Missouri appeals court upholds $800,000 award in delivery van crash case

NewsWorld NewsUS NewsA Missouri delivery driver pulled into traffic after a trucker waved him through, and a woman's car hit his van; he admitted he could not see the road, and a November 10 appeals court upheld her $800,000 injury award A Missouri delivery driver pulled into traffic after a trucker waved him through, and a woman's car hit his van; he admitted he could not see the road, and a November 10 appeals court upheld her $800,000 injury award A Missouri appeals court has upheld an $800,000 jury award for a woman injured when a delivery van pulled into her path after a truck driver waved it forward.

The court found there was no evidence that the woman was driving too fast, and it rejected the defence argument that she shared fault for the crash. The case, Amy Bolandis v. Thomas Bateman and UniFirst Corporation, turned on a simple but important question.

Could the driver who pulled out blindly into traffic blame the other motorist for travelling at a normal speed? The Missouri Court of Appeals said no, as per report on Justia U.S. Law. Read more details about it here:What happened on Hall Street The semitruck driver waved Bateman forward, signalling that it was safe to pull out.

Bateman did so, and Bolandis’s car struck the rear of his van. Bateman later admitted that the collision was his fault. He said he believed vehicles already on the road had the right of way, but he did not yield to them.

He also admitted that he did not check for oncoming traffic or keep a careful lookout. He said he did not see Bolandis’s vehicle until the moment of impact.The injuries and the verdict Bolandis suffered a dislocated and broken ankle in the crash.

She underwent surgery nine days later and was cleared to return to work in January 2019. Her ankle began hurting again in April 2024, years after the initial injury. An orthopaedic surgeon described the trauma as high velocity, highlighting the severity of the impact.A jury awarded her $800,000 in damages, plus post-judgment interest, as per the report.

The defence appealed, arguing that the trial court should have allowed the jury to consider whether Bolandis was driving too fast.The argument over speed One might assume that the truck driver’s wave would shift some blame away from Bateman.

The appeals court did not see it that way.Bateman admitted that he pulled out blindly when his vision was blocked. He also said that if he had seen Bolandis before pulling out, the collision would never have happened.The court held that this admission, combined with the lack of evidence against Bolandis, meant the jury could not reasonably find that her speed contributed to the crash.

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