Houston Truck Accident Attorney Secures $4.75M Settlement

The personal injury attorneys at the Ammons Law Firm resolved a serious trucking case on behalf of a woman who was badly hurt when a commercial truck driver crashed into the back of her car on a Houston-area freeway.

Our client was driving home, minding her own business, when the driver of an eighteen-wheeler made an unsafe lane change into her lane of traffic. He never checked to see if the lane was clear. He never saw her car. The front of his truck slammed into the rear of her vehicle with enough force to send it spinning across the freeway and into another car.

The officer who responded to the scene noted that the truck driver failed to stay in his lane and was not paying proper attention to the road. Those two failures, on their own, are enough to cause a catastrophic wreck. In a loaded commercial truck, they are even more dangerous.

We pursued claims against the trucking company that owned the truck and employed the driver. A trucking company cannot hand a set of keys to a driver and walk away from what happens next. Trucking companies have a duty to properly hire, train, and supervise their drivers, and to make sure that anyone behind the wheel of an eighteen-wheeler is fit to operate a vehicle that can weigh tens of thousands of pounds. When a company falls short of that duty, it should be held responsible right alongside the driver it put on the road.

That is the pattern we see again and again in truck accident cases like this one. A single moment of carelessness behind the wheel of a commercial vehicle can change someone’s life forever. Our client suffered a back injury in the crash that ultimately required surgery, and her road to recovery has been long and difficult.

We pursued claims against the trucking company for negligence and for negligent hiring, supervision, training, and retention of its driver, and we secured a settlement for our client to help her move forward with her life.

If you or someone you love has been hurt in a crash involving a commercial truck, we know how to investigate the trucking company as well as the driver. Learn more about how our truck accident attorneys can help you.