An accident involving an 18-wheeler on La. Highway 28 East in Pineville caused traffic to back up on the Expressway. The incident occurred at the intersection with Pine Grove Street.
Pineville Police report all four lanes of La. 28 were to be reopened around 5:30, but that it may take a while for traffic to resume flowing. An eye witnesses stated that traffic was backed up for miles.
Our question is simple: why did the 18-wheeler accident occur? Had the truck driver been driving too long? Was the truck in the wrong lane of travel at impact?
What other factors exist for this inconvenient and needless wreck? The lesson here is to drive defensively around these behemoth tractor/trailer 18-wheelers.
