Articles Tagged with Atlanta truck accidents

On June 7, 2014, former Saturday Night Live comedian Tracy Morgan was traveling in a limo bus near Trenton, New Jersey, when he was involved in a six-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was returning from a performance in Delaware when he was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer. The crash killed friend and fellow comedian James McNair as well as critically injuring two others. Morgan suffered a broken leg, nose, several ribs and still relies on a wheelchair.

On July 10, 2014, Morgan and three other plaintiffs filed a personal injury lawsuit in the U. S. District Court in New Jersey. The driver was working for Wal-Mart and the company has been named as a defendant. They are seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The driver has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and assault. The police report states that the driver had been awake for 24 hours when the crash occurred. Thus bringing into question the ongoing debate about whether commercial drivers are being pushed to the max and thereby putting the public at risk.

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