FMCSA Declares 2 Drivers Imminent Hazards, Puts Them Out of Service

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared two drivers to be imminent hazards to public safety and taken them off the road.

The agency said in a notice issued Feb. 7 that Florida-licensed driver Devon House had on three occasions in the past six months been cited for alcohol-related violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle.

FMCSA also said that Ricky Hatfield, licensed in Tennessee, and his Tazewell, Tenn.-based company, Hatfield Trucking, have been taken off the road.

In November Hatfield was driving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania when he crossed onto the shoulder, collided with a car and struck two pedestrians, FMCSA said. He then collided with a dump truck and overturned before trying to flee the scene.

Among the charges against him are drunken driving and aggravated assault. In 2009, Hatfield was convicted of drunken driving in Utah.

Attempts by Transport Topics to reach both drivers were unsuccessful.