A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.5 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that found one of its drivers caused a crash with an Amtrak train in 2011. A federal jury in Reno awarded $4.5 million to Amtrak and $210,777 to Union Pacific Railroad for damages resulting from John Davis Trucking Co.'s negligence.
The crash occurred when one of its trucks slammed into the passenger train at a rural crossing 70 miles east of Reno. The truck driver and five people on the California Zephyr were killed. U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben has stayed the formal execution of the judgment until Sept. 29 to consider awarding attorney fees and prejudgment interest to the railroad companies
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