At this time of year (who am I kidding, all year long), I think about how if there had been comprehensive and effective underride protection on trucks, then AnnaLeah and Mary might have still been here today. They could have gone with me to the zoo on Friday when I went there with my grandson.
How many deaths and catastrophic injuries could be prevented by comprehensive underride protection on all trucks? Might these two deaths in Michigan yesterday have been prevented?
Two people died and a third was critically hurt today in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a semi that shut down southbound U.S. 23 in Livingston County for hours.
One of the people killed, a 51-year-old man from Milford, was in a Ford Focus that went underneath the semi, according to a release from the Green Oak Charter Township Police Department. Also in that car was a 26-year-old woman that taken to University of Michigan Hospitals with life-threatening injuries. The other man killed was a 52-year-old from Davison who was in a Chevrolet Sonic rear-ended by the semi.
Read more here: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/04/23/semi-crash-us-23-green-oak-livingston/100822330/
What if trucking industry campaign contributions went toward safety research & implementation … https://t.co/gotBN2J9Cd via @MaryandAnnaLeah
— Linda (@Wilburn57) April 24, 2017
Car Dragged By Semi Due To Defective Truck Design https://t.co/2cOECquiso pic.twitter.com/U8heLMEvyo
— Marianne Karth (@MaryandAnnaLeah) April 23, 2017
