Seattle dump truck crash was no accident
On Monday, August 19, 2019, a dump truck owned and operated by Barrett Services, lost its brakes. It sped downhill through the streets of Seattle, hitting a pedestrian and then several cars causing injuries to 5 people. It could have been worse. U.S. Department of Transportation records show that Barrett Services of Mill Creek, Washington, had its vehicles inspected four times over the past two years. In three of the inspections, vehicles had to be pulled out of service because of serious violations. Dump truck company had violations before crash in Seattle’s Pioneer Square Also, during this time 12 drivers were inspected and because of violations, two drivers were pulled out of service. We do not yet know why the