Adams County, Washington – Semi Truck Sideswipes Trooper’s Car in Hit-and-Run

Adams County, Washington (March 13, 2020) – A semi truck sideswiped the car of a Moses Lake Washington State Patrol trooper in Adams County on Friday night. According to the article from 560 KPQ News Radio, Trooper Aebisher was fortunately unhurt in the collision. The semi truck continued on its way and has not yet been located.

According to the report, Trooper Aebisher was at the scene of a collision and was wearing his seat belt while inside his vehicle. An eastbound semi truck came through and sideswiped the trooper’s vehicle. The truck driver’s actions are deemed criminal due to hit and run and reckless endangerment.

About Vehicle Accidents

In 2017, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)  have reported a total of 120, 993 car accidents. Of those accidents, 525 were fatal ad 34, 311 were possible or suspected of injuries. On the other hand, the state of Washington’s  2015 Annual Collision Data Summary reported that 6,091 commercial vehicle or heavy trucks were involved in collisions in 2015. These crashes included 38 fatal collisions, 85 serious injury collisions, 1,352 minor injury collisions, 4,565 property damage collisions, and 51 unknown injury collisions.

Give the size and build difference between cars and trucks, collisions between the two often result in dangerous situations. Specifically, trucks can weigh 20-30 times more than passenger cars, and their height and greater ground clearance can cause smaller vehicles to be more easily toppled in car-truck accidents. Consequently, studies have proven that most deaths in large truck accidents are passenger vehicle occupants, who are more vulnerable in case of collision. However, in a 2013 study, most car-truck accidents are often caused by car drivers, with relation to driver errors. Regardless of which vehicle you are driving, one must always exercise caution on the road. With both cars and trucks, drivers must be responsible for making sure their vehicle is in a good condition and not prone to vehicle failure, and to always consider the road and weather conditions.

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Note: The location of the collision was not reported.