Recent Settlements, Transportation - Friday, July 2, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments

Heavy Truck Case Is Settled

Our firm recently settled another crashworthiness case involving a heavy truck or 18-wheeler cab. In this case, the driver for some unknown reason lost control of his rig and it overturned 180 degrees onto the roof in the median of I-85 between Auburn and Montgomery. The roof crushed all the way to the dash in the rollover. The driver survived the wreck and asked witnesses for help in getting out of the cab. But, only his arm would fit through the window opening due to the cab crush. Within minutes of the crash, the vehicle burst into flames and the driver, who was unable to get out of the severely crushed cab, died a tragic death.
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