Injury Case | Truck Crash Wrongful Death

Young Wife Killed by Tanker Truck Crash (Undisclosed Amount)

Our client, a young wife in her 30’s, was on her way to work at 6 in the morning, when a young driver tried to pass her vehicle and another vehicle in her lane of traffic, when a tanker truck showed up from the opposite direction. The youthful driver ran off the road on the left hand side where he collided with a tractor trailer truck in the break down lane. The tanker truck then lost control, crossed the yellow line, and crashed into our Plaintiff’s vehicle, killing her instantly.

We assisted the grieving husband with a Probate Court filing, hired an accident reconstruction expert and explored options for recovery. The driver had no insurance so we were able to quickly recovery our client’s total uninsured motorist policy of $100,000. Her insurance company also waived their right of subrogation against any other claims that we would make. After our expert witnesses noted several ways that the truck driver and his company may have been negligent, we were able to settle with the truck’s insurance company for a confidential amount at mediation after suit but prior to trial. We retained numerous expert witnesses to assist to establish liability and damages, including a former police officer who taught other police officers as an accident reconstructionist, a long-time instructor of tractor trailer drivers from a tractor truck driving school, an economist to establish damages associated with the loss of life, and a respected Ph.D. author, who is an expert on federal trucking regulations and trucking practices. (The settlement amount was confidential)