So have they cleared all the trees along the route? And utility poles. And fire hydrants. And vehicles going in the opposite direction at a closing speed of 80 mph?
Sometimes no-fault crap just happens.
It isn't no-fault. It was the fault of the guy driving his vehicle too fast for conditions.
As older large oaks and maples died, many municipalities replaced them with smaller trees. A lot of that was to lessen removal costs as well as liability for falling limbs striking pedestrians, homes, or powerlines, etc. but the result to traffic is the same.
Utility poles in some of these neighborhoods run down the alleys behind the houses instead of curbside. Many curbside utility poles that are right up to the street actually have guardrails depending on the speed limit. It may not seem possible but believe it that telephone poles are designed to shear if struck hard enough.
Fire hydrants are designed to separate at a collar low to the ground, (leading to geysers for some of them - in the northern areas they just shear off since the water valves are placed below the frost line).
High speed traffic from the opposing direction will have Jersey barriers or medians in between depending on the speed limit and how much room is available.
These concrete and brick mailbox pillars right at the curb are an avoidable risk.