The Cab-Over
Truck accident case file: telematics logged the lane drift while the driver's phone was active. The machine was paying attention.
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TSLDaniel ran a flower shop. Mornings meant deliveries - that day, a wedding.
Tom BriggsHe was in his lane. Mostly. These things are split-second.
JenHis phone was active at the moment of the drift. The truck's own system logged a lane departure and no braking. He never touched the wheel.
TSLThe truck saw it coming. The driver was looking at his phone. The machine was paying more attention than the man.
Daniel ChoI had two hundred roses in the back. They all made it. I was the one that did not.
TSLHe spent his mornings making other people's days. Somebody couldn't spare him two seconds of attention.