CASSPOLIS, MI — One man died after a tractor-trailer collision that happened in in Cassopolis, Michigan on Thursday, May 1st, 2014, according to the report from WKZO.
Investigators have said that they have reason to believe Jon Stone was killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a tractor-trailer after pulling in front of it while driving on Highway 205.
Scene of the Accident
Jon Stone was cut from the wreckage and pronounced dead on the scene by emergency responders. A passenger in his vehicle was identified in the report as Donald Barbo, who was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries.
Investigators hope to release the findings of their investigation at a later date.
Commentary:
People will surely look at this accident and be quick to blame the driver, when there could be more to this accident than what we see in the news report. Determining the speed of a car that is traveling toward you is difficult, and this is no different with a tractor-trailers. If the driver was attempting to turn, and the truck was speeding, the driver may have anticipated enough time and space to pull off the turn. If investigators discover that the driver of the truck was speeding, there could be some liability in the lap of the trucking company.
–Grossman Law Offices
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