Towing wreck - overloaded hitch
Please people follow the rules and don't run over loaded. First article I've seen like this. Surprised it does not happen as often as this. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2960844-181/chp-hitch-...
Forum Discussion
Oaklevel wrote:
The biggest problem that I can see with this accident is the trailer was not hitched properly...... Nothing failed but the operators lack of knowledge.
Also keep in mind this would be looked at harder as commercial/ business (not necessarily CDL type) it as it belonged to a restaurant.
(First) Hitch failed
(Second) Safety Chains failed or were not used
(Third) Emergency Brake was not present
While all three are Operator Issues, two of the three are a direct result of not caring or knowing better and only the first (Hitch Load) could be questioned as to if the operator even knew what it was
