Tractor-Trailer Trucker Charged In Five-Vehicle Accident

The driver of a tractor-trailer truck that caused a five-vehicle accident on South Main Street during the morning rush on Monday, July 24, has been cited by police for two motor vehicle violations which led to the accident.

Police said this week they have issued trucker Dana Sherman, 39, of Rockville an infraction ticket listing the charges of following too closely and failure to drive to the right. Ms Sherman may either pay fines for the violations or appeal the matter in court.

At about 7:35 am July 24, at the height of the morning rush, five vehicles, including two heavy trucks, were involved in the accident at 75 South Main Street in front of Newtown Exxon Service Center.

The accident, which resulted in wreckage being strewn across a broad section of the road, resulted in only relatively minor injuries to one man who was driving a sedan.

Police have said that considering the volume of traffic on the road at that time of day and the relatively small size of several vehicles involved in the crash, it is fortunate that only one driver received relatively minor injuries. The motorists involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts and their protective airbags deployed.

During the hour that it took to clean up the debris and tow away the damaged vehicles, police diverted traffic onto the nearby Elm Drive.

The accident involved a heavy empty tri-axle dump truck, a tractor-trailer truck loaded with cardboard, a sport-utility vehicle, and two sedans. Each of the five vehicles carried only its driver.