In 1971 J. Standard Baker Quoted " Drivers Towing Trailers  Are Four (4) Times As Unsafe As Those In Cars Alone! 

Officials identify man killed after trailer comes off truck, strikes another vehicle near WarresnsburgPosted 10:40 pm, December 22, 2019, by Brian Dulle

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Officials have now identified the man killed after a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck became unhitched and struck their vehicle.

The incident was reported just before 2 p.m. Sunday on westbound U.S. 50 Highway, east of Missouri Highway 13, near Warrensburg.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the driver of a 2016 Ford truck was pulling a trailer and was traveling east on U.S. 50 when the trailer became unhitched, crossed the median and struck a 2015 Jeep heading westbound.

The driver of the Jeep, identified as 63-year-old Walter Shannon, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 48-year-old female passenger was taken to the hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

We keep asking "Why Did The Trailer Come Off The Hitch"? 

Under Federal Law!  The trailer in question is a "Double Axle" trailer and it not only needs a two (2) safety chains crossed and attached it also needed a "Secondary Breakaway Breaking System" with a battery back up that should have engaged if and when these defective trailers come loose.

Every year now over 500 are killed by a "Passenger Vehicle That Is Towing A Trailer"