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The estate of a motorist killed in a rear-end accident was paid $1.2 million to settle a Camden County lawsuit, Powers v. Ambassador Fine Foods, on June 11.
July 17, 2015 at 09:23 AM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
The estate of a motorist killed in a rear-end accident was paid $1.2 million to settle a Camden County lawsuit, Powers v. Ambassador Fine Foods, on June 11.
In April 2011, Craig Powers Sr. was driving northbound on Route 73 in Pennsauken when his vehicle was struck from behind by a box truck operated by Francis Tejeda and owned by Ambassador Fine Foods. Powers' vehicle subsequently collided with a semitrailer, and Powers, 55, sustained multiple trauma and died at the scene, according to the estate's counsel, Charles Nugent Jr., who heads a Marlton firm.
Tejeda, who was driving in the center lane of the three-lane road, later claimed that Powers abruptly changed lanes and cut in front of him. The defense also contended that Powers was under the influence of cocaine, pseudoephedrine and THC at the time of the accident, and was not driving safely, Nugent said.
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