Truck Wreck Widow Travels to DC to Urge Safety

More than a year after a Goose Creek man lost his life in a wreck with an 18-wheeler, his widow will go before Congress to urge improved truck safety in the nation.

. The driver of the 18-wheeler was charged of reckless homicide, but the case was dropped by nolle prosequi in February, according to public records. 

Pina Arrington was Scott's common-law wife and they were due to get married nine days after he died. 

On Tuesday, a news conference will be held in Washington, D.C., with families of truck crash victims, including Pina Arrington, and crash survivors with the group Truck Safety Coalition. 

The organization said the news conference is "to address the disconnect between unacceptable increases in truck crash deaths and injuries and the industry-backed solutions promoted by Congress and DOT." The conference will introduce federal legislation to advance truck safety by stopping "dangerous and deadly" increases in weight and size. 

"We're trying to get them to act," Arrington told Patch on her way up to D.C. "I'm hoping I can be a part of this group and we can get Congress to listen." 

The conference is just one part of the group's activities. Arrington said there will be survivor workshops and more to help with coping.