Suit Seeks Wrongful Death Verdict on Trucker Who Hit Bridge

The parents of a 32-year-old woman killed on Interstate 25 in Colorado after a truck driver’s load hit an overpass are suing a Colorado towing company and the driver for wrongful death, according to court documents reported on by the The Colorado Sun.

An excavator on the driver’s semi hit an overpass, causing a large piece of concrete to fall through the woman’s windshield and strike her, according to the lawsuit filed in Larimer County District Court.

The lawsuit accuses driver Darnell Yingling and Import Towing and Recovery of “recklessly and negligently” failing to ensure the excavator was properly secured to the truck and ignoring the maximum clearance height for an overpass bridge while driving on the interstate through Mead.

The suit did not list a specific amount the family is seeking in compensation.

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Source: The Colorado Sun