$7.25 Million Wrongful Death Settlement
Jack Hyde and Melody Dickson obtained a $7.25 million wrongful death settlement against a major national trucking company in Kansas. Wagstaff & Cartmell sought justice for a local schoolteacher and her unborn child who were killed when an aggressive truck driver forced her out of her lane-of-travel and into oncoming traffic. The defendant truck driver and trucking company denied any liability and blamed the young mother for the fatal crash.
About The Case
Melody Dickson and Jack Hyde obtained a $7.25 million wrongful death settlement against a major national trucking company in Kansas. The crash occurred when a local schoolteacher, eight months pregnant, was confronted by a hostile truck driver. As two lanes on the highway merged into one, the truck driver aggressively moved into the young mother’s lane despite seeing her vehicle alongside his semi, forcing her vehicle into oncoming traffic. The young woman and her son were killed.
Defendants contested liability and blamed the young mother for the crash. Defendants claimed there was no contact between the vehicles and they played no role in causing the collision. Defendants never reported the fatality crash to the Department of Transportation and avoided being listed on the initial Highway Patrol report.
A comprehensive investigation by Wagstaff & Cartmell and their co-counsel uncovered the truth and brought justice and closure to the victims’ family.