Overloaded Mississippi Gravel Truck Plows Through Intersection, Catastrophically Injuring Young Motorist
A number of years ago I was involved in representing plaintiffs against Las Vegas Paving in a lawsuit alleging the truck driver's loads were routinely in excess of limits. During one such run, the trucker crashed into my client near a highschool.
Similarly, in Bryant v. APAC-Tennessee, No. CV2006-0261CD (Miss., DeSoto Co. Cir. Nov. 18, 2009) a teen and his parents sued the paving company that hired the truck’s driver, alleging the company failed to monitor his loads and supervise his conduct. The plaintiffs offered evidence that the driver had made multiple trips on the company’s behalf, each with hauls that exceeded the state’s maximum weight limit.
Ethan Bryant, 16, was driving his pickup truck on a highway. When he entered a controlled 
intersection on a green light, a loaded gravel truck driven by Chad McCarty struck the driver’s side of the pickup at about 50 mph.
Bryant suffered severe brain injuries, and a 16-year-old passenger in his vehicle was killed. Bryant was comatose for eight months and developed a disorder that limits oxygen to his brain. He now suffers from quadriplegia and periodic seizures and will require 24-hour care for life.
Local trucking companies all too frequently break the rules of the road. They ignore safety protocol and all too often injure users of public roads.
Factors may effect which rules must be met. For instance, Interstate Trucking, driving between states, and intrastate Trucking, driving within one state, are subject to different regualtions. Although many rules bring about some responsibility for truck companies and their drivers, it is important to know the difference. Likewise, the weight of trucks and loads may apply to different regulations and it is important to know the difference.
I have been working more closely with organizations advocating safety for public roads.
