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In June 2009, two trucks on westbound Interstate 80<\/a> crashed near or on the right shoulder of the highway.\u00a0The driver of a second tractor trailer for Jefferson Trucking Co.<\/a>, also on westbound 80, crashed into the rear end of the stopped truck operated by Randolph Ferguson, who was driving for Cresco Lines<\/a>.\u00a0The force of the two trucks moved the lead truck 1,200 to 1,500 feet farther down the highway, leaving debris and motor fluids on the roadway.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff, Patty Lunn, who was also driving westbound on Interstate 80, came upon the accident scene.\u00a0The Lunn vehicle skidded on the oily residue left by the trucks, her car became airborne and rolled over three times striking the top of the concrete overpass and median crash barrels before finally coming to rest on the median strip.<\/p>\n

Plaintiff Janet Daft, Lunn\u2019s passenger, sustained a collapsed lung and fractured vertebrae to her spine at C-2 and C-3, requiring cervical fusion.\u00a0Daft already had osteoporosis, but will require future medical treatment as the fusion loosens due to the weakening of her bones.\u00a0Both Lunn and Daft are school teachers.<\/p>\n

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