Seattle dump truck crash was no accident

On Monday, August 19, 2019, a dump truck owned and operated by Barrett Services, lost its brakes. It sped downhill through the streets of Seattle, hitting a pedestrian and then several cars causing injuries to 5 people. It could have been worse. U.S. Department of Transportation records show that Barrett Services of Mill Creek, Washington, had its vehicles inspected four times over the past two years. In three of the inspections, vehicles had to be pulled out of service because of serious violations. Dump truck company had violations before crash in Seattle’s Pioneer Square Also, during this time 12 drivers were inspected and because of violations, two drivers were pulled out of service. We do not yet know why the

Truck crashes are on the rise, but little is being done

On a warm and sunny September afternoon, a semi-truck driver was gazing out at the Washington countryside when he slammed into the back of a car at nearly 60 mph. The truck driver never touched the brakes. That crash killed Garrett Underland. He was just 15 years old. /garrett-underland/ Andy Sommer was turning down the road that led to his home when a semi-truck driver rear-ended his Jeep at full speed. The impact caused a fire, and Andy suffered incredibly painful first-degree burns on much of his body. His life was saved because another driver, a local medic, pulled him out of the fire. These are only two of the many thousands of rear-end crashes that could have been prevented if

All heavy trucks should have crash-avoidance braking systems by now

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