Young Driver Killed and Passenger Injured in Traffic Accident with Disabled Car in Jacksonville, Florida
A teenage driver was killed and his passenger was seriously injured after their vehicle struck a disabled vehicle on J. Turner Butler Boulevard (JTB) in Jacksonville, Florida according to an article on News4Jax.com. Apparently, the driver of the disabled car lost control and hit the guardrail causing her car to become disabled on the road early Sunday morning. Subsequently, a vehicle driven by 17 year old Winfield Craven struck the disable car resulting in the death and serious injuries.
In an accident such as this involving a death and serious injuries, it is important to determine all of the potential causes of the crash. When a disabled vehicle is involved, there can be many factors which attribute fault for the accident upon the driver of the disabled vehicle. For instance, was the driver of the disabled vehicle able to park the vehicle out of harm's way and out of the path of the other vehicles driving along that road? If so, but the driver left the vehicle in a dangerous location instead, that is a seriously negligent act particularly on a busy and dark road like JTB. If not, did that driver leave his/her lights on or otherwise alert the other drivers as to the location of the disabled vehicle? When a person gets into an accident or otherwise has a disabled vehicle, he/she still has a duty to other drivers to make sure that vehicle does not become a hazard. If the driver does not properly move the vehicle to the side of the road or alert other drivers as to the location of the vehicle, the driver of that disabled vehicle may be responsible for any subsequent accidents and injuries or fatalities.
