Runaway Dump Truck Tire Goes Through Van Windshield In Mechanicsville

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – In a shocking incident on November 3, 2023, at approximately 5:16 a.m., emergency personnel rushed to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Thompson Corner Road near Woodburn Hill Road.

Upon arrival, crews found a work van struck by a runaway tire from a dump truck. The forceful impact resulted in the tire going through the van’s windshield on the driver’s side. The 32-year-old male driver of the van suffered only minor facial injuries and declined medical assistance.

Runaway Dump Truck Tire Goes Through Van Windshield In Mechanicsville

Photo courtesy of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department.

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  1. And the person in the work van will be stuck with the bill. If something comes off someones vehicle and causes damage, then the person’s vehicle that is damaged needs to have insurance to cover. If you want to get the person to pay then that becomes a civil matter and you have to take them to court. It is how the law is written in Maryland which needs to change. There was no physical touching of the vehicles to cause damage.

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