A recent double fatality accident demonstrates the extreme hazards posed by automobiles breaking down on highways during night time hours.<\/p>\n
On July 24, 2013 at 2:30 am, Anthony Lizza of Old Forge, PA, and Jeffrey Godeck of Moosic, PA, were stopped in the middle of the roadway on busy Interstate 81, just before the exit to the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton International Airport. Apparently, the 2002 Ford minivan in which the two men were traveling had some sort of mechanical breakdown, which caused the vehicle to stop in the travel lanes. It is unknown at this time if the minivan had its emergency four way flashers turned on.<\/p>\n
Shortly thereafter, a tractor trailer traveling northbound struck the stopped minivan in the rear. The impact sent both vehicles into the grassy center median between the north and south bound travel lanes of Interstate 81. Both Mr. Lizza and Mr. Godeck were killed, and (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A recent double fatality accident demonstrates the extreme hazards posed by automobiles breaking down on highways during night time hours. On July 24, 2013 at 2:30 am, Anthony Lizza of Old Forge, PA, and Jeffrey Godeck of Moosic, PA, were…<\/span><\/p>\n