Personal Injury Law

Woman and Child Injured, another Woman Dead after Tanker Slams Rear of Car

By Paul Napoli

A tanker truck smashed in to the rear end of a stopped Honda Civic on Saturday, killing one woman and injuring another woman and child, stargazette.com reported.

The accident happened about 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of State Routes 2005 and 2022 in Covington, PA. Barry K. Smith, 39, of Columbia Cross Roads drove his tanker truck into the rear end of a Honda, driven by Diane McKinley, 51, of Renovo, as she stopped in the northbound lane of Route 2005 awaiting a traffic opening to make a left turn. The force of the impact sent the Honda shooting forward about 100 feet.

Ambulances transported McKinley and her passenger Mildred Barnard, 74, of Lock Haven to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro. A helicopter transported a 5-year-old child, who was in the back seat of McKinley's Honda, to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Doctors pronounced Barnard dead at the hospital. Conditions for McKinley and the child were unavailable.

Smith, the tanker truck driver, was uninjured in the accident.

Commercial trucking accidents can occur due to a variety of causes. On roadways occupied mostly by passenger vehicles, commercial trucking accidents can cause very severe property damage, life-threatening injuries and even death. If you are injured or a loved one killed in a trucking accident, you need to contact a personal injury attorney who is experienced in trucking accidents as soon as possible. Visit www.NBRLawFirm.com or call 1-888-529-4669 to discuss your case and find out the best course of action to ensure that you get the medical care you need and the compensation you deserve.

Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on March 22, 2010 (boomark / email).