Thanksgiving Eve, another apparent underride victim lost her life: A truck driver is being investigated for his role in a deadly crash Wednesday night at a rural Fresno County intersection, according to the California Highway Patrol. . . The driver of a sedan was eastbound on Lincoln when the truck driver appeared to fail to see the car approaching and entered the intersection directly in the sedan’s path, according to CHP. . . The sedan struck the left side of the big rig’s trailer and the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. She was identified Thursday as Lorene Negrete, 57. . .

The driver of the truck, 29-year-old Pardeep Kumar of Fremont, has cooperated with the investigation but likely will face a charge of vehicular manslaughter, according to the CHP. Update: Truck driver may face manslaughter charge in deadly Fresno County crash, CHP says

Though the truck driver may have made a mistake, not all the blame rests with him for a crash which might have had a different outcome with effective underride protection. Carriers, trailer manufacturers, DOT, & Congress can make these kinds of truck crashes more survivable.