Texas Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Two Men Severely Injured in a Trucking Accident

A jury has awarded two men in Austin Texas a total of $1.5 million in a lawsuit for injuries and medical bill reimbursement. Back in 2006, Ronny Martinez and Kenneth O’Neal were driving on 35E in Waxahachie, when an 18 wheel tractor trailer veered into their lane and connected with their car. The trucking accident caused the car flipped several times, with Martinez suffering a fractured vertebra, while O’Neal suffered serious injury to his right knee and suffered mild traumatic brain injury from the crash.

The two men sued Celadon Trucking Services Inc for negligence for hiring the driver Michael Wade, whose negligence in turn caused the accident. The jury found the trucking company guilty after only four hours of deliberation and issued $750,000 to pay off the medical bills and an additional $750,000 for pain, suffering and physical impairment.