This "fender bender" drew blood, EMTs and considerable damage. On Friday, May 21, E911 dispatch called a 10--50 (Accident) on Cuthbert Street as a “fender bender.” We almost didn’t cover this accident.

I guess you could say that it was a “fender bender,” that injured one driver, possibly totalled another vehicle, and caused thousands of dollars in damage to both.

The accident occurred as Marion Kendall Gordan, 39, of 720 Bellview Rd. was backing from his parking space in his 2010 Ford 150 pickup truck on Cuthbert Street.

Nora Katherine Colwell, 57, of 1654 Bellview Road was travelling south on Cuthbert Street in her 1995 Ford Taurus.

According to the accident report, the collision occurred as the driver of the pickup truck backed into the path of the oncoming auto.

When the officer arrived, he found that there was one injury. The driver of the auto received cuts to the head and face and was bleeding.

EMS officers were called and gave medical attention at the scene. No transport was made.

The pickup truck driver was not injured.

It was not known if either driver was wearing safety equipment. The air bag was deployed in the auto driven by Colwell.

The vehicles were listed as slight and moderate damage.

The pickup truck was driven away by the owner. The auto was taken away by wrecker service.

Colquitt Police officer, Scott Cleveland reported the contributing factor for the collision was Gordon's failure to yield.

Editor's note: In over 30 years of covering wrecks, accidents and other incidents, it has been a pet peeve to hear a dispatcher give a description of an accident scene as a "fender bender" when no officer has been there, or call out a 10-70 (fire) as brush fire when no officer has been there. Our dispatchers have been great over the years. I depended on them for over 22 years as coroner, but to describe a scene not knowing the circumstances is not helpful to the victims, the law officers or the EMS responding. That's just an educated opinion.