Yulee, FL — About two weeks ago, there was an accident in Yulee that involved a highway construction worker, a pickup truck, and a semi-truck that left the construction worker with injuries. Police said that a construction worker was hit on Highway 200 by a pickup truck that had been rear-ended by a semi.
This happened on Thursday evening, November 19, 2015 along Highway 200, just east of U.S. 17.
According to the news reports, the highway worker was working in a construction zone that evening. The details of what took place are a little fuzzy, but it looks like a semi-truck crashed into the back of a pickup truck, which then struck the construction worker as he stood in the roadway.
It’s possible that traffic had backed up due to the work zone and the semi-truck driver simply wasn’t watching the road, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Right now, the name of the injured worker wasn’t released, but he’s believed to be in stable condition.
Map of the Accident Area
Commentary:
If this semi-truck driver wasn’t paying attention that evening, then it seems obvious that driver would be liable for this accident. In turn, since most truckers work for larger transportation or trucking companies, that may mean that their employer would be vicariously liable.
However, I don’t really know what happened here. Hopefully, there was an in-depth investigation that took place, preferably one separate from the police investigation. As the article below outlines, having a third party investigation can be advantageous for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that professional investigations and experts typically have more time and resources to devote to this kind of thing than your typical police department.
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