Lawsuits Settled Out of Court in Fatal Box Truck Accident

Three lawsuits have been settled in connection with an April 2013 box-truck accident. The driver of a Slumberland Furniture truck crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a SUV, injuring the teen driver and killing the 17-year-old passenger in the SUV. The driver of the truck and his passenger were also injured. The truck driver admitted he was under the influence of methamphetamine and marijuana and swerved in and out of his lane at the time of the accident.

The father of the deceased teen filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the truck driver, Slumberland Furniture and Slumberland's parent company, Sleepy Hollow Furniture. The injured teen driver and the truck drivers’ passenger filed personal injury lawsuits. Court records show the lawsuits were dismissed July 21, 2015. Details of the settlements were confidential.

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