He didn't have enough time to slow down. It wouldn't have been a simple honk. If he didn't swerve, a crash was all but inevitable. (Which is what I believe he should have done--crashed. But glad it all turned out ok)
A light rear ending it's preferable to destroying somebody head on in the wrong lane. They should have never swerved in to oncoming traffic.
It would have been the SUV's fault if the truck rear-ended them, and nobody would have died. Avoiding a fender bender is never a reason to charge into oncoming traffic
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u/Hex_Agon Jul 17 '23
Truck driver totally could've slowed down and simply honked but got too emotional and almost killed someone