Anaheim, CA — A man who was killed after his vehicle was rear-ended by a truck in Anaheim, California, on Sunday has been identified as Matthew Hughes. The accident took place on Freeway 91, around 3:45 in the morning.
Hughes’ vehicle had come to a stop in the middle lanes of the freeway when he was hit by a Ford pickup truck, traveling about 65 miles an hour. Hughes was killed on impact.
The driver of the pickup truck was uninjured. Police responding to the accident did not cite or arrest him. At this time it’s unclear why Hughes had stopped in the middle of the freeway.
The accident is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
News reports say that it’s possible the victim didn’t have any emergency flashers on while stopped. That may have contributed to the accident. Still, I have to think that anyone driving at safe highway speeds — which doesn’t always happen at night — and paying attention to the road in front of them would have been able to see a parked car. I would start asking questions there. In a best case scenario, there’s some shared liability here, if it’s found that the driver wasn’t displaying his lights. Worst case, the driver of the pickup truck wasn’t paying attention, and shoulders all the liability.
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