Grand Junction attorney Chadwick McGrady, who is representing Tiffany’s family in a civil claim against Matson, doesn’t think highway conditions played any factor in that accident.

“It’s just a bad driver that caused his death,” McGrady said.

He said he thinks everyone would agree that making any kinds of improvements to a road makes it safer. But the accident that killed Tiffany involved an inattentive driver going off the road and overcorrecting, he said.

“I think it’s fair to say that all roads can be dangerous and some roads are more dangerous than others. Every road’s dangerous when you have a driver that’s not paying attention,” he said.