will never return and no amount of dollars will ever compensate for that, no matter how high an amount it might be.
There are no second chances in these type of accidents. No re-dos or do-overs. Both the driver of the truck, Robert Newman of Paragould, Arkansas, and the family of Randy Jones wish there could be. One will likely be left with regret for as long as they live and the other a giant hole missing from their heart.
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Information about the site of the accident:
Goodman Road, between Hacks Cross and Center Hill, is widely known to be a dangerous section of road. With a high speed limit of 65 mph and a lot of school traffic, this stretch saw yesterday the second auto-related death of a Mississippi teenager in recent months. Many local citizens are concerned about the frequent involvement in these incidents of tractor trailers that seem to not care at all for the smaller drivers on the road.
We encourage you to maintain a defensive driving stance while on this section of road or any road in Memphis or Northern Mississippi. If you are involved in an incident where a tractor trailer or other vehicle clearly violates the rights of the road in causing a collision, especially if the accident causes an injury, please do not hesitate to contact an attorney for advice.
