Group injured in Texas truck crash sues truck driver, employer

A Texas tractor trailer driver who was looking back while driving crashed into a handicap van, injuring two adults and five children.  The truck driver claimed that he did not see the van.  The adults and children all had to be taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.

The tractor trailer accident happened on Interstate Highway 20 in Harrison County, Texas.  The two adults, Tyrone Jackson and Takela Jackson, filed a lawsuit in the Marshall division of the Eastern District of Texas against the driver of the truck, Roy C. Gamble and his employer Howard Baer Incorporated.

The Jacksons are seeking, on their own behalf and as next friends of the five minors, damages for physical pain, mental anguish, medical expenses, physical impairment, loss of earning capacity, property damages, court costs, and interest.

The lawsuit alleges that the truck driver was negligent for failing to drive his vehicle safely and prudently.  The suit also claims that Gamble failed to control his speed, failed to maintain a safe following distance, failed to use his brakes in time, failed to try and avoid the van, and drove at an excessive speed.

The Jacksons are likely in for a long road ahead, as most truck companies have aggressive lawyers on their side, and they aren’t afraid to pull all the usual tricks to avoid paying fair compensation to commercial vehicle accident victims.