A sig alert was eventually issued while the two lanes were closed while the over-turned trailer had to be removed from the scene of the accident. Traffic was back-logged for hours during the cleanup. It is uncertain if there were any injuries caused as a result of the initial accident.
Big rig trucks can cause serious property damage and serious bodily injuries when they are involved in automobile accidents. Due to their large size, big rig trucks do not have the immediate ability to brake that ordinary civilian vehicles have. Accordingly, once they gain momentum, big rig trucks are not able to slow down in time to avoid rear ending vehicles that quickly slow or brake too close. Drivers should be wary of this, and be mindful to not cut off big rig trucks and to always leave a safe buffer space between any trucks and their vehicle to avoid getting rear ended by trucks. Another safety measure to avoid accidents with big rig trucks is to avoid driving in their blind spots. Due to their large size, big rig trucks typically have many blinds spots that they cannot see when they are merging and changing lanes. To avoid being hit by a truck that is lane changing, it is important to not stay in these dangerous areas.
At the Law Firm of Rivers J. Morrell, we encourage all commuters to safely share the roads and to drive safely!
