Even if the red truck went off the asphalt and swerved back on to avoid hitting a sign, the white truck should have seen this coming. Do you think the white truck was trying to pass the guy drifting off the road? I don't.
And the motorcade in the left lane most assuredly should have been trained in defensive driving. This whole report smells.
His features resemble someone having Downs Syndrome.
The NY Times has a flash graphic recreating the accident:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/nyregion/20070413_CORZINE_GRAPHIC.html?_r=1&oref=login
I can’t attest to its accuracy, but it shows the red pickup entirely on the shoulder before the white vehicle overtakes it. If that’s the case, there’s no way one could say the red truck wasn’t at fault. He left the highway and then returned with no warning. It doesn’t matter whether he was surprised by a sign in his path on the shoulder...he’s expected to scope out and anticipate such obstacles BEFORE he pulls onto the shoulder. According to this recreation he was at fault and should be cited.
The graphic shows something else I hadn’t realized. Corzine’s vehicle did a 270 degree turn...TOWARD the direction of the impact. That is, the SUV rotates right-— toward the center lane-—and continues for 3/4 of a circle until it comes to a stop facing the left guard rail. If a vehicle is struck on its front passenger-side (right) bumper, wouldn’t you expect it to rotate left? It sounds like Corzine’s driver overcompensated after the impact and lost control when he turned his wheels into the “skid”.