Rock Island, OK — The news reports out of Arkansas and Oklahoma confirmed that an accident happened near the border (Rock Island) that left a truck driver injured on Wednesday of this week, June 10, 2015. Mark Howell was identified as the trucker who was injured and it appears that he was working for Stone Trucking at the time.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol wrote that Howell was driving his semi-truck along Highway 112 this past Wednesday when he took a turn and the truck lost control. It ran off the edge of the road and accidentally rolled onto its side.
Later, police said that it appears his tire blew out that afternoon. Howell was injured in the accident, but not critically. He was hauling a large cooler fan at the time.
Map of Rock Island
Commentary:
Tires popping on the road is a very serious matter, and this driver is lucky that he wasn’t too badly injured. I know I’ve certainly seen some bad semi rollover wrecks, and I’m sure he has too. But, before people start assuming this tire blowout was completely out of left field, remember that sometimes tires go bad for very predictable reasons. The more common ones are: wrong sized tires, defective tires, improperly installed tires, and too much weight on the tires. There are other ways things can go wrong, but those are some of the ways a driver can lose control in an accident that isn’t his fault. Who is responsible for truck tires blowing out? It really depends on the case, but it can be anyone from the mechanic who installed them, the company that manufacturer them, or even the company that owns the truck.
— Grossman Law Offices