The GSP reported Charles R. Samuel, 76, of Cedartown, driving the Accord, pulled out into the southbound lanes headed northbound and struck one of the tractor trailers head on. The driver of the tractor trailer swerved into the second truck, which was knocked into the west side of the roadway.
Both drivers of the tractor trailers were uninjured. Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier said Samuels was pronounced dead at 8:09 a.m. at Floyd Medical Center.
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Note: In order to raise awareness and preserve the memories of underride victims — precious ones gone too soon — I have been writing memorial posts on what appear to me to be underride crashes. I am not a crash reconstructionist, and I do not have all the facts on these crashes; but underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.
