Personal Injury Law

Driving Safety: A Critical Margin of Safety

By Steve Lombardi

On March 30, 2009 at 1:30 38 year old Jeffery Hamman of Sioux City hit a semi (drove his pickup truck right into the rear) that was pulled over on the shoulder for a mechanical problem. The semi was driven by 62 year-old Carlos Yon of Miramar Florida. Mr hammon was transported to Saint Luke's Regional Medical Center for what authorities are saying are 'possible minor injuries".

What was he doing that caused him to not see a semi-truck setting in the breakdown lane?

What was the distraction?

Harmon was taken to St. Lukes in Sioux City, Iowa, so we will have to await this explanation. Luckily for Yon he was not killed.

Have you ever seen that bar that hangs down from the rear of a semi trailer? It's there for a reason and is likely to have saved Harmman's life. That bar is referred to as an underride guard. It's there for a very good reason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpnZTAQ8bpw

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).