Overview

• Filed Tuesday in Gwinnett County, Georgia, the lawsuit was brought by Stone’s children, Diamond Stone and Michael D’Angelo Archer, with passenger Sheila Hopkins identified as an injured co-plaintiff.
• The defendants include the Sprinter van’s driver, the tractor-trailer’s driver, the van’s owners, trucking company CSRT, and Daimler Truck North America.
• The complaint alleges Stone survived an initial rollover of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, was trying to exit as passersby aided others, and was then ejected and pinned when an 18-wheeler carrying sugar struck the overturned van.
• Plaintiffs claim the truck driver was inattentive, wore headphones, failed to brake, and hit the van at nearly 70 mph.
• The suit asserts the tractor-trailer’s collision-avoidance system failed to detect the stationary van, and CSRT and Daimler Truck North America have not responded to requests for comment.