A Bridgeport truck driver is suing his former employer, U.S. Xpress, for defamation and breach of contract after he was fired for what the company called a “preventable accident.” It was later found that the other driver was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time, and the truck driver was exonerated.

Lewis Chimes of the Law Office of Lewis Chimes, counsel for plaintiff Eugene Mercer, said Mercer is in his early 50s with a disability that requires a wheelchair.

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