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Dallas County • 2017

Dallas County Jury Awards $6 Million in Truck Collision

Motorists carpooling to work were injured when an 18-wheeler struck seven cars on a Texas highway, pushing their pickup into another truck. The plaintiffs required multiple surgeries and hospital stays. The jury found the truck driver's employer liable for negligence and awarded damages for injuries, pain, and suffering.

Case Information Updated: October 2025

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Catastrophic Injury
Truck/Commercial
Motor Vehicle Negligence

Case Outcome

Outcome
Verdict-Plaintiff
Amount
$6,000,000
County
Dallas County, TX
Resolved
2017

Injury & Accident Details

Injury Type
Catastrophic Injury
Accident Type
Truck/Commercial
Case Type
Motor Vehicle Negligence, Tractor trailer negligence, Vehicle negligence, General negligence

Case Overview

On June 13, 2014, a group of motorists carpooling to work sustained severe injuries in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 35 north of Waxahachie, Texas. As traffic slowed due to a prior accident, an 18-wheeler struck seven vehicles, causing the plaintiffs' pickup truck to collide with a commercial delivery truck. The plaintiffs required multiple surgeries and extensive hospital stays as a result of the incident.

The plaintiffs filed a negligence lawsuit in Dallas County Court at Law against Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company, the employer of the 18-wheeler's driver. They sought damages for their physical injuries, as well as pain, suffering, and mental anguish.

During the trial, evidence was presented indicating that the tractor-trailer driver did not reduce speed as he approached the congested area and was traveling at or near highway speeds when the truck struck the other vehicles. On March 10, the jury found Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company liable for its employee's negligence and awarded the plaintiffs $6 million in damages for their injuries, pain, and mental anguish.

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