A driver injured in a crash with an 18-wheeler on Interstate 20 in Arlington last month faces a long road to recovery, his attorney says.
The man, who did not want to be publicly identified, was recently transferred to an in-patient rehabilitation hospital. He suffered a severe concussion and hasn’t been able to use his legs since the Sept. 29 accident, according to Houston attorney Andrew Piekalkiewicz. He’s suing the trucking company along with the 18-wheeler’s owner and driver.
According to Arlington police, the man was driving a Nissan Altima and trying to merge onto I-20 from the U.S. 287 ramp when his car hit an eastbound tractor-trailer. The car became trapped between the trailer and the concrete barrier on the right side of the highway…