SOUTH BEND, IN — A tractor-trailer accident involving a moped left one man dead in South Bend, Indiana on Monday, May 12th, 2014, according to a news report from WSBT.
Police have said that they have reason to believe Jerry Sailor was killed when the moped he was driving was struck by a tractor-trailer while driving on Sample Street near Lincoln Way around 10:15 Monday morning.
Scene of the Accident
Jerry Sailor was taken by EMS to nearby Memorial Hospital where he died a short time after his arrival.
Officials from the Indiana State Police are currently investigating the accident.
Commentary:
Whenever somebody sees an accident like this, I want them to imagine how difficult it would it would be to see a moped and its driver from the perspective of a truck driver. You may assume that because these drivers cannot make errors in the way that regular drivers do, which is just like saying an accountant is incapable of bad arithmetic just because he is trained in mathematics. If this driver failed to notice the moped and hit him, it would be no different than a car, truck, or another tractor-trailer. If he made the mistake, the trucking company needs to be responsible for the accident.
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