{"id":6982,"date":"2019-01-15T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6982"},"modified":"2019-01-15T12:13:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T12:13:39","slug":"6-47-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-driver-who-rear-ended-a-broken-down-truck-on-a-busy-interstate-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/6-47-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-driver-who-rear-ended-a-broken-down-truck-on-a-busy-interstate-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"$6.47 Million Jury Verdict In Death of Driver Who Rear-Ended a Broken-Down Truck on a Busy Interstate Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Stevenson, 52, was driving his utility van on a busy interstate highway when his vehicle rear-ended a broken-down truck that had been stopped in the middle lane for fourteen minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Stevenson died from the injuries he sustained in the impact of the vehicles. He had been a self-employed plumber earning about $120,000 per year. Stevenson was survived by his wife and adult daughter.<\/p>\n<p>The Stevenson family sued the truck driver, Richard Delcore, and <a href=\"https:\/\/safer.fmcsa.dot.gov\/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&amp;query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&amp;query_param=USDOT&amp;query_string=451521\">Simpson Group Inc.<\/a>, which leased the truck and employed Delcore.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/6-47-million-jury-verdict-in-death-of-driver-who-rear-ended-a-broken-down-truck-on-a-busy-interstate-highway\/#more-6982\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Stevenson, 52, was driving his utility van on a busy interstate highway when his vehicle rear-ended a broken-down truck that had been stopped in the middle lane for fourteen minutes. Stevenson died from the injuries he sustained in the impact of the vehicles. 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