ST JOHNS COUNTY, FL — Danny Lindgren was identified by the Florida Highway Patrol as the man that was seriously hurt following a tractor-trailer accident that happened in St Johns County, Florida on Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. News reports out of Jacksonville said that the accident happened around 12:45 Wednesday morning.
63-year-old Daniel Lindgren was taken to the hospital after an SUV, a pickup truck, and a tractor-trailer were involved in a chain reaction accident that happened on Interstate 95 in the southbound lanes. Reports said that Lindgren’s SUV struck a broken down pickup truck before both vehicles were hit by a tractor-trailer, which caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife.
Lindgren was taken by helicopter to University of Florida Health where he was being treated for unspecified injuries.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
The news said that the SUV and the pickup truck collided before the tractor-trailer came upon the scene and struck both vehicles. Now, this makes me wonder how much time passed between the collisions. Why? Because the more time that had passed between the collision between the SUV and the pickup truck, the more liable the trucking company is probably going to be. Why? Because hitting two stationary, disabled vehicles in the road is a pretty different ball game than being the third-in-line in a chain reaction event. If the tractor-trailer had plenty of time to react, or avoid the collision in any way, shape, or form, then the trucking company is probably going to be awarded with a huge chunk of the fault in the accident. On the other hand, if the truck was simply the last link in the chain, then the fault will probably be divvied up a little more evenly, but again, it all depends on a number of details that aren’t in the news right now, so if anybody has any more clues, I’d be interested in learning what they know.
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