A truck accident that left a man with a serious spinal injury has resulted in an award of $23.5 million from a jury.
The accident was between two semi trucks in New Mexico in March of 2006. The lawsuit alleged that the driver of one of the trucks was negligent in backing the truck up onto the highway from a rest stop. The lawsuit was filed by a truck driver and his wife. The driver was in the sleeping area of the 2nd truck. The man’s injuries occurred when he was thrown from the sleeper area of the cab when the trucks collided. The driver of the second truck died in the accident.
The jury awarded $19.5 million to the driver and $4 million to his wife for loss of consortium. The judge then reduced the award to $15.3 million beause the driver of the second truck as found to have been 35% at fault.
In the trial, evidence was presented that showed tht the driver that was at fault had methamphetamines in her system at the time of the accidet, had a history of drug use, had failed her commercial driver’s license exam multiple times, and had only been driving for 6 months.
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“Lacy”, an 83 year old man of legal name of 83 years old, was released from jail after what many are calling “Just an accident.”
During the Overton parade there was an accident involving Lacy and his vehicle.Neighbors can imagine that it was on purpose, thinking that perhaps the old man pushed on his gas pedal instead of his brake in a panic.
The families of the victims of the accident held a prayer meeting last night, and are shocked that the county police let Lacy go after what happened at the parade.
Truck accidents are usually severe when they occur, so remember when driving a large vehicle to be extra vigilant.
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The driver of a beer delivery truck that overturned on I-70 in Colorado has since been arrested and charged with drunk driving.
The accident occurred when the truck was attempting to enter I-70 via an onramp. Unfortunately, the truck overturned and blocked the onramp for a couple of hours. The truck was attempting to deliver Coors beer from the brewery when it flipped.
In addition to alcohol, police suspect that the driver was going too fast around a curve that is part of the onramp. Because it is such a sharp curve, the truck could easily have rolled if it was going too quickly.
The driver of the truck was not injured and none of the beer escaped its containers. To right the truck, the beer was off-loaded onto anoter truck. The highway entrance was closed until midnight the day of the accident. Drivers were forced to detour to get around the accident in order to use the highway.
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On April 30, a traffic accident took place on Lake Air Drive in Waco, Texas. In this accident a minor son of Matthew Short and Nicole Short was injured. On November 4, Matthew Short and his wife filed a personal injury lawsuit in Waco’s 414th State District Court against Margaret Mills and her son Richard Coke Mills III. The lawsuit filed in Waco’s state District Court is known as “friendly suit.” Matthew Short and Nicole Short are seeking unspecified damages from Mills and her son for injuries suffered by the Shorts’ child. The accident took place as Richard was driving his mother’s car under the influence of alcohol.
Margaret Mills, 67, is already on trial in Waco’s 54th State District Court after pleading guilty to third-degree felony theft charges while serving as executive director of Downtown Waco Inc.
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On Saturday, November 8, a man was killed when his car struck an 18- wheeler head on. The accident took place north of the 1700 block of FM 973 in Travis County, Texas. It happened at around 8:30 a.m. The driver of the car, 28-year-old Michael Ray Macias, was driving a Dodge sedan. He attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone, and struck an 18-wheeler truck coming from the opposite direction head on.
Both the Dodge and the truck caught fire. Ray Macias was killed on the spot. The driver of the 18 wheeler escaped with minor injuries. His name has not been released. Macias was taken to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. Traffic on FM 973 north of Highway 71, was blocked for about an hour due to this accident. The Texas Department of Public Safety and Travis County Sherriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the accident.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a collision with an 18-wheeler, contact the Texas commercial truck accident lawyers Williams Kherkher at 866-950-9000.
