Chicago Jury Awards $1.4 Million Dollars in Fatality Caused by Tractor Trailer
This unfortunate case involved a truck driver in Indiana turning left across two lanes and a median, disregarding oncoming traffic in the lane he entered. The tractor-trailer struck a driver with the right of way, flipping the smaller vehicle over and causing it to slide on its roof for nearly 150 feet. The driver of that vehicle suffered head injuries including a horrific injury to the scalp. The driver, a 79 year old father of three, was hospitalized for 28 days, slipping in and out of consciousness. His medical bills alone amounted to $131,000.00. The driver died one day after being transferred to a nursing home for additional care.
His family brought suit against the driver and the trucking company. A jury rejected the defendants’ argument that the accident was the deceased man’s fault and returned a verdict of $1,486,400 — $1,000,000 to the family for wrongful death and $486,400 for the man’s suffering over those last 30 days before he died.
South Carolina injury attorney Michael Jeffcoat has helped hundreds of injured people (and their families) navigate through the legal maze in place after a serious injury or wrongful death. If you need information about where to turn, and what to do, feel free to contact us for a no-obligation conversation with Mr. Jeffcoat.
