White Marsh, MD — The driver of a box truck was airlifted to a hospital after an accident in White Marsh, Maryland, on Tuesday, October 16, 2014. The accident took place on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, around 1:30 in the afternoon.
The driver of the box truck was traveling along JFK when he crashed into a vehicle that had been left on the shoulder of the road. The collision caused him to drive off the highway and into the treeline near Route 43.
The severity of the accident, and the injuries suffered by driver of the truck are unknown. The accident shut down two lanes of traffic for five hours while officials worked to clear the wreckage from the highway. No other injuries were reported.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
News reports make it sound as if the driver of the box truck just wasn’t paying attention to the road, swerved off onto the shoulder and hit a car. But it’s possible that that isn’t what happened at all. It’s possible that the driver a completely legitimate reason for pulling off the road — there may have been something wrong with the truck — and the car just got in his way. If that’s true, then a piece of the investigation into this accident needs to focus on who left the car parked there and why. Leaving a car parked on the side of the road is unsafe for many reasons, not the least of which is because it can cause accidents like this one. It’s possible the driver of the car may find himself liable for what happened.
— Grossman Law Offices
