OKC Jury Drops $7.8 Million Hammer On Trucker After Crash

An Oklahoma County jury has ordered nearly $7.8 million in damages for an Oklahoma City man who was seriously hurt when his pickup slammed into a turning tractor-trailer in southwest Oklahoma City.

Jurors found truck driver Wilayat Hussain, 32, at fault for failing to yield while turning in March 2024, and they put responsibility for the crash squarely on him. The plaintiff, Aldin Lewis, walked away from the trial with a multimillion-dollar verdict after both sides spent days dissecting how the collision happened.

As reported by The Oklahoman, the jury ultimately awarded Lewis about $7.8 million after deciding Hussain failed to yield the right of way…

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