A man and boy died in a vehicle accident in July. Gervious Hinkle, 63 of Fort Worth, and his grandson, 13 year old Casey, were both killed when they were stuck in a traffic jam and an 18-wheeler drove into the back of the sport utility vehicle they were in.
Melissa Hinkle, the boy’s mother, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation, the truck driver Randy Crume, the owner of the truck Refrigerated Delivery Services Inc., and KKM Construction Inc. who has a contract with TxDot. She claims that the defendants negligently contributed to the death of her father and son. She was also badly injured in the wreck and has received extensive medical treatments.
The Interstate 35 was undergoing repairs when the accident occurred. The lawsuit states that repair work “created a traffic jam that backed up for miles” prior to the crash. The wreck happened when the truck drove upon the traffic jam and slammed into the SUV according to investigators.
Another wreck has taken place since then when another tractor-trailer drove into the back of a car, which was also stuck in a jam. Anthony and Kimberly Brandon both died in the crash.
Tags: 18-, 18-wheeler