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Tractor-Trailer Accident in Kingman, AZ, Injures Four on Route 66

Kingman, AZ — Four people were injured in an accident that police believe was caused by a teen who was driving recklessly. The accident took place in Kingman, Arizona, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

The accident, which happened at the intersection of Route 66 and Gordon Drive, involved a pickup truck and a public works tractor-trailer. Police interviewed the driver of the tractor-trailer, identified as Billy Rackley, who said that he was crossing Route 66 and thought he had plenty of time before oncoming traffic reached him.

A pickup truck being driven by a student at Lee Williams High School who had received his driver’s license only a month earlier crashed into the side of the tractor-trailer. A witness to the accident estimated that the student was traveling at least 20 miles above the posted speed limit.

Three students were also in the truck, riding as passengers. One sustained a concussion and a broken ankle. Another broke his leg, wrist, and suffered ligament damage. The third was bleeding from his brain and suffered temporary paralysis. The driver broke his right leg. Police id not immediately cite the driver.

No mention was made of any injuries the driver of the tractor-trailer may have sustained.

Scene of the Accident

Commentary

If I’m driving down the road and rear-end something, and that person hits their head and gets a concussion, I can be held responsible for that. I caused the person’s injury, and probably some damage to their vehicle, so it’s right and fair that I should be held responsible for that. In the same way I can be held responsible for another driver’s injuries, I can be held responsible if a passenger in my vehicle is injured because of an accident that I caused. If I’m driving recklessly, and that causes someone in my vehicle to be hurt, how am I not responsible for that? From what’s been reported, if the driver here had been driving responsibly, this accident wouldn’t have happened, or at least not been as bad had it still occurred. That’s something he should be held accountable for.

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