Question About a "Preventable" Incident

Moosetek13 · May 6, 2025

BlackjackCo said: ↑

I agree with you being behind (from what I can tell from your post) the truck that jack-knifed, you were too close for conditions and/or missed other conditions besides that truck that would have you slowing and creating more space before he lost control. I have been going for almost 5 years and had one accident I was involved in on a snowy day in December 2 years in. I was in far right lane going 20-25 mph due to conditions slowing even more at times on turns and when other 4 wheel drivers entered the 2 truck lengths of space I was leaving in front. Constantly checking my mirrors and clearances to sides and rear. As I was passing an on ràmp with 2 empty lanes in South Salt Lake on I-15 I was checking passenger mirror to see a jeep brand SUV coming on freeway from my right rear at high rate of speed. I immediately hit hazards and started smooth slow down..... And checked to see if I could move left a lane .... Nope cars coming up left side.... The jeep lost it in the turn, hit my passenger drives, bounced off me to the right barrier wall, back towards me again hitting my front right corner (herd guard - made major dent into his passenger side) back to the barrier wall and back again hitting my right rear corner of the trailer and spun across the rest of the freeway coming to rest on the center median wall. When he hit the trailer I was almost stopped but he pushed the trailer left a little into the lane and a Uber driver hit my left rear corner from rear. This all happened in space of about 500 ft. I immediately moved to the right emergency parking lane and checked on the Uber driver who stopped behind me. Ñot only was that jeep totally at fault, he had no insurance and there were no inspections or anything else besides my giving witness statement to highway patrol. Damage to my truck? A slightly bent front license plate on heard guard . I thought for sure there would be damage over drive fenders or front right hood .... But he hit perfectly on the rubber of drives, and then the heavy duty heard guard not touching body of truck at all ....

If you are the one coming into contact from any rear position you will almost always have a "preventable"
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South Salt Lake on I-15... yup. Some of those people can be crazy.

With me it was in rush hour traffic during all that construction several years ago.
A car is merging on from the right, tries to zoom in front of me as the barrier closes in on him. He never touched me, but he ended up hitting that barrier as he panic braked..

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