Wrongful Death Fuel Truck Accident Trial
A wrongful death fuel truck accident lawsuit in Olmsted County, Minnesota will not go to trial a second time, according to a decision made by an Olmsted District judge. The August 2008 fatal truck accident happened on Interstate 90 and resulted in the death of a 19-year-old Winona, MN man.
The truck accident lawsuit resulted in a trial in April 2010. Attorneys for the family of the deceased Winona man contended that his car rear-ended the Midwest Industrial Fuels truck because the fuel truck driver was negligent in several ways:
- The driver made an illegal U-turn from the I-90 eastbound to westbound lanes
- The driver did not turn on the truck’s flashers when entering the highway from the cross over
- The driver did not merge into the right lane as soon as possible
- The driver failed to signal the lane change
Jurors found that both drivers were at fault, and although the plaintiff’s lawyers requested a new trial, citing juror misconduct, an Olmsted district judge denied the motion.
Truck Driver Negligence Laws
Whether a driver is at fault in a car or truck accident case is based on the question of whether the driver was negligent or not. There are four elements to a negligence claim that a car or truck accident attorney must prove in a truck or car accident lawsuit:
- The driver had a duty
- The driver breached that duty
- This breach caused the accident
- The accident resulted in damages to you (medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, etc.)
More information regarding the duties of drivers, especially commercial truck drivers, and truck lawsuit liability, is provided by experienced car and truck accident lawyers at Pritzker Olsen law firm.
Source:
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=456752
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