TEMPLE, TX — One person has died after a serious crash that happened in Temple, Texas on Friday, April 2nd, 2014, according to a report from KWTX.
Police with details of the investigation believe 18-year-old Brooke Longbotham was killed when the pickup truck she was a passenger in collided with a vehicle while driving on Airport Road around 10:00 Friday evening.
Scene of the Accident
Brooke Longbotham was taken by EMS personnel to Scott & White Hospital where she died the following day.
Five people in the SUV were taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where updates on their condition were not immediately available.
Commentary:
In motor-vehicle collisions, there was a need for a way to administer fault, and comparative fault regime (also known as comparative negligence) was implemented. This is the tool by which victims can prove the fault of another driver, or vice versa, prove themselves innocent. A jury is handed the evidence of a case, and does their best to allocate fault as fairly as possible. It is extremely rare to come across an accident whose fault is split black-and-white with 100% of the fault falling on one person, and zero falling on the victim. This is why independent investigation can shift the evidence to one side or the other by adding to the case, which is always helpful in finding the truth behind an accident.
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