The City of Virginia Beach has been dismissed from a $25 million lawsuit filed by the family of a homeless man killed on the beach by a city garbage truck, WAVY.com has reported. On June 28, Michael Knockett, 52, was run over by a city owned truck while sleeping on a beach chair. Knockett’s family…
A lawsuit brought by the family of a homeless man run over by a garbage truck raises the question of the city’s responsibility for the actions of its driver. The family said the driver was distracted by texting on a cell phone. A judge disagreed the city was liable. To see more check out this article.
This afternoon in Chesterfield County, Virginia (VA) the driver of a Pontiac lost control and swerved right into the path of the tractor trailer. That semi ran off the road and struck 300 feet of guardrail before finally coming to a stop, says Police. The at-fault driver of the Pontiac who caused this huge accident…
Yesterday morning a deadly accident in Indianapolis, Indiana (IN) involving two semi-trailer tractor trucks proved fatal for one driver and injured two others, the Indianapolis metro police said. A semi driver was killed when his truck rear-ended another semi that had been parked on the shoulder. The driver who caused the wreck was wearing a…
When a truck or commercial tractor-trailer accident occurs, the truck driver’s record is relevant. This is because usually the big rig is usually owned by a trucking company or some other type of corporate entity. The truck driver is operating the tractor-trailer because that’s the job he was hired to do and if he was…