A Deadly Double Combination of Hit and Run and Defective Trailer Causes Catastrophic Car Accident
I recently reviewed a story relating to two of the nation’s and Philadelphia’s most epidemic problems, namely hit and run accidents and defective trailers. According to news sources, an individual who was operating a Toyota Forerunner northbound on a highway when a triple axle utility trailer he was towing broke free crossing the median, glancing off another vehicle, and then striking another vehicle head on pinning two women inside who had to be cut from the vehicle by the Jaws of Life. The victims were age 63 and 88 and sustained catastrophic injuries including multiple broken bones and permanent scarring.
The driver of the vehicle towing the triple axle utility trailer which broke free “ran” from the scene in his vehicle. When he was apprehended by the police, the hit and run driver stated “it was a true accident” and he had been working two jobs in order to survive. This situation highlights something I have been writing about for months if not years, namely that as the economy continues to worsen more and more people are going without car insurance or are minimally insured and flee the scene of accidents in fear rather than stay to render assistance and exchange information required by law.
Additionally since the trailer industry and towing of trailers is so unregulated, stricter government or state regulations are necessary due to the frequency or epidemic nature of these incidents resulting in catastrophic injuries or fatalities.
The experienced Philadelphia hit and run car accident lawyers at Reiff & Bily are well versed in both of these areas and are committed to promoting motorist safety and once again call for stricter regulation on both of these fronts.
If you or a loved one was injured by a hit and run car accident or a defective trailer accident, please feel free to contact one of our experienced Philadelphia hit and run and defective trailer accident lawyers for a free no obligation consultation.
