TREDYFFRIN, PA — Four people were seriously injured in a crash that happened in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014, according to the news report from the Pennsylvania Times Herald.
Pennsylvania State Police have reason to believe both 75-year-old Charles Knight and his wife, 73-year-old Mary Knight were seriously hurt when a vehicle crossed into the lanes of oncoming traffic unexpectedly and crashed into their van while driving on Route 252 around 11:00 Wednesday morning.
Scene of the Accident
Both Mary and Charles Knight were taken by EMS responders to a nearby hospital where they were last listed in stable condition by a hospital staffer. Two other people were hurt in the crash.
The investigation into the accident is currently ongoing at the time of writing.
Commentary:
Car accidents with multiple vehicles and multiple victims can be chaotic to say the least. The divvying up of fault and liability can get extremely messy and muddled while people are frazzled after a crash. Lawmakers knew this when they designed ‘comparative fault’ which takes most of the fault/liability guesswork out of the hands of victims and police by leaving it up to a jury. The jury then divides the accident fault by percentage points based on who they feel caused what percentage of the accident. For instance, if you caused an accident whose damages reach one hundred dollars, and you are found to be at fault for half the accident, you would owe fifty dollars in damages. Granted this example is extremely simplified, but this is the general idea.
–Grossman Law Offices
