Darlington, MD — One person was sent to a trauma center following an accident with a dump truck in Darlington, Maryland, on Thursday, June 11, 2015. The accident happened on Route 136, just south of the intersection of Harmony Church Road.
Few details about the accident are known. Police say that a dump truck drove over the center line and crashed into a passenger car. One individual inside the vehicle was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The extent of the man’s injuries are unknown.
The crash happened around 4:00 in the afternoon.
Officials are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
People who drive commercial vehicles are always going to be held to a higher standard, because they’re capable of causing such a great amount of damage with only a single mistake. And it seems as if that’s what happened here. A driver made a mistake, and someone paid the price for it. Luckily, the accident wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.
Now, despite the fact that this wasn’t done on purpose, and that it could have been worse, doesn’t mean the dump truck should get a Get Out of Jail Free card. They’re still liable for the crash, and will have to find a way to make things right with the man they’ve hurt. This also doesn’t mean that questions shouldn’t be raised about the driver’s attention to safety, and whether or not a mistake like this is really a one-time thing.
For victims involved in these accidents, the time immediately following the crash is critical. Evidence needs to be collected. And once it is, you need to know what to do with it. This is where the experience of professionals who have handled accidents like this can be extremely helpful. Most people have no experience at all with accidents like this. Trucking companies, on the other hand, have nothing but experience, and will typically try to shove of as much liability as they can off of themselves and onto another party. When navigating unfamiliar waters, it’s easy to be taken advantage of, and that’s exactly what you want to avoid.
— Grossman Law Offices
