Sand Nebraska Weongful Death lawsuit just dust in the wind
The families of two women killed in an eight-car pileup on Interstate 80 settled their Nebraska wrongful death lawsuit against a Lincoln County ranch and three trucking companies they believed were responsible for the wreck Monday.
The 2005 wreck occurred after blowing dirt from the U-Cross Ranch caused poor visibility and dangerous conditions, according a lawsuit filed by the families of Jeanne Kay Kerechanin, 52, and Pamela J. Hartman, 46, both of Manitou Springs, Colo.
John Latham, 70, of Springfield, also died in the wreck.
The lawsuit said the ranch was negligent when it failed to prevent dust from blowing off its land and across the highway. The lawsuit also blamed the trucking companies – Handei Mack Inc., from Iowa; ZML Transportation from Ill.; and H and R Transport from Canada – for their drivers driving at unreasonable speeds and unsafely.
The families first settled with Handei Mack and Craig Allen Lanning for $237,500 on July 3.