Jury awards family over $40 million in Florida Truck Accident case
A Jury awarded a family nearly $45 million in a Florida truck accident, wrongful death and personal injury case near Orlando, Florida. On Feb. 20, 2006, Carla Bryant, was driving her daughter and daughter's best friend, when a commercial-sized truck turned in front of her 1998 Ford pickup. The two little girls ages 8 and 9 died later in the day after being involved in the truck crash.
Their is no amount of money that can bring back the family's little girl. There is some solace and comfort in knowing that the commercial truck company was held accountable for their driver's actions. Congratulations to the Jury for doing the right thing for this family.
This comes a day after, A federal appeals court threw out a Bush administration decision to allow long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight. For 60 years, truckers could drive for 10 hours at a time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been trying to change the rule to allow truckers another hour of driving time.
Click Here to read the Opinion in: Owner - Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n, Inc. v. FMCSA, 06-1035 (D.C. Cir. July, 24, 2007).
I do not know if the driver of the commercial truck that was involved in the Florida truck crash last year was tired or just lost control. However, with the new ruling from the federal appeals court, the rules are 10 hours or less on the road. It should help with safety. Let's hope.
One thing for sure, Parents Against Tired Truckers applauded the court's decision.
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