A South Carolina high school teacher died when she was hit by a utility pole while she was walking during her lunch break.
Wagener-Salley High School teacher Jeunelle Robinson, 31, was hit by a utility pole that was flying across an intersection when a tractor-trailer struck eight power lines in Wagener, SC, nearly 40 miles southwest of Columbia, on Aug. 23.
The truck snagged power lines and knocked over poles, one of which hit a beloved social studies teacher.
Witnesses told WIS News 10 that the “genuine and sweet” educator tried to run away before the freak accident.
South Carolina teacher Jeunelle Robinson was killed when a utility pole fell on her.
Jeunelle Robinson’s family is seeking $100 million for her estate in addition to other financial compensation. 6ABC
Emergency responders took Robinson to Aiken Regional Medical Center, then airlifted him to Augusta University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Robinson’s relatives are seeking $100 million for his estate as well as a $10 million trust for annual scholarships in Robinson’s name, among other requests, WRDW reported.
An attorney for the Robinson brothers said the wooden utility pole was decades old and would not have collapsed if the utility company had conducted an inspection.
Pt 1: Wagener-Salley Middle School teacher Jeunelle Robinson was walking down the street during lunch last Wednesday when she lost her life after she was struck by a damaged utility pole whose rotted wood snapped after a utility line was snapped in half. pic.twitter.com/dxFGxG9C8p
— Justin Bamberg, Esq. (@JustinBamberg) August 29, 2023
The family, working with Bamberg Legal LLC, is asking the utility company to invest $20 million into local power infrastructure and compensate the Robinson estate with $100 million for the family’s pain and suffering, according to the family’s attorney, state Rep. Justin Bamberg (D- Bamberg). .
Bamberg said the family’s request for $10 million to fund a scholarship in Robinson’s name is for an Aiken County college student pursuing a career as a teacher.
“This tragedy is devastating to all of us as Ms. Robinson is in her second year teaching social studies at Wagener-Salley,” school officials said in a statement.
A utility pole that fell after the trailer crashed into it. 6ABC
The family is working with Bamberg Legal LLC and is represented by state Representative Justin Bamberg (far right). Twitter / @JustinBamberg
“Over the past year, he has befriended many colleagues and built meaningful relationships with many of our students. He was genuine and sweet to everyone he met, his time here felt too short.”
Bamberg believes the accident could have been avoided, placing the blame on the company that oversees the utility poles at the intersection.
“The sheer and complete failure of a lot of people who have more money than the state of South Carolina brought it [Jeunelle Robinson],” said Bamberg, who believes the accident could have been avoided.
Jeunelle Robinson was described by colleagues as “genuine and sweet.” Twitter / @JustinBamberg
Robinson is in his second year teaching at the South Carolina school.
The school’s football team canceled Friday night’s game two days after Robinson’s death, when it announced it on its official Facebook page.
The school also canceled volleyball games and open houses after Robinson’s death.
With Postal wire
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