Baraga County, MI — An accident with an 18-wheeler sent a woman to the hospital in Baraga County, Michigan, on Thursday, July 23, 2015. The accident happened on Highway 41, neat Tioga Park, around 8:00 at night.
Police have identified 48-year-old Richard Vannurden. Vannurden said that he was traveling east on 41, and that a vehicle being driven by 55-year-old Clare Rabitoy came into his lane.
Vannurden attempted to avoid a collision, but was unsuccessful and clipped Rabitoy’s vehicle. Rabitoy was seriously injured and taken to UP Health System Marquette after initially being taken to Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She’s now listed in stable condition.
The accident is still being investigated.
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I think it would be easy to look at an accident like this, blame the driver, and then move on. However, I’ve seen several accidents in my time practicing law that had nothing to do with the driver. Sometimes a tire blows out. Sometimes brakes fail. There are things outside a driver’s performance behind the wheel that can cause an accident, and until those are looked into, it’s difficult, sometimes impossible, to tell what really caused an accident.
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