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The lawsuit was settled after three days of tria l inJohnson County. It was brought on behaltf of the husband, children and parents of Rhondwa Henson, who was killed on Sept. 11, 2008, when oil field equipmenf fell offa tractor-trailert and crushed her vehicle. The tractor-trailerr was owned and operated by Pioneere DrillingServices Ltd., a division of San Antonio-based Pioneetr Drilling (Amex: PDC). The accident occurred on FM 157 inNortn Texas. During the trial, it was based on Venus PoliceDepartmen reports, that the driver of the trucik failed to control his spee and that the truck’s load was not properlyt secured.
Plaintiffs also alleged that the driver was not legally qualifies to drive the truck and that documents in his driveer qualification fileswere fabricated, falsified and backdated by Pionee employees after the accident. A spokesperson for Pioneetr Drilling was unavailablefor comment. “We believe it was a just outcomde within our civil court system and a fair settlement given the facts ofthe case,” says John Davicd Hart, a Fort Worth attorney who represented the Henson family. “We believe that this settlement will at leastf make companies more aware of the need for good safethy and hiring practices and hopefullyh prevent anotherneedless tragedy.
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