Ruby, Who Was Driving Too Fast for Conditions, Collided with a Truck

question 85

Multiple Choice

Ruby, who was driving too fast for conditions, collided with a truck carrying explosives. The truck was unmarked, so Ruby had no way of knowing what it contained. The collision caused an explosion, which shattered glass in a building a block away. The glass injured Ida, who was working inside the building. John, who was walking down the street near the site of the collision, was seriously burned as a result of the explosion. In this case:

• A) Ruby 's negligent driving is the proximate cause of Ida's injury.
• B) Ruby 's negligent driving is the proximate cause of John's injury.
• C) both Ida and John are within the zone of danger of the collision.
• D) the driver of the explosive truck is contributorily negligent because the truck should have been marked.

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