I'm under the belief that this particular trucking company is more at fault. Not saying all truck companies run a business like this, but this particular company was incompetent when it came to both training and work load. Putting the dollar above public safety.
The driver was simply inexperienced, under trained and over worked (from what i've read). Of course not being familiar with the area and lack of attention was a key contributor to this situation, from what I read his attention was drawn to the straps of the tarp becoming loose.
He wasn't on his phone, he wasn't drinking, he didn't run the stop sign intentionally. Like another poster mentioned, what good does it do to put the guy in jail? To really deter this these type of circumstances I think you have to throw the book at the trucking company, maybe then companies who cut corners just to get people on the road and money in their pockets will stop neglecting the amount of training that goes into properly understanding all facets of being able to operate this vehicle safely (both mental and physical). Maybe then they will think twice about a persons work load before putting them on the road.
Throw the book at the company, work with this young man on educating others on the responsibilities and safety of driving a truck.
Not saying all companies operate like this but this one clearly did.
Just my 2 cents anyway.
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