Meyst v. East Fifth Avenue Service, Inc.

DIMOND, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries and property damage arising from an automobile collision. A car driven by Sheryl Hewitt stopped two car lengths from a parked wrecker which completely blocked Hewitt’s lane of traffic while pulling another car out of a ditch. A car driven by Fred Selkregg was behind the Hewitt vehicle. As Selkregg passed the crest of a hill he observed the situation before him and hit his brakes as he was going about 25 to 30 miles per hour. It first appeared to Selkregg that the Hewitt car was going to go around the wrecker to the left, so Selkregg let…