Summary Unit III Case Study.docx (1) FIR 3311 University City Fire Rescue Memorandum Columbia Southern University Legal Aspects of Emergency Services FIR 3311 University City Fire Rescue Memorandum MEMORANDUM June 24, 2021 Subject: Fatality Motor Veh

FIR 3311

University City Fire Rescue Memorandum

Columbia Southern University

Legal Aspects of Emergency Services

FIR 3311



University City Fire Rescue Memorandum

MEMORANDUM

June 24, 2021

Subject: Fatality Motor Vehicle Collision




Incident Overview

On August 8th, at approximately 4:45, a University City Fire Rescue employee (Michael

O. Leary) was involved in a motor vehicle collision (MVC), resulting in the death of a Universal

County resident (Julie Doe). (CSU, 2021) Leary was operating a fire department vehicle while

returning to our district from training when the MVC occurred. Leary was eastbound on

University City Pike, just inside the city limits of University City, and was passing a line of

traffic at a speed above the posted limit when a car attempted to make a left turn into the

driveway of a residence and was struck broadside. The vehicles traveled 158 feet after the

impact, with the front of the F250 pickup driven by Leary embedded in the driver's side of the

Dodge Intrepid driven by Doe. A number of witnesses have stepped forward, claiming that, at the

time of impact, Leary was traveling anywhere between 50 and 70 miles per hour.