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(UPDATE) Man dies in 3-vehicle accident
Photo courtesy of First Response Photography - Emergency personnel clean up the wreckage from a three-vehicle accident on Highway 5 in McKinney on Thursday afternoon. Jody Casey, 49, of McKinney, the driver of the red car, was killed in the wreck.
By Chris Beattie, cbeattie@starlocalnews.com
A man died in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 5 Thursday afternoon in McKinney.
Shortly before 1 p.m., Jody Casey, 49, of McKinney, was returning from lunch to his job at MCD Innovations, Terri Parish, the mother of his two children, told the McKinney Courier-Gazette on Monday.
While waiting to turn into the business off Highway 5, a pickup truck traveling northbound rear-ended Casey's red Ford Fiesta, forcing him into oncoming traffic in the southbound lane. Another truck traveling soutbound struck the passenger side of Casey's vehicle, nearly crushing the entire side.
The driver of the truck traveling south sustained minor injuries, and the driver who rear-ended Casey's car wasn't injured, according to the accident report.
Police shut down Highway 5 both directions between Wilmeth Road and Farm-to-Market 543 for about three hours, said Deputy Chief Joe Ellenburg of McKinney PD.
Soon after the accident, community members emailed the McKinney Courier-Gazette contending that residents of a neighborhood near the scene had asked the city to put in a traffic light and lower the speed limit on that portion of Highway 5.
"This horrific accident is proof there needs to be changes," one resident stated in an email.
Police continued their investigation into any outlying cause of the accident but had not yet released details as of Monday afternoon.
The following are comments from the readers.
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In no way do they represent the view of Starlocalnews.com
bpreston4188 wrote on Mar 22, 2013 2:04 PM:
" Jack,
What kind of response is that to someone who has died in this accident? For one, thing, Jody Casey is my first cousin & how dare you question anything said about this accident. YES, I expect lights to be put at that specific intersection, God forbid the next accident there that claims someone's life isn't a family member of yours. Not only do I expect the city to put lights there, I also EXPECT PEOPLE TO PAY THE F--K ATTENTION TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING SO THEY DO NOT REAR END SOMEONE. So, what is your problem with lights at this intersection? LIke I said, the next fatality that happens at ANY INTERSECTION, lights or no lights, God forbid it be a family member of yours. You're right this could play out at any interestion, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China, your comment has about as much to do with this situation as the stupid assinine question I just asked about China's tea, right? Have some compassion for others & get your head out of your ????
beckie preston flynn "
What kind of response is that to someone who has died in this accident? For one, thing, Jody Casey is my first cousin & how dare you question anything said about this accident. YES, I expect lights to be put at that specific intersection, God forbid the next accident there that claims someone's life isn't a family member of yours. Not only do I expect the city to put lights there, I also EXPECT PEOPLE TO PAY THE F--K ATTENTION TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING SO THEY DO NOT REAR END SOMEONE. So, what is your problem with lights at this intersection? LIke I said, the next fatality that happens at ANY INTERSECTION, lights or no lights, God forbid it be a family member of yours. You're right this could play out at any interestion, what does that have to do with the price of tea in China, your comment has about as much to do with this situation as the stupid assinine question I just asked about China's tea, right? Have some compassion for others & get your head out of your ????
beckie preston flynn "
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Do people relaize there are more accidents at intersections with traffic signals than those that don't have a traffic signal?
Yes, this was a terrible tradgedy and I am very sorry for the victims family but people need to realize that this scenario could play out at any intersection. Imagine sitting at a major intersection stopped at a redlight and someone rear ends forcing you into the cross traffic and causing you to get t-boned. This scenario in this situation is one of my worse fears in driving and is really difficult to prevent other than to get drivers to pay attention. "