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

question 160

Multiple Choice

Garnett, who was driving too fast for conditions, collided with a truck carrying explosives.The truck was unmarked, so Garnett 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.

• A)Garnett's negligent driving is the proximate cause of Ida's injury.
• B)Garnett'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)All of the above.

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