[yldstrk]

except she didn’t stop “in the middle” the photo shows whe was on the shoulder

[RegulatorCountry]

The photo I see shows a vehicle next to the center barrier, 2/3 blocking the far left lane of the highway. The “shoulder” or emergency lane is on the far right.

[Kozak]

Look closely . She’s in the left traffic lane. The shoulder is about 2 feet wide in the photo.

[rjsimmon]

except she didn’t stop “in the middle” the photo shows whe was on the shoulder

There was not enough shoulder for her to safely have her vehicle out of the travel lanes, especially the passing lane. The situation she created was hazardous and you are required to have emergency flashers operating when stopped.

Since this was at night, she needed to consider that her dark vehicle could not be seen by vehicles operating at speed.

I am curious about a couple of things:

-How did she see ducklings at night traveling as fast as traffic was?
-Witnesses say that the drivers door was open. The photo show the drivers side entirely against the Jersey barrier, how could it have been open or did the impact move the car?

[ken in texas]

except she didn’t stop “in the middle” the photo shows whe was on the shoulder

The photo shows where the car ended up after being hit, and the "shoulder" is obviously not wide enough to serve as a safe place to stop without blocking a traffic lane.