Shoulder Tragedy TX. Different but the same.

The only good point of this story is that the idiot who caused the wreck and murdered the wrecker driver also died. Hopefully before it breed more idiots to go on and hurt other people.

 

If it had been a car that hit the tow truck, some members here suggest that the tow truck company should be on the hook because it was in the breakdown lane, and they all place 100% of the blame for collisions between vehicles traveling and vehicles in the breakdown lane on the vehicle in the breakdown lane!

Seriously, what this proves is the only constant. No matter why there is a vehicle in the breakdown lane, tow truck hooking up to disabled vehicle, police on pull over, emergency vehicles tending to medical emergency or even the shame, an idiot parked in the breakdown lane for whatever reason, stay in your effing lane, and we won't have a tragedy like this! I'm sorry, I will say it again and again! Do not say, "well the dope who hit the truck in the breakdown lane gets a pass because the truck shouldn't have been there!" You know who you are.

 

I just stayed the night at the Allsup's in Vega on the 21st. I didn't notice anything approaching town. I got there kind of late, though.

 

A 2007 Peterbilt was legally parking on the westbound shoulder and had just attached another truck tractor semi-trailer to tow it.

DPS officials say the driver of the Volvo, 32-year-old Shavinder Singh of California, drifted onto the shoulder, striking the Peterbilt.


Seems to be the case.

 

Such a long answer to justify leaving one's lane. You're the one who doesn't get it. Imagine instead of being in the right lane, the driver's in the center lane, or on a 2 lane highway. So when he departs his lane either to the right or to the left and he hits a vehicle in motion, why don't you say the vehicle he hit is at fault? The reason is because they're not! YOU DEPART FROM YOUR LANE AND COLLIDE WITH SOMETHING, YOU'RE AT FAULT!!! Why don't YOU get that?

 

This is a classic case of a truck driver who either fell asleep behind the wheel (DWT-Driving While Tired)or was distracted. Article clearly stated that the tow truck was legally parked to hook up to another semi tractor trailer to tow it(disabled vehicle call).
At any rate the driver that hit the tow truck is/was responsible for the accident. I’m pretty sure Texas has a “move over” law that includes tow trucks responding to an emergency as well as police, fire,ambulance,etc.

 

He doesn't want to admit that the first responsibility of driving is to stay in your proper lane while moving.

If its foggy and you can't see the road your going too fast for conditions.
If you have to change lanes because some bonehead made a mistake your supposed to MAKE SURE THE OTHER LANE IS CLEAR before making a lane change.
You don't leave your lane until your certain the space to the left or right of you is Clear!

I would be willing to bet he is the type that pulls into your lane and cuts you off when he is going 10 mph slower than you just as you approach the corner of his truck with if your lucky one flash of the turn signal, then #####es about supertruckers following too close!

Get a clue! If you don't ensure the place you want to put your truck is clear before going for it YOU WILL END UP DEAD weather or not its a legitimate reason something is stopped there or not.