Road-wearier -

How do you know the accident only affected one side of the highway?

Maybe the guy's brains or guts were all over the place in both lanes.

Maybe the police and EMT had to close both lanes to be sure they got all the evidence from whatever lanes it might be in.

Maybe you ought to show respect for the dead before complaining about being inconvenienced...or where you???

Sounds like you just like to complain.

Praying for you wearier.

God bless.

Rev. RB

whatusay - sigh

So you think traffic wouldn't have been slowed down with a dead man in the middle of the road surrounded by police and EMT???

And you think the traffic backed up with rubberneckers trying to take a look at the dead man wouldn't have caused more traffic hazards or accidents???

Think for heaven's sakes.

Praying for ya.

God bless.

Rev. RB

Personally, I don't care if it is "rush" hour or 8 am or whenever. Sorry that I don't think most people have a job that is more important that working an accident.

And those of us that DO work in the hospital or in emergency services - well, it seems like we're the ones who are standing up for the public safety folks. I just call the hospital and the person I'm replacing stays late. It's unavoidable. Heaven forbid it is your family member... the driver of that car deserves no less than the absolute BEST information. The dead man's family does as well. That's the priority. Period.

And I just want to second thinkbeforeyoublab's comment - I was scared every 24+ hour shift that my paramedic/firefighter husband worked. Not just because of him wading into the homeless camps, responding to fires or going to gunfights - though that wasn't great - but because of the many times he was treating at the side of the road. My kids and I are so, so glad that he made it home.

Here is why police fire and ems close down the roads. Because you can't drive and you don't move over or slow down like you are supposed too. Careless people like you kill emergency workers. Emergency workers like to go home alive with their limbs still attached so they block the roads with the cars and big trucks to create a protective barrier to protect them from you. They really don't care at the moment where you think you need to go. Next time you come upon one of these scenes stop and give the opinion you wrote here and they'll tell you where to go. I guarantee it...

Why was the road closed for 3 hours? Sorry a man was killed but police think their job is to close roads see how long they can back up traffic. It happens every time there is an accident...the fire departments, rescue squads, highway patrol, sheriff department, every city police officer on duty and off duty arrive and set up the road flares... A man is dead, move the car and let traffic continue.