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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Driver Wrongly Cited in Wreck Receives $900,000
Nearly three years after a tractor-trailer crashed into a pickup truck, a jury has awarded two men injured in the wreck $900,000. David Dekker was driving his friend and co-worker, Tommy Cristaldi, on Dec. 5, 2004, when they were struck by a big rig driven by L&S Logistics Services. They were left upside down in their pickup in the woods off Interstate 295 in Florida.
As disturbing as the accident was, Cristaldi said that what happened next literally added insult to injury. "We were being worked on by the paramedics and taken to the hospital. The trooper came in and issued David the ticket," Cristaldi said. "The worst part ... the magnitude of what happened, and then being told that you were at fault, when you weren't."
Although ticketed for causing the crash, Dekker hired a lawyer and sued to prove that they were rear-ended by the tractor-trailer. The force of the crash left the imprint of the tractor's logo, grill and license plate in the rear doors of the trailer it hit -- evidence that proved the point.
"When we found the Kenworth logo imprinted in the rear end of Mr. Dekker and Mr. Cristaldi's truck, then we knew it wasn't their fault," attorney Curry Pajcic told Channel 4's John Dunlap.
Pajcic said that the truck driver's license had been suspended 11 times, and he was involved in four previous accidents while driving tractor-trailers. While Dekker and Cristaldi felt they had a strong case, when the a trial judge learned that the trucking company had destroyed evidence and would be held responsible for punitive damages, S&K Logistics decided to settle out-of-court for $900,000.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a truck accident in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the experienced truck accident attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.
As disturbing as the accident was, Cristaldi said that what happened next literally added insult to injury. "We were being worked on by the paramedics and taken to the hospital. The trooper came in and issued David the ticket," Cristaldi said. "The worst part ... the magnitude of what happened, and then being told that you were at fault, when you weren't."
Although ticketed for causing the crash, Dekker hired a lawyer and sued to prove that they were rear-ended by the tractor-trailer. The force of the crash left the imprint of the tractor's logo, grill and license plate in the rear doors of the trailer it hit -- evidence that proved the point.
"When we found the Kenworth logo imprinted in the rear end of Mr. Dekker and Mr. Cristaldi's truck, then we knew it wasn't their fault," attorney Curry Pajcic told Channel 4's John Dunlap.
Pajcic said that the truck driver's license had been suspended 11 times, and he was involved in four previous accidents while driving tractor-trailers. While Dekker and Cristaldi felt they had a strong case, when the a trial judge learned that the trucking company had destroyed evidence and would be held responsible for punitive damages, S&K Logistics decided to settle out-of-court for $900,000.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a truck accident in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the experienced truck accident attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.
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