SACRAMENTO, CA — One person was pronounced dead immediately following a tractor-trailer accident that happened in Sacramento, California on Thursday, January 1st, 2014. News reports said that the accident happened sometime Thursday afternoon.
Police believe that one man died when the Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle he was driving and a tractor-trailer collided in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80. Authorities believe that the tractor-trailer was slowing for traffic when the motorcyclist hit the vehicle.
The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead immediately after the accident.
California Highway Patrol authorities are still going over the details of the crash.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I know the news went out of their way to blame the motorcyclist without explicitly saying so, but is this the only possibility in an accident like this one? Are there other scenarios that could have happened? Absolutely. In one case I’ve seen, a tractor-trailer’s taillights were so covered in dirt and dust that the driver could not see when they lit up when the truck driver pressed on the pedal. While it may seem far fetched, these kinds of accidents can and often do happen. These are very real possibilities, and these possibilities need to be investigated, and ruled out before we can accurately blame anyone for an accident. Especially a victim.
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