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Large Settlement in Tractor Trailer Accident


Posted on Dec 26, 2008

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
December 22, 2008

 

The 48-year-old decedent was a passenger in a 2007 Chevrolet van that was struck head on by a 2001 Peterbilt tractor-trailer on Feb. 26, 2008. The operator of the tractor-trailer crossed the median of Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg. The operator of the van, Isaac Santos, died at the scene. His case was settled earlier.

The decedent was transported to U.Va. Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries. She was survived by two adult daughters age 29 and 27. The decedent was unemployed at the time of her death. She was a resident of Buffalo, N.Y.

The case was settled two days before trial for all the available insurance coverage. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company insured the tractor and AIG Insurance Company had a separate policy on the trailer being pulled at the time of the crash.

 

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