That’s the question that I have after seeing another deadly car wreck here on Tuesday morning. If Memphis had barriers installed in the medians of I-55, I-40 and I-240 many lives would have been saved in the past and could be saved in the future.
Unfortunately it’s too late for Ruby Rose and her family. According to reports, the driver of a Ford Expedition, who was driving in the opposite lane of traffic from Mrs. Rose, was struck from behind causing the Expedition to cross the I-240 median and crash into Mrs. Rose’s Chevrolet Malibu. Mrs. Rose’s vehicle then struck an 18 wheeler before coming to a stop. Tragically, and I know shattering for the family of Ruby Rose, she did not survive the accident.
Medians barriers are needed on Memphis, TN interstates.
One of the saddest and most tragic aspects of this case is that this accident may could have been prevented if barriers had been in place on that section of Interstate 240. There are no laws that say a city, county, or state must have these barriers, but it would be a smart thing to do in the future to prevent accidents such as this one. And as a personal injury lawyer here in Memphis it breaks my heart to see a family have to go through heartache and pain because of accidents and wrecks such as this one.
I recommend that all of you contact local Memphis city leaders (or your public leaders wherever you live) and ask that they work to create safer interstates here. There doesn’t need to be one more death caused by this type of car accident. Let’s work together to build a better and safer Memphis for everyone.
Jami Ferrell is an attorney practicing law in Memphis, Tennessee. He helps people and their families who are going through some of the most difficult times of their life. If you have any personal injury law questions that you would like answered you can contact him at 901-754-1340 or 1-888-GET-JAMI, or you can email him at James@LawFerrell.com
Thank you for the article. I am a friend/student of Ruby’s and wanted to know how the crash happened. If you have any more information. My fellow students and I would like to know and perhaps become involved in the barriers being put in place that you referred to in the article.