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Passenger Killed; Distracted Driver Hits Tomato Truck

This Sunday, the death of a young woman could have been avoided had the driver of the van she rode in paid attention to traffic ahead of him. Instead, at approximately 9:54 p.m. Pakom Lengrichaem sped along I-5 just south of the Herndon crossing at 75 mph. Lengrichaem failed to notice traffic slowin

This Sunday, the death of a young woman could have been avoided had the driver of the van she rode in paid attention to traffic ahead of him.  Instead, at approximately 9:54 p.m. Pakom Lengrichaem sped along I-5 just south of the Herndon crossing at 75 mph.  Lengrichaem failed to notice traffic slowing ahead and struck the rear of a tomato truck driving at approximately 15 mph.  Lengrichaem sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital; the driver of the tomato truck was not harmed.  Click here to read more about this incident.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Tractor-Trailer Accidents.

Claude Wyle

Claude Wyle

Claude A. Wyle is a partner of Choulos Choulos, and Wyle, a San Francisco-based law firm dedicated to representing clients who have been injured by the wrongful conduct of individuals, corporations, public entities, and businesses.

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