MANATEE COUNTY, FL — One person has died following a serious accident in Manatee County, Florida on Thursday, June 12th, 2014, according to a news article from The Herald Tribune.
Representatives from the Florida State Police have said that they suspect one person died when the Ford pickup truck they were driving collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer while driving southbound on Interstate 75 around 1:00 Thursday afternoon.
Scene of the Accident
The driver of the pickup truck is believed to have died on the scene. No other injuries were sustained in the crash.
Florida Highway Patrol officials are still handling the crash investigation at this time.
Commentary:
This is one pattern of facts where I have a few lingering questions about what may have happened. Namely, why was the tractor-trailer stopped on the highway? If there was traffic, that’s one thing, but midafternoon on a major road tells me that it was not exactly rush hour. If the truck had stopped for any peculiar reason, the trucking company could be at fault. Highways have emergency lanes for a reason, and if the driver failed to utilize them, then there could be some liability here, but a closer look is needed before anything concrete can be determined.
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