Trucking Company Involved in Ozaukee County Fatal Truck Crash Cited Many Times in the Past
Witnesses have been able to confirm that traffic had stopped prior to the semi-truck crashing into the vehicles in the October 8, 2009, Ozaukee County semi-truck crash that resulted in 2 deaths and several injuries. Eyewitnesses observed that the vehicles struck by the tractor trailer had come to a complete stop as traffic was backed up due to road construction.
The semi-truck driver claimed he had been temporarily distracted while reaching down for a snack and when he looked up it was too late for him to avoid the collision. The driver of the tractor trailer, Curtis D. Hawkins, of Dexter, Missouri, was operating under the authority of S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc., 411 Lynual Sikeston, Missouri 63801. S & J Potashnick Transportation, Inc. operates and does business as PTI Potashnick Transportation, Inc. or simply as PTI.
According to records kept by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration, PTI drivers have received 33 moving violations in the last 30 months, 28 of which were for speeding. During this same period of time, federal records also show that the PTI received 12 federal rule violations, including falsifying log books and violating the hours of service requirements.
PTI has grown from owning and operating 26 tractor trailers in September of 2008 to their current number of 71 power units. Despite this growth, federal records show they only have the minimum required amount of insurance of $750,000, which will be substantially insufficient to adequately compensate the injured parties and the families of those killed.
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