MUSCATINE, IA — Zachary Schneider was hurt in an accident between a tractor-trailer and a tractor that was reported in Muscatine, Iowa on Wednesday, September 24th, 2014. The article from the Muscatine Journal says the that the accident happened just after 3:00 Wednesday afternoon.
29-year-old Zachary Schneider was hurt when the tractor he was driving was struck by a tractor-trailer. Investigators believe that the accident happened when a tractor-trailer hauling an empty grain bin hit a tractor on Highway 61. The farm tractor was trown over the side of a bridge into a shallow creek bed below.
Paramedics took Schneider to a nearby hospital for the treatment of his injuries.
The driver of the tractor-trailer has been charged with failure to stop within an assured clear distance in connection with the accident.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
Believe it or not, in most states, farm equipment has exemptions to many rules of the road, and often enjoy the right-of-way in most situations. It is pretty clear from the news that the truck driver was unaware of this when he came upon the tractor. Either he was driving to fast or wasn’t paying attention, and behavior like this, especially while operating an 80,000 pound vehicle should never go unpunished.
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