Delaware Woman Killed in Guardrail Accident

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A Delaware woman has been killed in a car accident involving a highway guardrail. According to philly.com, the woman, a front seat passenger, was riding with a friend when their car drifted off the road and into a guardrail. The front passenger side collided with the guardrail, which punctured the car and ejected the woman from the back windshield. Tragically, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital.

This accident rings familiar to anyone keeping up with the Trinity Industries guardrail lawsuit. The suit alleged that the highway materials manufacturing company made a minor design change to the ET-Plus guardrail head without notifying federal regulators. The design change is said to cause the guardrail head to malfunction. In accidents with this particular design, guardrails pierce vehicles rather than fold backward accordion style.

Though it is not clear yet if the guardrail in this particular accident was an ET-Plus, it certainly sounds like the very problem Trinity Industries is trying to disprove with additional crash tests. As officials continue to investigate this accident, I expect we’ll learn more about how this guardrail affected the crash and whether or not it malfunctioned.

This young woman was just 22 years old, with her whole life ahead of her. If our nation’s highways are not up to the necessary safety standards, we need to remove these dangerous materials as soon as possible. Preventing another accident like this one should be a priority for transportation departments throughout the country.

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