Plaintiffs Nitin and Kamal K. have initiated a car-truck accident lawsuit against C.I.E. Transport Inc. and the individual driving the truck due to severe injuries sustained.

On December 2017, according to the car-truck accident lawsuit paperwork, Kamal K. was driving a Porsche SUV in Erlanger, Ky. The only passenger inside the vehicle prior to the car-truck accident was the driver’s wife.

According to the car-truck accident lawsuit, Kamal claims that he began slowing his vehicle due to traffic congestion. His allegations are that the truck driver, named as an individual defendant, was operating a 2017 Columbia 120 Freightliner tractor trailer in a negligent and reckless manner in the far-right lane of I-275. The accident paperwork explains that the defendant was operating his truck directly behind the plaintiff’s vehicle.

The defendant in the car-truck accident lawsuit is accused of driving the tractor trailer faster than 65 mph, despite traffic conditions. As outlined in the lawsuit paperwork, the plaintiff’s vehicle was struck with such force that their car was pushed into the rear of a third-party vehicle and became conjoined with another car as well. The cars then traversed across the eastbound lanes of I-275 and the plaintiff’s vehicle and the first car struck an SUV on its right side.

The Erlanger Police Department responded to the car-truck accident and allegedly cited the defendant at the scene for following too closely behind the plaintiff’s vehicle. The husband and wife, however, allege that they suffered severe and lasting injuries because of the dangerous behavior engaged in by the truck driver.

Trucking Accident Lawsuits

Trucking accident lawsuits can be complicated because they require a prompt investigation of the accident scene. Usually, a trucking accident investigation will reveal that multiple parties hold some level of responsibility. When this can be shown in court, an attorney will use this as grounds to pursue legal action against all the parties.

For example, the suit could include the manufacturer of a defective truck part that contributed to an accident, an employer who did not screen or train a truck driver in a manner that put safety as a top priority, or the driver of the actual truck if he or she contributed to or entirely caused the accident.

Establishing these issues of liability can be very complex when involved in an accident, so it’s important to understand the value of getting medical attention and gathering evidence from the scene. In accidents like the one mentioned above, statements from eyewitnesses and other victims in the accident could prove very helpful for establishing liability and outlining the claims by victims.

If you or someone you know has been hurt in a car-truck accident, and you believe it is the responsibility of an individual truck driver or their employer company, you could be eligible to pursue a lawsuit.

This Car-Truck Accident Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-00138-WOB-CJS, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.