Cottage Grove, OR — March 24, 2023, Karen Sweesy was killed and one was injured due to an accident involving a semi-trailer along Interstate 5.
Details released by the Oregon State Police say that the incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. several miles south of Cottage Grove along southbound lanes of I-5.
According to officials, 46-year-old Karen Sweesy was in a southbound Nissan Murano. Ahead, it appears a tractor-trailer had lost control and crashed into the median barricade. Some time following this, Sweesy’s Nissan then hit the tractor-trailer.
Karen Sweesy sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision. One person in Sweesy’s vehicle had serious injuries. No further information about the crash is available at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
At 6:00 a.m., a tractor-trailer stationary on an interstate is a serious hazard. What’s important right now is whether or not the reason that obstacle occurred was avoidable or not. For example, if a truck driver hits something in the road they couldn’t see, they may be just as helpless as anyone else involved. But another driver losing control due to something like fatigue or distraction is unacceptable, and a resulting collision could make them responsible for the consequences of those ensuing crashes. Are authorities working to determine the timing of these collisions and how they could have been avoided—if at all?
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