Kathy Pieratt, 55, of Nashville, was the front seat passenger in a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by her son, Jeremy Pieratt, 32. The semi, driven by Minh Tran, 33, of Michigan, had stopped on the right shoulder of I-65 South to check on a low tire when Jeremy Pieratt, who was traveling southbound, veered right onto the shoulder and struck the rear of the semi’s trailer. The Woman Critically Injured in a Car-Tractor Trailer Collision on I-65 South Has died from Her Injuries
Police say 55-year-old Kathy Pieratt of Nashville was the front seat passenger in a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by her son Jeremy Pieratt, 32.
A semi had stopped on the right shoulder of I-65 South to check on a low tire when Jeremy, who was traveling southbound, reportedly veered right onto the shoulder and hit the back of the semi’s trailer. Woman dies from injuries sustained in crash on I-65 South last week in Brentwood
Because the bottom of a truck is higher than the bumper of passenger vehicles, when there is a collision the smaller vehicle easily slides under the truck and the first point of impact is the windshield. Seatbelts, airbags, and car crumple zones do not function as intended in underride crashes —front, side, and rear — leaving passenger vehicle occupants vulnerable to life-threatening injuries.
Kathy Pieratt, Precious One Gone Too Soon
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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 I think that underride should be investigated as a potential factor in truck crash injuries and deaths.
