Just a thought, it may have been the car that she sideswiped initiated the accident, the article is not clear. Recently, a man in Houston ran over and killed a guy on the Feeder road exit of the freeway at night, no pedestrians allowed. He , the driver was slightly over the limit. The fact the pedestrian was not supposed to be there and it was reasonable to assume that even if he had not been drinking, he still would have run over him. So, if the car that sideswiped the 22 year old caused her to lose control, then it may not have been legaly her fault.
Katie Evans was driving in the area of Golden Valley Road and Valley Center Drive when she was struck head-on by a vehicle that had lost control after sideswiping another car, the Santa Clarita Valley Signal reported.“She sideswiped one car and then hit the other one head on,” Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Sgt. Dan Dantice told the Signal. “They found alcohol containers in the vehicle.”