Credit:5m3photos/Adobe Stock $945K Settlement Reached in Fatal Crash After Truck Driver Fell Asleep at Wheel
On the day of the crash, the driver allegedly fell asleep twice behind the wheel, plaintiffs lawyer Kathleen Reilly said. After the first incident, he allegedly did not pull over, did not tell anyone that he had fallen asleep and did not take any measures to keep him from falling asleep again, the complaint claimed.
October 29, 2024 at 05:27 PM
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The family of an 80-year-old woman who died in a motor vehicle accident has agreed to a $945,038 settlement of their New Jersey wrongful-death suit, Zafar v. Patullo.
Qaneta Zafar was driving south on Route 31 in East Amwell on Dec. 8, 2021, when a northbound tractor-trailer crossed the center line and struck her vehicle, according to the family's attorney, Kathleen M. Reilly of Brady Reilly & Cardoso in Kearny.
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