Man Pulling a Defective Trailer Is Charged With Negligent Homicide and Enters a No Contest Plea
As an experienced defective trailer and car accident lawyer, I am seeing more and more cases of defective or unhitched trailers resulting in catastrophic injuries and death to innocent victims.
Recently a story came over the wires on March 10, 2010 whereupon a Michigan man’s trailer became unhooked and killed an oncoming driver. The man pleaded no contest to negligent homicide. According to the news story, Thomas Dells was driving a van when his trailer came loose, flew over a westbound vehicle and hit the next car’s windshield. The crash killed 46-year-old Tony Lynn Hall, as well as causing substantial and catastrophic injuries to her passenger. The police investigation revealed that the steel pin that held the ball mount to the van’s hitch somehow became loose, allowing the trailer to break free. The trailer was hauling salvage metal. The documents reviewed indicate that Dells did not use safety chains on his trailer.
Our thoughts, hearts, and prayers go out to the unfortunate victims of this tragic accident and they would be well served to seek the services of a lawyer experienced in defective trailer and trailer defect claims to ensure that their legal rights are protected to the maximum extent available by law.
