Walpole, NH — A truck driver from Michigan was injured in Walpole, New Hampshire after his semi-truck was in an accident this past Wednesday of last week, May 6, 2015. The news said that Robert Hemmingsen, 67, was injured after his semi-truck lost control along Route 12 and got into a wreck, which resulted in him being trapped inside the cab.
The details of how this crash happened actually haven’t been released yet, but the police were able to provide a few details.
They said that Hemmingsen was driving his semi-truck (owned by Specialized Transportation Enterprises in Vermont) and was headed along Route 12 last Wednesday in the early morning hours when something went wrong and he crashed off the side of the road.
Hemmingsen was trapped inside the truck’s cab and had to be rescued by emergency workers, who then took him to a nearby hospital. At the last update, he was in stable condition and had been treated for his injuries.
The cause of the accident, it appears, is still under investigation.
Map of Walpole
Commentary:
On a whim, I decided to look up this trucking company because it seems out of character for such an experienced truck driver to get involved in an accident like this one. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I did a little research anyway. What I found is that this Vermont-based trucking company is actually in the 85th percentile for vehicle maintenance violations, with a 0% being the best. That means for all the companies in the same safety event group, this small trucking company with only 14 trucks in their fleet ranks worse than 85% of them.
What does that tell me? Well, perhaps there was something wrong with this truck. Perhaps, instead of this accident being the truck driver’s fault, was actually the fault of a defective or worn-out truck? Mind you, I’m just working with the information provided to me by the news and the DOT, but this definitely seems to be worth investigating further.
— Grossman Law Offices
