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The Toll of Big Rigs On I-78 NJ Crash Tragedy
By Richard Cole AP the Carch family survived a collision with a 40 ton tractor-trailer on Interstate 78 New Jersey on March 24 1995 Laura 18 was hurled 32 feet wheel reported she would never walk again yet by 1997 could barely hit a tennis ball Laura survived the driver fled claiming he thought the impact was a deer The piece notes truck traffic rose 25 percent since 1990 projections show a further 14 percent rise in seven years Big rigs cause 12 percent of road deaths with 75 percent of those victims in the other vehicle or pedestrians and bicyclists The driver remained unhurt and the industry cites declines in crash rates as trucks remain critical to commerce
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