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.In this case:

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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, was too remote and not a foreseeable result of Garnett's negligence, thus not making Garnett's driving the proximate cause of her injury.

Garnett,who Was Driving Too Fast for Conditions,collided with a Truck