Fatal Accident Involving Semi Truck In Jacksonville, Florida
A lady was driving her vehicle with a passenger on Timuquana Road in Jacksonville, Florida when she was struck by a semi truck. The force of the accident killed the driver, 90 year old Grace Ross of Jacksonville, and seriously injured her passenger Dennis Ross, according to an article on News4Jax.com.
The article does not indicate what caused the crash, however, crashes like this are often not black and white when it comes to the issue of who caused the crash. This is particularly true when a semi truck is one of the vehicles involved in the crash. When a crash results from a turn across traffic, there may be an argument that the turning car should have waited for the traffic to clear. However, on the other hand, if the other car was speeding or driving without lights at night or in the rain, that vehicle could share responsibility for the crash. Even if the semi truck in this scenario was driving appropriately, a driver has a duty to avoid an accident when he/she can. In other words, even if one driver runs a red light or fails to yield while making a turn, if the second driver sees this and the potential for an accident and has an opportunity to avoid the accident, that second driver has a duty to try and avoid the accident.
It is unclear from the article how this tragic accident on Timuquana Road occurred. However, in many traffic crashes involving semi trucks, where the first vehicle may have done something improper, other vehicles involved in the accident may share some of the blame and responsibility for injuries after further investigation.
