Georgia Wrongful Death Lawsuit Likely to be Filed Against Prisoner Transport Services of America and PTS Vans, LLC in I-20 Collision
The family of Robert Neuman has retained Simon and Faenza as the Georgia wrongful death lawyers to represent them in their claim against Prisoner Transport Services of America and PTS Vans, LLC. Although the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash in Greene County, Georgia has not been completed by the Georgia State Patrol, it is clear that the van driver plowed into the back of a tractor trailer at high speed. The company driver, his wife and Mr. Neuman died in the crash and there were multiple severe injuries. Any time there are multiple claimants and potentially aggravating circumstances, litigation is necessary to explore the allegations that the driver had been driving for an excessive period of time.
Mr. Neuman was a prisoner on board the PTS Van being transported from Florida to Tennessee to face charges for allegedly taking $2,600.00 from the cash register at a hotel where he worked. On such a relatively minor criminal charge where he hotly disputed his liability, it is a complete tragedy that he lost his life when the PTS Vans, LLC driver, Randall Bowman apparently fell asleep and slammed into the back of a tractor trailer.
There are a number of disturbing allegations on this blog claiming that the drivers were forced to drive long hours in poorly maintained vans. If supporting evidence bears this out during discovery, what was already a tragedy may turn into an expose on these companies.
It should be noted that Prisoner Transport Services was already under scrutiny for losing inmates as was revealed in this article in USA Today. In addition another Prisoner Transport Services driver died in a PTS van crash on September 7, 2009.
If you have any information regarding the circumstances surrounding this crash or are a witness, please contact our Atlanta injury attorneys.
