A couple that was awarded $5.5 million in October following a crash with a tractor-trailer on Highway I-35 in central Texas said they would rather have their lives before the accident than the money. On June 16, 2006, the couple was driving in the right-hand lane of the highway when they witnessed traffic slowing ahead. They slowed in response, but the tanker truck behind them did not. Instead, it steamrollered their 2002 Ford Mustang, crushing it and sending it into the car in front of them. The woman, who was driving, suffered a break in every bone in her body above the waist. She spent 91 days in intensive care and is still receiving a high level of care. Her left arm is completely paralyzed and her right arm is partially paralyzed.
In addition to the health problems, the couple expressed anger that the semi truck driver is still on the road, having received only a class C misdemeanor for following too closely, although he is working for another shipping company. It is hard to believe that any company would hire the driver after the accident, but the practice is common. The only way to stop it is to make it highly unprofitable. If you have suffered a severe injury as a result of a trucking accident, you have a responsibility to pursue your claim. Please contact the experienced trucking accident lawyers at the Houston, Texas law firm of Kennedy-Hodges L.L.P.
