Author: James Sabatini

A federal court jury in Waco, Texas has awarded $6 million to a man who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident involving a collision with a tractor-trailer.

The trucking company placed the blame for the accident on the operator of the motorcycle, who was injured when the truck driver changed lanes, striking the motorcycle and knocing the driver off the bike. The injured man, a 13 year Army veteran and former security guard, lost 4 fingers and can no longer walk without assistance. The jury award of $6 million includes damages for past and future medical expenses, injuries and physical impairment.

A Hebron man was convicted today of drunken driving and second-degree manslaughter for causing a crash on Route 85 that killed a man headed to work in Hartford.

Robert H. Furbush, 58, of Crouch Road in the Amston section of town, was found guilty by Rockville Superior Court Judge Carl J. Schuman after a seven-day non-jury trial.

Tolland State’s Attorney Matthew C. Gedansky proved to Schuman that Furbush was drunk and drove his 2002 Ford F-250 pickup across the centerline and slammed into a 1989 Dodge Dynasty driven by George Koch, 60, of Lebanon. Furbush’s pickup truck rode up onto Koch’s car, then continued on, eventually rolling onto its side.

Connecticut inspectors on Monday, September?17,?stopped 110 trucks and found 375 mechanical violations and 139 driver violations. They pulled 38 vehicles out of service and handed out more than $23,000 in fines. The biggest fine was a $13,536 ticket for an oversized vehicle stopped on Route 25 in Monroe. Inspectors found the rig did not have a required permit.? The inspections and fines was in response to the truck accident on Avon Mountain last week that resulted in multiple people being injured and the truck crashing into a furniture store.