Child Injured in Crash on I-95 in Jacksonville, Florida
A young child and four other people were injured in a serious crash on I-95 near the Trout River in Jacksonville, Florida, according to an article on News4Jax.com. According to investigators, a car was stopped in the right lane on I-95 when an SUV crashed into it and then hit a concrete barrier. The young child was in critical condition after the accident.
When there is a crash involving a vehicle stopped in the road and a rear end accident, there are several factors that determine liability for the crash. There are two general rules that are relevant here, but there are exceptions as well. First, vehicles are not permitted to stop in the roadway, particularly a busy, high speed limit road such as I-95, unless absolutely necessary. Second, when there is a rear end accident, the back car is normally presumed to be at fault.
However, there are other factors that must be investigated in such a serious injury accident. Cars are not permitted to stop in the roadway because they create a serious hazard for other vehicle drivers who are not expecting to encounter a stopped vehicle in the middle of the road. Therefore, drivers must make every effort to pull over to the side of the road if they must stop due to car trouble or for any other reason. If the vehicle is disabled preventing the driver from getting off the road, the driver must make every effort to alert other drivers as to its location. This includes hazard lights for regular vehicles and fluorescent cones or other bright colored markers for larger vehicles such as semi trucks.
Regarding rear end accidents, it is presumed that drivers are alert and driving at a safe speed so they can see hazards and have enough time to stop for them. However, if another vehicle stops suddenly or is stopped in the road in such a way that the vehicle is difficult to see, liability for such a rear end crash can be partially, or completely, attributed to the front vehicle driver.
