A St. Louis County Jury awarded $13.8 million and $4.2 million against a truck driver and trucking company that were legally responsible for the catastrophic tractor-trailer crash that took place last year in St. Louis.  The truck crash happened on highway 40 near Mason Road in St. Louis County, and resulted in serious personal injury and wrongful death claims.  The Honorable Judge David Noce ordered that the full verdict be paid by Holmes Transport and Jeffrey D. Knight for causing this fatal truck crash.  It was discovered that the truck driver was paying attention to his cell phone and not the highway when the truck smashed into numerous passenger vehicles.

Driving while texting,emailing, or even talking on a cell phone can have catastrophic results.  It can lead to the serious personal injury and/or death of other motorists.  What about the driver who was negligent?  Well, just as in this case, the driver can be both criminally and civilly liable to the State and injury victims, as well as the surviving family members who lost a loved one.  Criminal liabilty can include involuntary manslaughter and assualt.  Civil liability can include claims of negligence, negligence per se, negligent hiring/training/retention, and wrongful death. 

Don't be victimized twice.  Contact a St. Louis truck accident lawyer if you have been injured by a distracted driver and/or careless commercial trucking company.