Devils Lake, ND — Earlier this week, a man from Grand Forks was injured near Devils Lake after his car was in an accident with a semi-truck. It happened just east of Devils Lake on U.S. Highway 2 and the injured victim was identified later as Cody Aro, 29 years old.
Police said that Aro was driving his Chevrolet Malibu along U.S. 2 last Monday afternoon (November 3, 2014), headed east. Around 4:15 p.m. that afternoon, a semi-truck apparently tried to make a turn from a gravel road onto eastbound U.S. 2.
Aro’s car didn’t slow down in time and crashed into the semi-truck’s trailer, causing Aro’s Chevy to swerved off the road and crash into a ditch on the other side of the highway.
The accident left Aro with some injuries and he was taken to a hospital, while the truck driver (Randy Wessels) wasn’t harmed. Police said that Aro was charged with following too closely, even though the news reports make it sound like the semi-truck turned in front of him. This is still being investigated.
Approximate Site of the Accident
Commentary:
From the details in the news report, it sounds like the semi-truck was turning into the eastbound lane which appears to be the same lane that the victim’s car was in. I don’t mean to sound accusatory here, but doesn’t that simply suggest that the semi-truck driver pulled out in front of the victim without yielding to him? If you ask me, that sounds like the truck driver’s fault, not the victim’s fault.
Now, the police report read that the victim was charged with following too closely, but I think this might need a little closer investigating – or at least some more accurate reporting.
— Grossman Law Offices
