San Luis Obispo County, Calif. — A 60-year-old Nipomo woman was killed Sept. 2 when a construction excavator fell on her car as she exited Highway 101 in Nipomo.
The California Highway Patrol identified the woman as Pyong Yun Song of Nipomo.
A semi-tractor trailer truck carrying the excavator was northbound on Highway 101 when its front-right tire blew out, causing its 62-year-old driver to lose control of the truck, according to a local news report. Driven by an Arroyo Grande, Calif. man, the truck then veered off the roadway of Highway 101 and struck a metal guard rail before the excavator rolled off the vehicle and fell onto the woman's car.
The woman was killed on impact and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, according to local news reports. Another vehicle stopped on the offramp was struck by debris from the accident, but the driver was not injured.
The San Luis Obispo CHP division is investigating the fatal accident.
COMMENTARY ON TIRE DEFECT ACCIDENTS BY ROB AMMONS
It is apparent that this tragic accident was the result of an unfortunate series of events. However, regardless of the series of events that lead to Ms. Yun Song's death, the accident was likely avoidable. It is evident from the news report that had the semi truck's tire not failed, Ms. Yun Song would likely still be with us today.
I have been seeing more tire failures on big rigs than on passenger vehicles lately. Something is wrong, causing these tires to fail in a similar way with similar results. My firm is continuing to investigate many of these cases. Getting the tire tread pieces and the tire for inspection is critical to determining if the tire failure was due to a manufacturing flaw or defect. I believe that there is at least one manufacturer with a very significant and recurring problem that warrants a major recall.
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