Driver Drifts into Lane and Causes Garbage Truck Collision

May 27,2016

A man was injured in a garbage truck collision Tuesday afternoon in Victorville. Victor Valley police say a black pickup truck was heading west on Green Tree Boulevard when it crossed into the adjacent lane and T-boned a garbage truck. The garbage truck tilted when it was hit but did not flip over.

A witness who was driving behind the garbage truck says she saw the pickup truck begin to drift into her lane and then clip the back of the garbage truck.

The garbage truck collision trapped the pickup driver in his vehicle until San Bernardino County firefighters arrived and extricated him. He suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Victor Valley Global Medical Center for treatment. The garbage truck driver was not injured. Green Tree Boulevard was temporarily shut down on both sides while the scene was cleared.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), failure to stay in the proper lane is one of the top five causes of fatal collisions.

“Checking your phone, messing with the radio or otherwise being distracted behind the wheel can cause you to drift into another lane and cause an accident. Keep yourself and others safe by focusing on the road at all times,” said Attorney Walter Clark, founder of Walter Clark Legal Group.

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