Former Saturday Night Live star Tracy Morgan has sued Wal-Mart over a highway crash involving one of its drivers that left him seriously injured and a fellow comedian dead.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, claims Wal-Mart was negligent when a driver of one of its tractor-trailers rammed into Morgan’s limousine van June 7.
The complaint claims the retail giant should have known that its driver had been awake for more than 24 hours and that his commute of 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware was “unreasonable.” It also alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel and while dreaming began to use his feet to drive the truck.
Photos obtained by the New Jersey State Police from a video system in the truck show the driver at times standing in his seat and then steering the truck with his feet moments before the crash. Morgan’s lawsuit seeks a jury trial and punitive and compensatory damages.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, claims Wal-Mart was negligent when a driver of one of its tractor-trailers rammed into Morgan’s limousine van June 7.
The complaint claims the retail giant should have known that its driver had been awake for more than 24 hours and that his commute of 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware was “unreasonable.” It also alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel and while dreaming began to use his feet to drive the truck.
Photos obtained by the New Jersey State Police from a video system in the truck show the driver at times standing in his seat and then steering the truck with his feet moments before the crash. Morgan’s lawsuit seeks a jury trial and punitive and compensatory damages.
