Chuck is a tow-truck driver for Chesapeake Towing and is a W-2 employee. He received a call for a tow while he was at Chesapeake Towing’s main office near Bowie, Maryland. He drove the Chesapeake Towing truck from their Annapolis office toward Bowie when he saw a pile of discarded lumber near the dumpsters at a Home Depot. He drove to the Home Depot lot, loaded the wood onto his flatbed truck and drove 1 mile to his house where he dropped it behind his garage. As he pulled out of his driveway onto the service road next to Route 50, he negligently ran a read traffic light and injured Mr. Glen Burnie.
Group of answer choices
A. Chesapeake Towing is liable because Chuck was on a detour.
B. Chesapeake Towing is liable because Chuck was on a frolic.
C. Chesapeake Towing is not liable because Chuck was on a detour.
D. Chesapeake Towing is not liable because Chuck was on a frolic.
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