NASSUA COUNTY, FL — One person was seriously hurt in a crash in Nassau County, Florida on Monday, May 5th, 2014, according to the report from The Florida Times Union.
Investigators have said that they have reason to believe 40-year-old Kristy Strength was hurt when the Mazda CX5 she was driving was struck by a dump truck while driving on Highway 301 around 2:00 Monday afternoon.
Scene of the Accident
Kristy Strength was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where an update on her condition was not made available. The driver of the dump truck was identified in the report as 37-year-old Karonical Bellamy, who was also hurt in the crash.
Officials from the Florida State Police are assisting with the crash investigation.
Commentary:
If the news article is correct, and the victim was turning when the accident happened, the driver could be liable, and I’m going to explain why. You might assume that because this person turned in front of the truck, then they are at fault, but the truck could have been speeding when the accident happened. Why does this matter? If the truck was speeding, it may have been nearly impossible to tell if the truck was driving in her general direction. If the truck was speeding, the victim may have misjudged the timing of the turn, and the trucking company could face at least some part of the liability for the collision.
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