By Katherine Murphy

A lawsuit has been filed against an Iowa trucking firm and the estate of a truck driver who caused a head on collision in December that killed a man.

Charlie Crabtree was killed December fifth while he was riding on a Unit 5 school bus that was carrying the Normal West girls’ freshman basketball team and now his wife, Kathleen, is asking for more than fifty-thousand dollars.

Jason Farrell and his Clinton, Iowa trucking company, Jason Farrell Trucking employed the driver Ryan Hute who was also killed in the head-on collision.

The lawsuit accuses the driver of failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision and failure to realize he was driving the wrong way on the interstate.

Bloomington lawyer James Ginzkey is representing Kathleen Crabtree and the Pantagraph says McLean Arnold will handle the case for Hute’s estate.

Bus driver Mark Kuhn and assistant coach Steve Price were seriously injured in the crash. The eight players were treated and released the night of the accident from area hospitals.

Via: wjbc.com