Walmart Settles Truck Crash Involving Actor Tracy Morgan and Others

 Posted on December 00,0000 in Cook County personal injury lawyer

Tracy Morgan and Walmart have announced a settlement regarding the New Jersey truck accident which seriously injured Morgan and killed comedian James McNair last year.  The terms of the settlement are being kept confidential, according to a press release first published by Marketwatch.

The lawsuit stems from a crash in June of 2014 when the limo in which Morgan and others were riding was struck from the rear by a semi-truck operated by a Walmart employee.

The lawsuit alleged that the Walmart truck driver had been awake for more than 24 hours before the crash and that his commute of 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware was "unreasonable." It also alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

A report by federal transportation safety investigators said the Walmart driver was driving 65 mph in the minute before he slammed into the limo van. The speed limit on that stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike was 55 mph and was lowered to 45 mph that night because of construction.

The Walmart driver had been on the job about 13 1/2 hours at the time of the crash, the report concluded. Federal rules permit truck drivers to work up to 14 hours a day, with a maximum of 11 hours behind the wheel.

If you are injured in a truck accident, you need an experienced truck accident attorney to represent you.  There are numerous State and Federal Laws that govern truck drivers and trucking companies. Contact our Cook County personal injury lawyers for help with injuries sustained in an accident.