Mosheim, TN — Margaret Renner was injured in an accident with a tractor-trailer in Mosheim, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The accident took place on Highway 11, near Blue Springs Pakrway, around 10:00 in the morning.
Officials say that the accident took place when Patty Nichols, the driver of the semi involved in the accident, pulled over onto the road’s right shoulder. Nichols then turned on her left turn signal and drove across two lanes of travel in an attempt to make a u-turn. Renner wasn’t able to stop her vehicle in time to avoid a crash.
Renner sustained critical injuries and was taken to Holston Valley Medical Center. Nichols was not injured.
Police cited Nichols for failure to exercise due care. The accident is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
After driving your vehicle for a certain amount of time, you get to know it really well. You know what kind of turns it can make, how quickly you can bring it to a stop, and how quickly it can speed up. So, armed with that knowledge, I’m always surprised to hear about semi-truck accidents like this one. Didn’t the driver know they didn’t have the time to make the crossing before oncoming traffic reached them? This is either something they weren’t aware of, or they just weren’t paying attention to the road, and so didn’t know they were pulling out into the middle of a busy road. The thing is, in these situations, a driver is always going to have to yield to oncoming traffic. Always. So my question now is, if the driver wasn’t paying attention the what was going on around her, what was she paying attention to?
— Grossman Law Offices
