Andrew Schwam

Case # :426

Gender : Male

Age : 35

Race : White

Date : 03/18/2023

Location : Hayden

City : Albertville

County : Blount

State : Alabama

Agency : Blount County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by careless trooper while working

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Andrew Schwamwasan electric lineman who died following a deadly work-related accident over the weekend on Saturday, March 18, 2023, when a Blount County police vehicle was reportedly driving around him when the vehicle struck the cable he was working on with such force that it lifted his vehicle into the air, smacked him, and flung his body 36 feet, leaving him to brain dead. The Blount County officer reportedly refused to accept responsibility. The speed of the police vehicle is unknown.

Source links :

https://twitter.com/medickimw/status/1638616087867564042

https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/family-wants-answers-in-alabama-linemans-death/