Local reports indicate a man was killed in a head-on collision in Marion County Texas. The accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. Sunday September 11 when authorities believe 43-year-old Bruce Wade White lost control of his vehicle swerving into oncoming traffic and striking the vehicle of 46-year-old Richard Brent Gustafson head-on. White was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of this accident. Gustafson was taken to a hospital in Marshall Texas where he is listed in stable condition.
Commentary
While many will be quick to fault the driver whose vehicle veered into oncoming traffic I would caution my readers to wait for the facts to be presented. A third party investigation is needed separate of the police report to determine liability. Certainly the investigation should check for driver fatigue excessive speed or intoxicants as a cause for the accident. However other issues that present themselves fairly commonly should be checked namely mechanical failure. One of the most common failures we see at the firm is braking failures causing drivers to lose control of their vehicle and almost always ending in a wreck.
While driver error could fault the motorist in this crash a braking failure tire blow out or steering malfunction could fault a manufacturer in a personal injury claim. Furthermore this type of causal event could give survivors of White standing in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Contingencies like these reveal why a separate investigation is needed. The police will analyze an accident and determine fault based on what is presented to them. It is not their job to examine manufacturers or other third party possibilities.
Tyler Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
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