CADILLAC, MI– One person was hurt in a delivery truck accident that was reported in Cadillac, Michigan on Thursday, February 26th, 2015. News reports said that the accident happened at about 10:30 Thursday morning.
One person was taken to the hospital after the pickup truck they were driving and a Salvation Army delivery truck collided while driving near the intersection of South Mitchell Street and South Street. Authorities said that the Salvation Army truck pulled out of a parking lot and collided with the pickup after it passed through the intersection.
The driver of the pickup truck was taken to the hospital where he was being treated for unspecified injuries.
The driver of the Salvation Army truck was cited for failure to yield.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
News reports said that the Salvation Army truck was cited for failure to yield after the accident. What does this mean? Well, it depends really. The citation can be fought in court, just like you can fight a speeding ticket. The driver of the truck has the same rights to due process as you do, and they are free to exercise them. That being said, if the driver simply pulled out into traffic like the news made it sound, then the citation will more than likely be a help. Just don’t make the mistake of thinking that fault and citations are mutually exclusive.
Secondly, I’m really wondering just how this accident happened. Did the driver not look at the traffic? Was he not keeping out a watchful eye as every driver is supposed to? It certainly sounds that way from the news, and I’d need to see all the facts before I said anything concrete, but from everything I’ve seen and compiled from the accident, it sounds like the delivery truck is going to take the lion’s share of the fault.
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