Who is to blame for the RV accident

For two weeks I believed, I was at fault for the accident. It wrecked me inside.

Here is the events as they occured and the answer to who is to blame for the RV accident

At 4 a.m., hours after the accident, the deputy came to the hospital I was at to bring me my dog they found and to get my statement. He told me the accident looked to be my fault and said I crossed the center line. He asked for my statement, and I told him honestly and truthfully everything I remembered.

It was nighttime. I was driving. I had not been drinking. I did not take any drugs. I was not on my phone and my navigation on my Ipad was in dark mode. The radio was on quietly, because about 45 minutres before that, the passenger had gone to the back to lay down, something that was her choice. My dog came up to the front in her place. At some point, my dog shifted in the seat next to me. I looked down to pet her, and as I did, I felt the RV pull to the left. Looking up, I saw a semi truck (I originally told the deputy it was black, but I later recalled it being red). I pulled to the steering wheel to the right, we hit, flipped, and went airborne. I grabbed my dog and held her until we stopped. She ran out once we came to rest, and I was trapped for a moment until I broke free. I found the passenger, freed her, and tended to her until first responders arrived.

I know the standard legal advice is to say you don't remember and I could have in the moment the Deputy asked me to share my side and I truly believe he was surprised to see me answer honestly. I don't believe in protecting my own interests over the interests of others in something like this. People were hurt, and they deserve answers, not a runaround built on fear of admitting anything.

At first, that was the extent of the known facts. But the deputy noticed a dash cam on the semi. When he requested the footage from the trucking company, they told him none existed. He didn't accept that, investigated further, and obtained the footage.

From the deputies notes. The dash cam activates every time the driver crosses the center line. In the minutes before the accident, the semi driver had been weaving across the center line and into my lane repeatedly, so much so that the deputy noted he did this "numerous" times prior to the accident. Two additional details matter here. First, the deputy did not receive footage from the exact moment of impact. Second, when the insurance company reviewed the video, they identified what appeared to be the reflection of the semi driver's phone in his hand, screen on.

I mention this because when you read the police report, the question of fault is not simple. My view is that this was an accident, unintentional, and everyone survived. The semi driver was badly hurt. He may have lost an eye or vision in one eye, broke his arm and his leg, and may not be able to work as a driver again.

Reading the police report, I see the elements of what looks like a perfect storm: a semi driver who was distracted and not staying in his lane, and me, distracted at the moment of impact. I don't believe I crossed the center line, and I stand by that. But I also know the RV pulled to the left and that could have been me crossing the center line, and I know I looked down at my dog, I will not hide that from me or anyone. It was barely a second, something I've done countless times without incident, but this time that's all it took.

For my involvement in this accident. I am willing to take the Sheriff's Office at face value. I am willing to accept my share of responsibility. What matters more to me is that I am not willing to add to what the semi driver has already had to accept.

It may be because I walked away without a physical injury, but I believe more that is just who I am. And even though I had no physical injuries, I had emotional ones, which I'll address separately, and which I didn't fully believe were real until I went through this myself.

My answer on fault is this: each of us shares something in it. I believe the Sheriff's Department conducted a fair investigation, and I won't carry shame over this, nor will I add to anyone else's.

In fairness, I completed a Claude RE:port on the police report itself, which will be published separately. The police report is available in the evidence locker, along with the fourth page outlining the details of the investigation, below.

Page four of the police report from July 19th 2025 involving Andrew Jang