Here's another reason to buy a Mercedes: Fog

Foggy conditions cause man to crash his Mercedes into back of semi-truck

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2009-11-02 09:14

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is saying a man driving a Mercedes that crashed into the back of a semi-truck in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 was likely going too fast for the foggy conditions.
Arnulfo Reyes Jr., of Beaverton, was driving his 2005 Mercedes C230 east on Highway 26 east of the Highway 6 intersection. The weather conditions were very foggy and deputies estimated the visibility to be about 40 feet.
Milwaukie's Roderick G. Roan, 43, had his 2006 Sterling semi-truck parked at the weigh station east of Highway 6. He had dropped off a load at the coast and box trailer he was hauling was empty. He had stopped to take a break from driving. He had his parking lights on and the truck was in park.
After Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived they were able to determine that Reyes, 44, was traveling at about 60 mph when he impacted the rear of the trailer. The impact severely damaged the Mercedes and trapped Reyes in the car. He suffered multiple broken bones and crushing injuries to his chest. Firefighters had to extricate Reyes from his car. He was then transported to Emmanuel Hospital and is expected to recover. Roan did not suffer any injuries in the crash.
It does not appear that alcohol was a factor in this crash. Most likely, officers say, Reyes was traveling too fast for the foggy conditions and thought the truck was traveling down the highway instead of being parked.
No citations were issued.

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