Garnett, who was driving too fast for conditions, collided with a truck carrying explosives.The truck was unmarked, so Garnett had no way of knowing what it contained.The collision caused an explosion, which shattered glass in a building a block away.The glass injured Ida, who was working inside the building.John, who was walking down the street near the site of the collision, was seriously burned as a result of the explosion.
A)Garnett's negligent driving is the proximate cause of Ida's injury.
B)Garnett's negligent driving is the proximate cause of John's injury.
C)Both Ida and John are within the zone of danger of the collision.
D)All of the above.

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Garnett's negligent driving is the proximate cause of John's injury because John was directly affected by the explosion resulting from the collision. Ida's injury, however, is too remote as it was caused by shattered glass a block away, making it less foreseeable.

Garnett, Who Was Driving Too Fast for Conditions, Collided with a Truck