April 16, 2015

Two Hurt in Dr Pepper Semi Truck Accident on Highway 287 in Wichita County, Texas

WICHITA COUNTY, TX — Two drivers were taken to the hospital following an accident between a Dr Pepper tractor-trailer and a pickup truck in Wichita County, Texas on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015. News reports out of the Texoma area said that the accident happened before 9:00 Wednesday morning.

A truck driver and the driver of a pickup were hurt after an accident with a Dr Pepper truck that happened on Highway 287. Police with details of the accident investigation said that a Dr Pepper truck lost control and while moving for a closed lane and struck the pickup truck from the rear.

The driver of the tractor-trailer and the driver of the pickup truck sustained unspecified injuries in the collision.

Texas Department of Transportation officials were helping with the accident investigation.

Scene of the Accident

View of the Road

Commentary:

If the news report is at all close to the facts of what actually happened, then the tractor-trailer and the company behind them is probably going to bear the fault in this accident. Why? Well, for one, I’ve never seen a tractor-trailer lose control and roll in an accident when it was driving at a speed that was safe for conditions, and appropriate for maneuvers. Second of all, why was there not enough distance between the tractor-trailer and the pickup truck? Tractor-trailers have a much longer stopping distance than regular cars, and truck drivers are extensively trained to keep their truck at a safe following distance. If the truck driver failed to maintain control of his vehicle, or failed to tailor an appropriate stopping distance between his truck, and the vehicle ahead, then the trucking company needs to be backed into a corner and made to answer questions as to why their driver failed in so many respects.

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