The article makes no mention of driver fatigue, Company pressure, or anything related to that.
The thread source article left out or glossed over a very important detail.
http://www.truckaccidentattorneysro...a-fe-fedex-crash-victims-awarded-165-million/
...According to published reports, it was 1:30 a.m. when the FedEx truck slammed into the back of the pickup truck driven by 22-year-old Mariali Venegas, of El Paso, outside Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was heading to Deming with her 4-year-old daughter and 19-month-old son. The boy was the only survivor. FedEx driver Elizabeth Quintana was also killed.
The attorneys for the Venegas family reported that while Mariali was pulled over with her hazard lights on, Quintana crashed into her at 65 miles an hour, and the FedEx truck showed no signs of braking.
As published reports state there was no attempt to stop or veer around the stopped vehicle...
https://www.theclarkfirmtexas.com/texas-family-awarded-165-million-fedex-truck-accident
Venegas had reportedly pulled over to the side of the road near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Her hazard lights were on, but a FedEx truck slammed into the back of the truck at 65 mph.
The FedEx truck showed no signs of braking, according to KRQE News. FexEx driver Elizabeth Quintana died in the accident. The only survivor was Venegas’s young son.
You can google search this accident all day long and the established facts are, that the woman had pulled to the side of the road with her hazards on. The FedEx driver failed to control her vehicle and slammed into the car from behind and there is no evidence( skid marks) that she tried to brake or veer away.
Is there company pressure to get down the road, you be the judge?
https://frg-law.com/carriers/fedex/
...In the 24-month period prior to December 3, 2017, FedEx Express drivers were reported to have been involved in 1762 crashes, 575 involving injuries, including 41 deaths. From 2012, the number of crashes has increased by 254.5%; the number of injuries has increased by 192%, and the number of fatalities has increased by 273%...
Something is going on and this case just screams for a jury to seek revenge. They did. With the precendent set and upheld on appeal, wait until you see the next one.