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Monster Truck Kills Woman In Strip Club After Fatal Injury - Dallas, Texas

 

As reported by Fox news:

A woman was struck and killed early Thursday morning by a pickup truck that was jacked up so high, the driver says he never saw his victim.

The accident happened around 2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club on Composite Drive near Walnut Hill in Dallas.

Police say 27-year-old Eric Crutchfield got into his silver four-door Ford F-250 truck and slowly began to pull forward out of his parking space.

Witnesses say the victim, 23-year-old Kasey McKenzie of Granbury, was walking through the parking lot and had just stepped in front of Crutchfield's truck as he put it in gear.

According to the police report, two of the Ford's giant tires, which appear to be at least three feet tall, rolled over McKenzie. However, Crutchfield told police he didn't realize anything had happened until other people stopped him in the parking lot.

Officers booked Crutchfield on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and discovered he has a suspended license.

McKenzie's Facebook page says she is a 2006 graduate of Granbury High School and a 2010 graduate of University of North Texas.

Friends and family members say she was not an employee of the club.

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Teen Paralyzed in Accident With Pickup Truck Settles Claim - Dallas, Texas

 

The Gustine Unified School District agreed to pay $17.5 million to a high school cheerleader who sustained a traumatic brain injury when she fell off the back of a pickup truck on her way to a parade. In 2008, coach Amy Sanchez told Natalia Lacayo, 17, and her teammates to sit in the back of the truck to go to the Gustine Fourth of July Parade. The truck's uninsured driver, Teodoro Cardoso, 17, allegedly accelerated too quickly, causing Natalia and four others to fall out. Natalia suffered head and brain injuries, which caused paraplegia and cognitive defects, and she now requires 24-hour care. Natalia's counsel blamed the school district, alleging it was responsible for Sanchez's negligent supervision and Teodoro's negligence as a volunteer for the school district. The district argued it wasn't liable for Teodoro, and Natalia was comparatively negligent because cheerleaders saw her stand up before she fell. The settlement was reached in mediation.

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Teen Paralzyed With Brain Injury From Truck Accident Settles - Dallas, Texas

 

The Gustine Unified School District agreed to pay $17.5 million to a high school cheerleader who sustained a traumatic brain injury when she fell off the back of a pickup truck on her way to a parade. In 2008, coach Amy Sanchez told Natalia Lacayo, 17, and her teammates to sit in the back of the truck to go to the Gustine Fourth of July Parade. The truck's uninsured driver, Teodoro Cardoso, 17, allegedly accelerated too quickly, causing Natalia and four others to fall out. Natalia suffered head and brain injuries, which caused paraplegia and cognitive defects, and she now requires 24-hour care. Natalia's counsel blamed the school district, alleging it was responsible for Sanchez's negligent supervision and Teodoro's negligence as a volunteer for the school district. The district argued it wasn't liable for Teodoro, and Natalia was comparatively negligent because cheerleaders saw her stand up before she fell. The settlement was reached in mediation.

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Driver Who Sustained Neck Injury In Car Accident With Truck Wins At Trial - Dallas, Texas

 

A jury awarded $478,500 to a man who claimed that he sustained a neck injury in a rear-ender with a truck. In 2007, Danny Wyatt, then 59, was stopped in traffic on top of a hill when he was hit by a driver for Trugreen. The defense conceded liability a week before trial. Wyatt underwent a cervical fusion 18 months after the accident. After a month of physical therapy, he returned to work as a train conductor, but eight months later took early retirement because of his neck pain, he claimed. The plaintiff argued he had planned to work until age 72. The defense challenged both the nature and severity of the plaintiff's damages by pointing out he had a cervical fusion surgery 13 years before the accident.

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Man Hit By Truck Trailer and Injured Recovers At Trial - Dallas, Texas

 

A jury awarded $1.5 million to a chassis surveyor who claimed he was injured when a trailer bumped into him. In 2008, Michael LaFleur was working at a chassis depot when an employee of Conglobal Industries brought in a truck for repairs. LaFleur and the truck driver had a dispute over the damages, and the driver decided to leave. According to LaFleur, the truck driver hit him with his tractor-trailer as he was leaving. LaFleur said the impact knocked him back a few feet and caused a torn meniscus, for which he underwent surgery two years later. He sued Conglobal, alleging it was liable for its employee's actions. Conglobal argued that LaFleur had verbally and physically attacked its driver and that the driver left because he feared for his safety. It also contended that LaFleur wasn't seriously injured in the incident. The jury found Conglobal 95 percent and LaFleur 5 percent negligent.

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Truck Driver Who Fell Asleep Resulting in Death Of Driver Looses At Trial - Dallas, Texas

 

The family of a man who was killed when an oncoming tractor-trailer crossed the center line and struck his vehicle recovered $567,703. In 2009, David Tufte, 39, was heading home when a tractor-trailer owned by Exel Inc. and operated by its employee, Billy Jean Faison, veered into his path and collided with him. Tufte was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother sued Faison and Exel, alleging that the collision occurred because Faison fell asleep at the wheel. The defendants argued that Tufte had crossed the center line first while eating food. They contended that Faison took evasive action, but couldn't avoid the collision. The jury found Faison 80 percent liable and Tufte 20 percent liable, which was reduced to $709,629.

