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UPDATE: Billy Murphy Injured in Tractor-Trailer Accident on in Pollock, Texas

POLLOCK, TX — Billy Murphy was taken to the hospital after a tractor-trailer accident that happened in Pollock, Texas on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014. The article released by KTRE said that the crash happened Wednesday night.

50-year-old Billy Murphy was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving and a tractor-trailer collided on Highway 69 near the intersection with FM 843. The news report said that the accident happened when the pickup truck turned onto Highway 69 and collided with the tractor-trailer.

Murphy was taken by EMS to a nearby hospital.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was identified in the news as 40-year-old Marcus Bares, who was unhurt in the accident.

Scene of the Accident

Commentary:

The news does a pretty impressive job at blaming the driver of the pickup truck for the accident, but is there any scenario where they woulnd’t be at fault? Absolutely, and these possibilities need to be investigated before they can be ruled out. The news clearly says that the truck pulled out in front of the tractor-trailer, but if the tractor-trailer was speeding, it would have been easy for the victim to misjudge the speed, especially in the dark. If the tractor-trailer was speeding, it could bear some of the fault in this accident. A quick look at the trucks navigational data could tell us how fast the truck was going, and I think looking at this before we blame a victim is the responsible thing to do.

 

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