A Texas woman has filed a big rig accident lawsuit against the driver of a big rig truck and the company for which he works claiming that because of the driver’s negligence, she was involved in a big rig accident.

Plaintiff Sharon M., a resident of Arlington, Texas, has filed this big rig accident lawsuit against Transam Trucking, Inc. and against the driver of the big rig, Keith J.

According to her big rig accident lawsuit, on June 4, 2016, Sharon was involved in a big rig accident on Texas State Highway 287 in Childress County, Texas. Allegedly, the driver of the truck, Keith, was operating a tractor-trailer owned by the defendant, TransAm Trucking, Inc.

Keith had stopped his truck in the middle of an intersection on Highway 287 during a yellow light. He, in an attempt to remove his vehicle from the middle of the intersection, put his truck in reverse.

Sharon’s car was directly behind the big rig. She claims that he “violently” backed into her vehicle which pushed her car backward ten feet. Sharon claims that the big rig accident impact was significant and that the impact not only damaged her car significantly, but it injured her as well.

She claims that the driver then attempted to leave the scene of the crash. Sharon was forced to then chase the driver of the truck in her car.

According to her big rig accident lawsuit, “Defendant Jackson failed to yield the right of way, failed to keep a proper lookout, backed his tractor-trailer while unsafe, and violently collided with Plaintiff’s vehicle, directly causing the wreck. The impact with Plaintiff’s vehicle resulted in property damage and bodily injury to Plaintiff.”

Sharon is bringing forth multiple causes of action against both the trucking company and the driver. She believes that the trucking company was in part responsible because of many reasons including “failing to properly screen and verify the driver qualifications of [the driver], failing to properly train [the driver] to operate his tractor-trailer safely at all times and avoid dangerous lane change situations,” and “failing to ensure [the driver] was competent enough to perform his task of transporting goods for Defendant TransAm Trucking, Inc. in a safe manner.”

She is also holding Keith, the driver, responsible for this big rig accident because he allegedly failed to apply his brakes in a timely manner, failed to operate his vehicle n a reasonable and safe manner, failed to keep a proper lookout and recognizing the path of his truck as well as other reasons.

Sharon alleges that because of this big rig accident, she suffered mental anguish, physical pain, disfigurement and scarring, physical impairment, loss of wages and earning capacity and has needed medical care both in the past and will need it in the future.

Sharon’s is not the only incident of a big rig accident that left a passenger in a smaller car injured. On average, there are half a million big rig accidents in the U.S. each year. Many of these involve serious injuries or fatalities.

If you have been injured in a big rig accident, you may be able to file a big rig accident lawsuit. Monetary compensation can help with property damage, medical bills and lost wages due to injuries.

Sharon’s Big Rig Accident Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-00119-D in the District Court, Tenth Judicial District, Childress County, Texas.