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Sorry but I disagree with some of the comments posted here. Blind curve or not, blocked lane or not, a driver should never drive faster than the farthest distance he or she can see and still stop safely. In other words, if one cannot see what lies ahead, they need to slow down. It's the same principal that applies to driving at night where a driver should never outdrive the distance of his headlight illumination, or of driving in the fog. Safe driving requires that we expect the unexpected, and if your speed is such that you cannot safely stop your vehicle at the limit of your visible distance, then you're driving too fast. From the photos posted, it appears that the overturned truck that caused the initial disruption was on its side blocking the lane that the officers vehicle was blocking. The officer may have just come upon the scene and did not have time to reposition his vehicle at a safer distance further back around the blind curve. Regardless, we as drivers, are all responsible for the complete control of our vehicles and that means maintaining a safe enough speed to allow for emergency stopping. While I feel for the RV driver in this case, I feel more for the officer and his family. This incident was avoidable and this tragedy did not have to happen.