Relatives of a Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in 2019 when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck were awarded $5 million by a jury that also found the state and the captain were equally at fault in the accident, reducing the award to $2.5 million.
An off-duty Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in 2019 when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Santa Clarita died of his own negligence, lawyers for the state of California argue in new court papers.
Capt. Michael Shepard died in 2019 after he rear-ended a Caltrans truck on the Antelope Valley Freeway while off duty. The state says he was responsible for the crash
An off-duty Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in 2019 when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Santa Clarita died of his own negligence, lawyers for the state of California argue in new court papers.