$2,100,000
Auto & Truck Accidents
Vance v. Midwest Coast Transport, Inc., et al. Plaintiff, a 14-year-old,
was a passenger in a vehicle driven by another minor. The minor driver
ran into the back of a parked semi-truck Plaintiff’s right arm was
almost torn off in the accident and, although saved, was rendered almost
useless. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant truck driver violated federal
maximum driving hours’ rules, causing him to park in a fatigued
state in the middle of a dead-end street. Plaintiff also claimed the driver
violated industry standards of care by failing to park in a truck stop,
rest area or other secure location and that, at the very least, the truck
driver should have utilized hazard flashers or put out reflective triangles.
Plaintiff claimed that the defendant employers were responsible for the
accident under the theory of respondeat superior and were independently
at fault for negligently training and supervising their driver with regard
to hours and parking rules.