Snipes and Snipes hit by truck blocking their lane, no charges against govt trucker, alcohol test of trooper pending
Trooper killed in Bradley wreck
A 47-year-old Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper died in an off-duty crash today off APD 40 in Cleveland, Tennessee Highway Patrol spokeswoman Dalya Qualls said.
Trooper Joe Snipes was driving a motorcycle with his wife when his motorcycle and a county utility truck crashed on Pleasant Grove Road near the Premiere Theaters, authorities said.
The call reporting the crash came in to Bradley County dispatch at 4:45 p.m., Bradley County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bob Gault said.
Gault said Snipes’s wife was airlifted to Erlanger hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The truck driver went to SkyRidge Medical Center for a check-up, but the driver did not appear to be injured, Gault said.
The truck driver, who was driving a Bradley County Road Department utility truck, was coming around a curve about 500 feet from the driver’s final destination when the truck collided with the motorcycle.
Gault also said that the deputy who first responded to the crash had reported that there appeared to be heavy rain at the crash scene.
Gault said he did not know if Snipes and his wife were wearing helmets.
A tweet from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office expressed condolences.
“To our fallen Brother Officer, you will be missed!” read the tweet from Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Twitter handle BCSO911.
Andy Wall
THP trooper killed in motorcycle accident
May 8, 2011 ET
A Tennessee Highway Patrolman died Saturday after his motorcycle was involved in an accident while escorting pilots of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to the Smyrna air show.
Trooper Andy Wall, 36, died a short time after being taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center following the 2 p.m. crash on Sam Ridley Parkway.
Wall and Trooper Buddy Head were riding THP motorcycles in the escort when a wreck involving another vehicle occurred. Head was treated and released at Stonecrest Hospital.
No civilians were injured in the crash, according to Colonel Tracy Trott of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. No more information on the accident was available for release, Trott said.
"I am saddened by the loss of Trooper Wall. He was a fine state trooper who was dedicated to serving and protecting others. Tonight, the entire THP family mourns his loss," Trott said.Wall was assigned to the Nashville district and worked primarily out of Dickson County with a motorcycle unit. His father, Tom Wall, is a former sheriff of Dickson County. "We are all saddened by Trooper Wall's death today," said Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, Thunderbirds commander and leader. "We hold a deep respect and appreciation for local law enforcement professionals, and our thoughts and prayers are with Trooper Wall's family and his fellow state troopers.
"The accident is under investigation. Funeral arrangements are pending."
Area residents voiced their hope that THP will soon be disbanded forever. "Drivers really hate those fuckers," said one American who asked not to be identified, for fear of violent retaliation and possible rape. Barbie Cummings
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