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Texas Man Injured In Pick-Up Collision Accident With Car Wins At Trial

A jury awarded $1.5 million to a worker who was injured when a collision caused him to fall down in the back of a flatbed pickup. In 2008, Gilberto Villegas was unloading materials when yard mule driver Roy Goodman, who was working for APM Terminals North America Inc., struck his pickup. Villegas claimed he sustained two cervical disc herniations and neck, knee and shoulder injuries when he fell in the bed. He underwent a two-level fusion and his doctors have recommended that he also undergo lumbar surgery. Villegas sued Goodman, APM and one of APM's subsidiaries, alleging they were all liable for his injuries. The defendants argued that Goodman wasn't at fault because Villegas' truck was parked in the middle of an intersection. They also contended that the collision was minor and didn't cause the neck and back injuries.

 

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Truck Driver Did Not Cause Crash Resulting In Back Injury Texas Jury Finds

A jury rejected a woman's claim that a truck driver veered into her lane and caused a collision. In 2008, Bernadette Leos alleged she was entering Interstate 45 North in Houston when an 18-wheeler driven by Jeffrey D. Chambers came into her lane and struck her vehicle, causing her to spin out in traffic. Leos was diagnosed with four herniated discs and her doctors have recommended that she undergo a triple-level fusion at the neck and surgery on her low back. She sued Chambers and his employer, Barnett Trucking, seeking more than $270,000 in damages. Chambers maintained that he never left his lane, and the defense argued that Leos had failed to yield. The defense's medical expert also opined that Leos did not have any herniated discs.

Texas Car Accident Kills Wife and Two Children

The Dallas Morning News reported on this tragic accident:

Lakeysha Greene always put her children first — even in her last moments Friday night. While she and her family were driving to Louisiana to spend the holiday with relatives, an 18-wheeler barreled into the back of their SUV on Interstate 20 in Kaufman County. The 35-year-old Frisco mother unbuckled her seatbelt and reached to help her children — Wesleigh, 5, and Wyndell II, who was a day away from turning 3.

But the Toyota 4Runner, driven by her husband, Wyndell Greene, crashed into the back of a car and ended up wedged beneath another 18-wheeler before bursting into flames. The impact threw Lakeysha Greene from the SUV, police said. A tow-truck driver who happened to be working an unrelated accident pulled her husband out of the Toyota in time.

It was too late for his family.

"She said, 'If something would ever happen to my children, I wish he would just take me because I could never live with that,'" said college friend Robin Guinn. "She wanted to go if her children went. It's amazing that it happened like that."

On Saturday, Wyndell Greene Sr., 34, remained at Parkland Memorial Hospital with third-degree burns while state troopers continued to investigate the fiery crash that killed his wife and children and injured several others.

Greene family members relayed the Greenes' final moments to Vincent Dayries, a next-door neighbor in Frisco and close friend.

The Greenes were looking forward to celebrating the birthday of their boy, whom they called Kyle. A big party was planned.

"This was a young family with small kids living the American dream," Dayries said while standing on his front porch. His eyes welled with tears. "They had great jobs. They went to church. I just can't imagine the timing of all that craziness. For them to be in that spot at that time."

"He really adored his family," Guinn said of the father. "It's a huge loss. I just can't understand it."

Greene Sr., the owner of a Plano-based financial services company, was driving eastbound on I-20 with his family around 6:30 p.m. when the tractor-trailer rear-ended their SUV in heavy traffic, police said.

Senior Cpl. Robert White of the Texas Department of Public Safety said the cause of the crash remained under investigation. After the SUV was struck from behind, it rammed into a Toyota Corolla and then struck another 18-wheeler, White said.

Charles Moody, 40, of Mississippi, the driver of the tractor-trailer that set off the chain-reaction crash, was taken in stable condition to Renaissance Hospital in Terrell, he said.

Daniel Langston, 45, of Arlington was driving the Corolla that was pushed into the center median, White said. He was in stable condition with minor cuts and a possible head injury at a hospital in the Baylor system, he said.

Passengers Alanna Langston, 17, and Zoe Langston, 12, were at the same hospital in stable condition, he said.

Daniel Sprinkle of Alabama, the driver of the second truck, was not injured.

The accident, which occurred in the eastbound lanes of I-20 between Terrell and Canton, snarled holiday-weekend traffic late into the night.

Family Awarded 4.2M For Fatal Crash With Tractor-Trailer

The family of a man killed in a rear-ender that was witnessed by his son who was a passenger recovered $4.2 million. In 2007, James Brashear was stopped in construction traffic on Interstate 75 when he was struck by a 70-mph tractor-trailer. Brashear bled to death in his 11-year-old son's lap. Plaintiffs' counsel blamed general contractor Zep Construction and subcontractor Traffic Control Products, alleging that the usual warning lights and other hazard equipment were not present. Counsel argued that the lack of adequate warnings was a cost-saving measure. The jury found that the defendants knowingly operated dangerously and were motivated by financial gain. It found Zep Construction 65 percent liable, Traffic Control Products 30 percent liable and the truck driver, who was not a party, 5 percent liable.

 

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