An Arizona trucking company must pay the estate of a Texas family $15 million following an 18-wheeler crash near Colorado City, Texas, that killed three family members and severely injured a fourth.
The settlement was reached Oct. 21 during jury selection.
The lawsuit charged that Phoenix-based Swift Transportation Co. Inc. was responsible when its driver lost control of a tractor-trailer and crossed over the median on Interstate 20, crashing into an oncoming Chevrolet Trailblazer carrying three generations of a Texas family.
In the truck crash lawsuit, the family’s attorney charged that Swift was negligent for failing to adequately maintain the tractor-trailer and for failing to spot the drivers’ falsified driving logs, among other claims.
Experts were also prepared to testify that the truck’s left front wheel was worn and a front-end alignment problem caused the steering wheel to shake. Swift, a privately owned company, operates the largest trucking fleet in the United States.