{"id":5534,"date":"2015-08-27T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5534"},"modified":"2015-08-27T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T23:35:34","slug":"610000-settlement-for-injured-driver-and-passengers-struck-by-trucks-after-jackknifed-tractor-trailer-collision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/610000-settlement-for-injured-driver-and-passengers-struck-by-trucks-after-jackknifed-tractor-trailer-collision-2\/","title":{"rendered":"$610,000 Settlement for Injured Driver and Passengers Struck by Trucks After Jack-knifed Tractor-Trailer Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h3>\n<p>A driver of a tractor-trailer owned by J.M. Leasing was traveling on an interstate roadway where the conditions were poor because of snow. The tractor-trailer driver passed a slow-moving vehicle in the right lane. When the truck driver attempted to return to the right lane at about 55 mph, he lost control of the vehicle and the truck jackknifed. The plaintiff in this case, Christopher Spunar, was driving a sedan on the highway and was able to stop in time in front of the jackknifed truck. However, another tractor-trailer operated by Arthur Medeiros for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quicktransportsolutions.com\/truckingcompany\/florida\/medeiros-trucking-usdot-872919.php\">Medeiros Trucking Inc.<\/a> crashed into the Spunar vehicle. Yet another tractor-trailer driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lwmiller.com\/lwmiller\/\">L.W. Miller Transportation <\/a>also collided with the Spunar sedan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope Spunar, 70, a passenger in Christopher\u2019s vehicle, suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a traumatic brain injury and fractures to her neck at C2, her coccyx and her sacrum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her medical expenses were $85,000. Christopher Spunar, who was in his 50s at the time, suffered a fractured sternum, a bulging disk at C5-6 and a fractured clavicle among other injuries. Another passenger in the Spunar vehicle was Nicholas Spunar, 18, who suffered a hematoma, a fractured rib and a closed-head injury resulting in post-concussion syndrome.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/610000-settlement-for-injured-driver-and-passengers-struck-by-trucks-after-jackknifed-tractor-trailer-collision-2\/#more-5534\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driver of a tractor-trailer owned by J.M. Leasing was traveling on an interstate roadway where the conditions were poor because of snow. The tractor-trailer driver passed a slow-moving vehicle in the right lane. 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