Standish, ME — An accident in Standish, Maine, sent two men to the hospital on Monday, June 16, 2014. The accident occurred when an 18-wheeler failed to stop behind a car that was waiting to turn into a parking lot.
The collision seriously injured Richard Shaw, who, along with the car’s driver, was sent to Maine Medical Center for his injuries.
The impact from the 18-wheeler sent the car into oncoming traffic, where it collided with another vehicle being driven by Clayton Barker. Barker was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to reports, the driver of the 18-wheeler has been identified as Matthew Wight. Wight sustained minor injuries and was not sent to the hospital.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Commercial vehicles, which 18-wheelers are, are required to carry much more insurance than your typical motorist. With so much more money on the lane, trucking companies are very motivated to do whatever needs to be done in order to protect its bottom line. Often trucking companies are going to have their own investigators on the scene and the company itself is going to fight tooth and nail to defend their side of the story. So while it may seem like the driver of the 18-wheeler is very obviously at fault in this instance, the victims are still going to have a very long and bumpy road to recovery.
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