Missouri Truck Crash Victim Receives 5 Million Dollars for Injuries
A Jackson County, Missouri jury awarded Delbert and Pam Sanders over Five Million dollars in damages against the operator of a tractor trailer that rear-ended the Sander's truck at the intersection of Highway 25 and Highway 60. According to the truck driver, he dropped his cell phone, reached to pick it up and then when he looked up, it was too late to stop his tractor trailer.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, there were no skid marks at the scene of the automobile crash, indicating the truck driver made no attempt to stop his truck. When the tractor trailer hit the truck, it burst into flames causing severe burns to Mr. Sander's arms and ears as well as a traumatic head injury.
What is significant about this Jackson County, Missouri verdict is that the Plaintiff's medical expenses were only $50,000.00. However, the Plaintiff's lawyers argued he would have future lost wages of approximately $500,000.00, even though Mr. Sanders was working at the time of the lawsuit.
