Van Crashes Into Parked Tractor Trailer in Woodbine, Georgia Causing One Death and Several Injuries
A van driving along I-95 crashed into a semi truck that was parked on the side of the interstate, resulting in one death and several serious injuries in Woodbine, Camden County, Georgia, according to an article on News4Jax.com. The article indicates that eight people were riding in the van on I-95 in south Georgia when it crashed into the tractor trailer. It was not clear from the article why the crash occurred.
As personal injury and wrongful death lawyers, we see a variety of different accidents involving semi trucks. Many of them are serious like this one. When tractor trailers are stopped on the side of the road, they can be a serious hazard to other drivers. For that reason, semi truck drivers must make sure their vehicles and trailers are well off of the road, particularly when stopping along a busy road like I-95. Semi truck drivers should also make sure their vehicles and trailers are clearly marked so other drivers can see them stopped and make sure their path is clear. Even in the daytime, the large trailers can be difficult to see from a distance against a light blue or gray background. Those trailers should be well marked with bright orange or similarly colored markings to alert other drivers to their location. At night, it is important for semi truck drivers to put down fluorescent markings so drivers can see the hazard well in advance.
Because semi trucks pose a particularly serious hazard to other drivers on the road, they need to be clearly marked so other drivers can see them ahead of time so when a tractor trailer driver has slowed, stalled or stopped in or close to the road, other drivers can make adjustments to get out of their way. When semi truck drivers do not take the necessary efforts to make their vehicles and trailers conspicuous, serious accidents like these result.
