Eagle County, CO — September 20, 2024, two people sustained injuries after a dual semi-truck at around 4:30 a.m. along Interstate 70.
According to initial details about the accident, it happened in the Avon area, several miles west of Denver, along eastbound lanes of I-70.
Investigators said in their statements that two people were in a semi-truck going eastbound along I-70. From the westbound lanes, another semi-truck reportedly veered across the median, crashing into the eastbound truck. Both occupants in the Eastbound truck were hospitalized. There were no other injuries were reported.
Right now, the cause of the crash remains unclear.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
While there could be highly unusual and unavoidable circumstances here, such as an unforeseeable medical emergency or a manufacturing defect, crossovers like this usually happen when a driver does something wrong. That may sound open-and-shut, but any experienced trucker knows that accidents like this rarely happen just because one person made a mistake. Often, there is also an employer whose actions deserve scrutiny.
For example, I handled a case not long ago where a driver lost control of their semi-truck and crashed due to fatigue. The driver had apparently been driving for over 20 hours straight. It was clear he was in the wrong, and authorities were content to put the blame on his shoulders and close the case. Our investigations, though, showed that the driver’s mistakes were just a symptom of his negligent employer.
The trucking company involved in that crash would routinely set unreasonable deadlines for drivers to meet. They expected their truck drivers to speed, beat lights, skip maintenance, make reckless maneuvers, and otherwise cut every possible corner to meet the deadlines. Drivers who prioritized safe driving either had to find a more responsible employer to work for or ultimately relent and appease their boss’s ludicrous demands. Inevitably, this led to people getting hurt.
Few understand better than commercial drivers how many companies out there simply give the profession a bad reputation. When companies only care about their bottom line, rules are bound to be broken, and people are bound to get hurt. That’s why I always shine a light on crashes like this. People can mistakenly see them as open-and-shut when, in reality, they require extensive, thorough accident reconstructions that extend beyond the crash scene itself. The question is if those steps are being taken here.
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