75 mph on Hawk Pride Mountain Road/13K Followers

 

Monday night's tragic crash on Hawk Pride Mountain Road may not be producing as much buzz as Casey and Vicky's flight north, but it's certainly coming close. Readers have sent us both comments and questions. One query several readers wanted answered was how dangerous is the stretch of road south of Tuscumbia?

Above is a map that shows a slightly winding road. Certainly drivers would need to take caution. Others have asked was it dark? At 8:15 it certainly would have been; sunset would have been at approximately 6:30.

The three most pertinent questions may not be that easy to answer. What was Tuscumbia officer Jay Steward doing on the rural road? While we don't know the answer, we do know it's been reported that he serves as a day shift supervisor, so reports of his being off duty appear to be correct.

Toxicology? We don't expect that to be made public at this time, and our sources have not heard any specifics. We do know that what some responders thought was alcohol could possibly have been the two bottles of hand sanitizer that the officer kept in his car.

Speed? That one is problematic. Our source says the vehicle's Event Data Recorder indicates a speed of 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. 

Finally, there's no word on Officer Steward's condition. We wish him the best.

During the recent primary, a government sponsored organization in Rogersville published campaign material for one candidate. A spokesperson for the group denied knowing this was quite an ethics breach.

At that time, many supporters of the organization openly disparaged this blog for even commenting on the infraction against state ethics laws. One lovely Rogersville lady wrote that she had never heard of our blog, but that she found it scary that we had 12,000 followers. If she's reading this, we'd like her to know that around nine o'clock this morning, we hit 13K.

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