Barker v. Cole
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
GARRARD, Presiding Judge.
On December 6, 1972, at approximately six o’clock a. m., William Watkins, an employee of B & B Industries, Inc., was driving a semi-tractor trailer east on U.S. Route 30. Watkins was traveling in the driving lane at approximately 60 miles per hour.1 He checked the highway in front of him and could see no traffic. He then glanced skyward for two to three seconds to check the weather. When he looked back at the road a Ford Torino was directly in front of him, so close that the truck’s headlights illuminated the interior of the Torino. Watkins swerved to avoid the Torino…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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