US EditionR&B Singer Angie Stone's Children Sue Truck Company for Her Death in Highway Crash
The lawsuit alleges negligence and a faulty collision avoidance system on the truck caused the fatal crash that killed Angie Stone, with the truck driver reportedly distracted and not braking.
- On Tuesday, Angie Stone’s children filed a lawsuit in a Georgia court after a March crash in Montgomery County, Alabama, that killed Stone.
- The suit alleges negligence by the truck driver, van driver, and companies, claiming the truck’s faulty collision avoidance system failed to detect the van.
- Stone was ejected and pinned under the overturned van, resulting in her death, while Sheila Hopkins, also inside, was seriously injured and survived.
- The truck, traveling nearly 70 mph, was driven by Jared Wilkinson who allegedly was distracted and never braked before impact, and the safety system did not activate brakes.
- Stone’s family seeks compensation for hospital bills and damages, while Alabama authorities continue a criminal investigation into the crash.
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The two children of singer Angie Stone have filed a lawsuit against, among others, the drivers involved in the fatal traffic accident in the United States. The 63-year-old soul singer died in March of this year when the van she and her entourage were traveling in overturned. She was on her way home from a performance in Alabama the night before. According to the lawsuit, the driver of the van Stone was traveling in, a Mercedes Sprinter, lost con…
Angie Stone’s children sue trucking company, manufacturer over crash that killed the Columbia-born singer
The Columbia native and Grammy-nominated artist died in an Alabama crash. Her family’s lawsuit alleges failures by the van driver, trucking company, and truck maker.
Angie Stone’s Children File Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fatal Van Crash In Alabama
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