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The Crisis on US 280: Protecting Your Family After a Fatal Pedestrian Strike When a phone call comes in the middle of the night to an Atlanta home, delivering the news that a loved one has been killed on a highway hours away, the world stops. On a recent Tuesday night at nearly 10:00 p.m., an 86-year-old man was walking on US 280 northwest of Opelika when he was struck by a Volvo tractor-trailer and then a second vehicle. He did not survive. Right now, your family is likely facing a wall of silence from the trucking company and a confusing set of reports from the Alabama State Troopers. We know this corridor. US 280 in Lee County is a critical freight artery, but northwest of Opelika, it becomes a “darkness trap.” With speed limits at 65 MPH and little to no artificial lighting, it is a high-volume zone where professional drivers must exercise “extreme caution” under federal law. The insurance adjusters for the commercial carrier are likely already building a defense based on the fact that your loved one was on the roadway at night. In Alabama, that is a dangerous argument because of how the state’s laws are…