Howard County, MD — July 11, 2025, One person was injured following an 18-wheeler accident that occurred at around 7:00 A.M. on I-95.

According to reports, an 18-wheeler and a passenger vehicle were involved in an accident on Interstate 95 near Montgomery Road, resulting in the semi rolling on its side.

When first responders arrived on the scene they found that the truck driver had sustained unspecified injuries and transported them to the hospital where there current condition is unknown. It's not clear if anyone else was injured, and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Commentary

When people hear about a crash involving an overturned 18-wheeler, like the one recently reported on I-95 near Montgomery Road, the first question they often ask is: What caused the truck to roll over in the first place? That’s a reasonable concern, and one that deserves a thorough answer. Unfortunately, based on what’s been reported so far, there are more questions than answers.

To begin with, we don’t know whether the truck was moving or stopped at the time of the crash. That matters because different circumstances raise different legal and investigative issues. If the truck was in motion, did something the driver do cause the rollover—like taking a turn too fast or overcorrecting to avoid another vehicle? Was there a collision before the truck tipped, or did it roll on its own? If the truck was stationary, was it parked improperly? The report doesn’t say, and that leaves a lot of room for assumptions that may not be fair to anyone involved.

In situations like this, the key to getting clarity is evidence—specifically, evidence that doesn’t rely on eyewitness guesses or vague impressions. The truck’s engine control module, often referred to as the “black box,” can tell investigators how fast the truck was going, whether the brakes were applied, and even how the steering wheel was handled in the seconds before the crash. If the truck had in-cab cameras or lane-drift sensors, those could provide even more detail. Was the driver distracted, fatigued, or otherwise impaired? Cell phone records can help answer that.

But it's not just about the moment of the crash. We also need to consider how the driver got behind the wheel in the first place. What sort of training and screening did the trucking company provide? I’ve handled cases where trucking companies rushed drivers through superficial road tests and failed to review prior job history, even when the driver had been fired multiple times. If a company puts an unqualified driver on the road, that decision can be just as dangerous as any mistake made behind the wheel.

Without more details, it's not even clear whether other vehicles were involved or injured. That kind of uncertainty often points to a lack of transparency or thorough investigation—something that unfortunately happens more often than most people realize.

Key Takeaways:

• The cause of the rollover isn’t clear yet, and different scenarios raise different questions of responsibility.
• Black box data, in-cab video, and cell phone records will be key to understanding what happened.
• Trucking company hiring and training practices may also play a role and should be examined.
• The report leaves major questions unanswered, including whether another vehicle contributed to or was harmed in the crash.
• Thorough investigation is the only way to ensure the right parties are held accountable.