PHOENIX, AZ — A multi-vehicle accident involving two tractor-trailers and a passenger car left one person dead and another injured in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, July 4th, 2014, according to ABC 15.
Investigators think that a tractor-trailer driver was killed, and the driver of a passenger vehicle was injured when another semi-truck is believed to have crossed over the median and collided with the vehicles head-on while driving on Interstate 10 just before noon Friday.
Scene of the Accident
Emergency responders pronounced the driver of one of the tractor-trailers dead on the scene, while a woman in a passenger vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries.
The Arizona State Police is currently examining the facts surrounding the accident.
Commentary:
There are always a great deal of questions lingering in the air after an accident like this, but first and foremost, finding out why the truck crossed the center-line of traffic needs to be found out. You may be stunned to learn that truck drivers, despite being trusted with an 80,000 pound vehicle, are equipped with a far greater number of behind-the-wheel distractions that everyday drivers face. Besides the cell phones that everybody has ( sometimes truckers have two, one personal, one work), trucks have TV’s, tablets, laptops, GPS’ and two-way radios that can all waylay the attention of the driver and cause an accident. A skilled investigator can get his hands on these devices, and if even one of them was in use in the moments before the crash, the trucking company could be liable for the accident.
–Grossman Law Offices
