NY TRUCK DRIVER KILLED IN UTILITY POLE ACCIDENT

The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court recently ruled against the state when it found that the hazardous location of a utility pole on a curve was the proximate cause of a tractor trailer driver's death. The driver lost control of the tractor-tanker truck he was driving as he entered a reverse S-curve. The truck was carrying hot liquid asphalt. Evidence at the trial showed that the utility pole which the truck hit had been relocated in 1975 as part of a "spot" safety improvement program. However, according to a New York DOT memorandum, the relocation was unsatisfactory, with an engineer noting that the relocation position was just as hazardous as the old location. (Olson v. State 527 N.Y.S.2d 534 A.D.2 Dept 1988)

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2-3
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Hazardous materials; Liability; Location; Negligence; State departments of transportation; Tankers; Truck drivers; Utility poles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488278
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM