$2,750,000 Tractor Trailer Hit Pedestrian

Our client was struck in a crosswalk on a rainy morning by a flatbed tractor-trailer making a left turn at a busy intersection. The truck company disputed whether our client entered the crosswalk while the pedestrian walk signal was active and whether the client was visible to the tractor-trailer driver, given the rain and lighting conditions. Our client sustained a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, a skull fracture, and permanent shoulder injury. At The Yost Legal Group, we researched and identified multiple experts to enhance video footage, demonstrating the client’s conspicuity in the crosswalk. We proved that the tractor-trailer driver had ample opportunity to see and respond to the pedestrian prior to striking her in the roadway. YLG conducted a thorough examination of the truck driver’s employment history and the internal policies and procedures of the trucking company. We established that the truck driver defendant was an unsafe driver and should not have been permitted to operate commercial motor vehicles based on his prior misconduct.