First ever accident, advice pls don't know what to expect

He has been driving these tankers for 10 months and in rain, etc. I can say from experience as his wife over the years? He is a very and I do mean very cautious driver. I know in our own private cars in the past he would be following me and I had to slow down in good weather for him to get back up to me. lol I would be like DUDE you drive like a little old lady. He knows he was driving under the speed limit due to the rain. In over 33 years of just plain driving (since age 18 this is his first accident ever. I imagine no matter what speed his was going 20 or 30 or 40 MPH anything that is an accident can be classed as to fast for road conditions. That statement seems to be a catch all for anything not explained.

 

Sorry to repeat this question but not addressed / responded to yet. Any idea why a qualcomm didn't record this event? Signal from area not there? Malfunction?

Who inspects the truck after an accident? DOT? The company? It's insurance company?

 

It seems to show critical events. In the past when some one pulled in front of him it showed he applied the brakes hard or there was a stability control it send the company a signal and it shows the speed and location and if it was a hard break or some type of stability control issue. They called it a 'critical event' report. Something in the truck notifies the company and then they call the driver to find out what happen. Even though there was no accident. But in this event there was no hard brake, cause he knew not to apply the brake hard in a slide/hydroplane situation. He said he tried to slow it down gently that when he came to a non sharp curve, he steered in the direction of the curve but the wheels kept the truck going straight. He says like the wheels lost contact with the road. He didn't see any standing water and he has driven this same route dozens of times in worse rain than this in the past. He is just so totally baffled by it. He was trying to bring the truck back onto the road once he got it back on the road the tractor started to bounce hard. There is a thought that maybe the tractor was on the road but maybe part of the trailer wasn't all the way back. It happen so darn fast he said he doesn't even know if the tractor or the tanker trailer went on its side first. He remembers it starting to go over and next thing he wakes up and was hanging sort of upside down (seat belt holding him in) and someone peering through the windshield asking if he was ok. He doesn't even remember being taken to the hospital. (by ambulance)

 

I realize that. Just saying. Hey appreciate everyone's help, advice, wisdom, suggestions.
This is a first ever accident. We don't know what to expect. What to think.
Not to sound like wimps or clueless, but it is a new situation to us.

 

Thank you. He is surprisingly doing better than we expected. Taking it easy.
No matter where this leads us we know we are blessed, we still have a steady income (retirement pay) and medical insurance (again military retirement) so wherever this leads us? We have things better than many people without the military benefits. We have family, we have each other and he is alive. We are blessed and thankful. oh and we don't have anything that can really be taken away from us, we owe on our car and don't own our home. Simple people. We don't have assets we have grandchildren lol, spend all our money on them.