[01-27-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – One Person Killed After a Crash Involving a UPS Truck on Santa Monica (10) Freeway

One unidentified person was killed following a UPS truck collision near Coventry Place on early Thursday morning, January 27, 2022.

[01-27-2022] Los Angeles County, CA - One Person Killed After a Crash Involving a UPS Truck on Santa Monica (10) FreewayThe accident transpired at approximately 2:05 a.m. in the area of Santa Monica (10) Freeway and Coventry Place.

A silver SUV and a UPS truck collided on the westbound side of the Santa Monica Freeway. How the accident occurred and why it happened have not been established.

One person was killed in the crash. No other injuries were reported. The identities of the involved parties have not been disclosed.

Local authorities are further investigating the case. They will attempt to determine the factors and the liability in the accident.

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Nearly 4,000 persons possess commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), and more than 11 million heavy trucks travel our nation’s highways, according to the Congressional Research Service’s Commercial Truck: Overview (2017). In 2015, over 400,000 traffic collisions involved heavy trucks, with approximately 100,000 of these collisions resulting in injury.

Approximately 3,600 people died in the end. Since 2009, the number of injury-causing commercial vehicle accidents has increased, according to the Congressional Research Service, which believes this is due to an increase in the number of inexperienced or marginally skilled commercial drivers and increased workloads and higher stress levels among veteran commercial drivers.

Vehicle failure, overcompensating while steering evasively, tailgating, exhausted and tired drivers who fall asleep at the wheel, and physical impairment were all key contributing factors in most crashes.

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