How to secure a trailer hitch: Expert tips to avoid Deadly Accidents [Video]

Houston – About 450 people are killed every year in trailer hitch accidents on U.S. roads, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Another 21,000 are injured.

These accidents are often caused by trailers coming loose from hitches that are not properly secured.

That’s why TxDOT is working to educate drivers on how to properly secure a trailer hitch as part of its “Be Safe. Drive Smart” campaign.

It’s a message Cliff Hall of Tyler, Texas takes to heart.

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“She loved giving back to her family and the community and church. She just left a hole in our hearts,” said Hall.

He’s speaking of Kelly Hall, his wife and mother to their three children. In 2021, he says she was driving on a toll road on her way to Dallas when a trailer pulled by an …