A log truck company failed to do checks on driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash. Now, it must pay millions to victimsA Columbia County-based logging truck company must now pay $141 million after its driver caused a multi-vehicle crash that left several people injured.– After a four-week trial, a Nassau County jury reached a unanimous verdict of $141.5 million Wednesday evening in the case of a logging truck crash that happened in March 2020, according to attorney Curry Pajcic.
Attorneys gave an update on a lawsuit involving a logging truck crash in Nassau County in March 2020.According to Pajcic, Trollinger had been driving since 4 a.m. and was going 67 mph in a 45 mph zone when he approached a congested area with construction workers, school buses and stopped traffic, as parents were picking up their children from school.
According to Pajcic, the company “blindly” hired Trollinger and put him on the roadway with no application, no background check, no driving history check, and no criminal history run. Moreover, the company did not check with Trollinger’s previous employers and never did a pre-employment test. Trollinger had also been pulled over for running a stop sign and arrested on a charge of felony possession of methamphetamine.