Moultrie, GA — October 10, 2025, Kennajia Seay was killed in a truck accident at about 3:50 p.m. on State Route 35.
Authorities said a southbound semi-truck collided with a sedan that was turning left onto State Route 33, causing both vehicles to end up in a ditch.
Sedan driver Kennajia Artheria Jaleah Seay, 19, died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to authorities.
No other injuries were reported.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Colquitt County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When people hear that a young driver was killed in a crash with a semi-truck, they understandably want answers: How did this happen? Was the truck speeding? Did someone fail to yield? Was this just an accident, or was it preventable?
Those are the kinds of questions I ask when I come across reports like the one out of Colquitt County. According to authorities, a sedan was turning left onto State Route 33 when it collided with a southbound 18-wheeler on State Route 35. Both vehicles ended up in a ditch, and the sedan’s driver, just 19 years old, lost her life.
At this point, the public hasn’t been given nearly enough information to draw any meaningful conclusions. We don’t know whether the sedan had a protected left turn or was yielding to oncoming traffic. We don’t know whether the truck was in its lane or possibly drifting. We don’t even know if either vehicle had a traffic control device at the intersection. In other words, the most basic pieces of the puzzle are still missing.
Depending on the details, the legal questions could shift quite a bit. For instance, if the truck had the right of way and the sedan turned in front of it, then the investigation would need to focus on visibility, timing and speed. But if the truck somehow left its lane, or was going faster than it should’ve been for that stretch of road, then the truck driver’s actions come under scrutiny. These questions can’t be answered by a glance at the crash scene; they require evidence.
One place to start is the truck itself. Most commercial trucks are equipped with an engine control module (ECM), which functions like a black box. It can tell investigators how fast the truck was going, whether the driver braked before impact and even how long the driver had been on the road. Many modern fleets also use in-cab cameras and GPS tracking, which provide insight into whether the driver was distracted, fatigued or following protocol.
Another key area to examine is the trucking company’s practices. Did they vet this driver properly before hiring? What does the driver’s record look like; any history of violations, crashes or near-misses? I’ve handled cases where a driver had been fired multiple times before being hired again, with little more than a short road test to qualify them. If a company chooses to ignore red flags, they can’t turn around and act shocked when something goes wrong on the road.
There’s also the matter of training. Was the driver familiar with the intersection? Had they been warned about frequent turns or limited sight lines in that area? Did they have adequate rest? A fatigued or distracted trucker can miss the simplest things, like a car waiting to turn left.
What I keep coming back to is this: Right now, there’s a young person gone, and all we know is that a car and a truck met at an intersection. That’s not enough. The job of a proper investigation is to pull every available thread — cell phone records, black box data, camera footage, driver logs — until the full story emerges. That’s the only way to determine who is actually responsible and whether anything could have been done to prevent this crash.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s unclear from initial reports whether the sedan had the right of way or turned into the path of the truck.
- Black box data, dash cam footage and driver logs are critical for understanding the truck’s actions before the crash.
- The truck driver’s history and the company’s hiring/training practices may be relevant if driver behavior played a role.
- Proper investigation goes far beyond police statements. It requires a forensic look at all available evidence.
- Accountability depends on facts, not assumptions, and that means asking the hard questions others may overlook.
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