Truck driver gets 7 years for fatal accident

A pastor who took up truck driving to earn extra money was sentenced to 7 years in prison over an accident which took the lives of a father and his daughter. In 2009, Marcos Costa was driving a big rig down the steep Angle’s Crest outside of Los Angeles when his brakes failed and went into traffic. He slammed into a car driven by Angel George Posca, 58. Both Posca and his daughter Angelina, 12, died as a result of the accident. The rig also slammed into shops along the highway. Three other people were injured in the crash.

With the help of a truck accident attorney, families of the deceased and the injured can sue for damages.
During the trial, prosecutors claimed that Costas acted negligently by driving through the narrow pass instead of taking the highway into Los Angeles, and ignored previous warnings that his brakes were smoking. Big rigs have been banned from that stretch of highway.

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