HOUSTON, TX — A truck driver was seriously injured after a tractor-trailer that was reported in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014, according to a news brief released by Click 2 Houston.
Authorities say that an unidentified truck driver was injured when the tractor-trailer he was driving is believed to have swerved off the road to avoid a car that cut him off while driving on the North Freeway. The truck left the road before crashing over the side of the overpass onto the Eastex Freeway around 10:30 Tuesday morning.
The driver of the tractor-trailer had to be cut from the vehicle before being taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where an update on their condition was not given by hospital spokespeople.
Houston Police are still investigating the facts surrounding the accident at this time.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
There are plenty of angles to inspect with this accident, but the thing that has me the most intrigued is the fact that a witness reported the condition of the passenger compartment in the truck after the accident. They indicated that the steering column had pinned the driver, and the roof of the cab had caved in onto the driver’s head. If this turns out to be true, then the truck’s manufacturer could bear a portion of the liability in this accident. How so? While tractor-trailers and freight moving vehicles in general are designed for towing capacity and not safety. The massive and heavy lower portion of a truck is often topped with thin and flimsy metal that has a tendency to cave in the moment any wight is added to it. In the event of a rollover, this flimsy metal often crumbles beneath the weight of the truck, and usually spells disaster for any occupants. If the poor design of the truck made things worse then they needed to be, then they need to be held accountable.
–Grossman Law Offices
