The accident is considered preventable because the driver was at the controls and potentially could have taken steps to have avoided or prevented the accident from happening. Specifically knowing that he was empty and therefore very light he could have pulled the truck over to the side of the road at the very first sign of high winds in an attempt to wait out the storm.
BTW, if he had pulled over on the shoulder to wait out the storm in an attempt to prevent an accident, ie rollover, it would not have been illegal for him to park there for a short time as it would have constituted an emergency situation. What those signs mean is not to stop on the shoulder of the road to take a nap, take pictures, have a sandwich, etc.
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