Jury Awards Huge Monetary Win To CT Truck Crash Survivor

STAMFORD, CT — A 2014 tractor trailer truck crash on I-95 in Westport left 50-year-old Pennsylvania resident Jorge Amparo seriously injured, and this week a Stamford jury awarded him what may be the largest monetary verdict for a crash in state history, according Amparo's attorneys.

Amparo, a native of the Dominican Republic, was awarded $15 million in connection with the crash, in which his vehicle was rear-ended by an 80,000 pound truck driven by Jose Ayala, 48, who was driving for the Evans Delivery Company.

The Wocl & Leyton law firm, of Stamford and Bridgeport, represented Amparo, who suffered "an extruded L5-S1 disc, strain/sprain to the neck, and post-concussion syndrome" among other injuries, according his attorneys.

"I hope this verdict sends a message to truck drivers on our highways that they need to be more careful driving out there," attorney Brenden Leyton stated to Patch. "In addition, I also believe that this will communicate to the trucking companies that they need to better train and supervise their employees."

Added attorney Nick Wocl, "It is important in cases like this to remember that we are talking about people's lives. The plaintiff is a REAL person whose life will forever be changed by this tragic event. Mr. Amparo was an extraordinary man who commuted 300 miles a day and worked 10 hour shifts. He didn't want to move from Allentown, PA to the Bridgeport area until his youngest daughter graduated from high school. Unfortunately, this collision has left him disabled for the rest of his life."

Ayala and the trucking company were found by the jury to be negligent, among other findings. An attorney for the defendants told the Stamford Advocate that they are contemplating whether to appeal.