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    Transportation Related Personal Injury Cases*

    Pickup Truck Burst into Flames when Forced Off the Road by 18 Wheeler

    Two brothers were heading west on I-26 near Columbia, SC in a pickup truck, when an 18 wheeler, with a sleepy driver, forced them into the median. The pickup burst into flames. One brother escaped almost unharmed, but was badly burned when he went back in to rescue his trapped brother. Both had third degree burns over two thirds of their bodies. The deposition of the truck driver revealed that, although he was not injured in the collision, he did nothing to help in the rescue because he was afraid of being burned himself.

    A confidential settlement was awarded to the brothers and their families.

    Young Woman Killed by Improper Operation of Commercial Truck

    A young woman on her way to work was killed by improper actions of a commercial truck. A garbage truck operated by Waste Management was headed the other way on a two lane road, intending to turn left into a parking lot for pickup of industrial plant waste. The truck was the type that has two arms on each side of the cab that fit into the big can. The driver lowered the arms, while on the road, then turned left directly in front of the young woman. The arms went through her windshield, decapitating her.

    Discovery revealed that the safety policy required that the arms not be lowered while the truck was in motion, but that the driver's trainer had himself lowered the arms while moving during the training session. Discovery also revealed that the company's drivers were trained on a safety system called the Smith System. When the driver's foreman was given the Smith system test during his deposition, the foreman could not give a single correct answer. The attorneys and staff of Janet, Jenner & Suggs also learned that, although there was a policy requiring supervisory personnel be penalized for serious safety violations, all such personnel received their full bonuses at year's end following this collision.

    The case was settled for a confidential amount.

    Verdict In A Case Where City Refuses To Accept Responsibility Over Police Car Incident

    Larry Ingram was driving a tanker truck on a four lane highway near Columbia, SC, where the City of Columbia Police Department was conducting training operations on and alongside the same road. The Department was breaking in police horses, getting them used to traffic. An unmarked car was parked on the side of the road, heading in the same direction as Larry's truck. In order to position the car between Larry and the horses, the driver pulled into the lane of traffic. Larry could not stop and rear ended the officer.

    Larry suffered a neck injury, which did not immediately manifest itself. After over a year went by, he needed fusion surgery on his neck.

    The City refused to settle the case, contending Larry's negligence was greater than theirs, and further claiming that the injuries were pre-existing and not caused by this wreck.

    The trial resulted in favor of Larry.

     

    * These are representative cases. The results obtained in each of the cases we have worked on were dependent on the particular facts of that case.