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Sherman was traveling to his home in Morrow, Georgia when he collided with a van that was stopped in the right-hand travel lane. Sherman was moving at highway speeds at the time of the collision, and the impact to his vehicle was tremendous. Here is a picture of Sherman\u2019s vehicle after the wreck:The van Sherman collided with was also heavily damaged, but the van was unoccupied at the time of the collision. Other drivers who witnesses the accident called 911 and police and first-responders were dispatched to the scene.\u00a0\u00a0Upon their arrival, Sherman was suffering significant pain. Sherman was rushed by ambulance to the hospital where he received treatment. Doctors found Sherman had torn both of his rotator cuffs (shoulders) and needed surgery to repair one.We took Sherman\u2019s case and worked hard for him.\u00a0 We learned the van was a commercial vehicle owned by a large national company. One of the first things we wanted to know was why in the world would was the van stopped in the road and where was the driver at the time of the collision? We deposed the driver of the vehicle and learned that he had ran out of gas.\u00a0 So, at the time of the collision, the driver was walking down the road to find gas and no where near the van. Most importantly, though, we learned the driver had known for a week before the wreck that the vehicle\u2019s gas gauge was broken. But, instead of fixing the gas gauge or finding a different vehicle to drive, the driver went on the road anyway. In the end, it was just a matter of time before the vehicle ran out of gas\u2014unfortunately, Sherman was injured as a result.We then flew to Cincinnati, Ohio to depose the company\u2019s safety director.\u00a0 We wanted to ask the safety director why the company let an unsafe vehicle on the road. We also wanted to know what rules and policies the company had to make sure the 1,000s of vehicles it has on the road each day are safe. What we learned was shocking\u2014the safety director did not even know the company\u2019s policies and the company did not follow them.After bringing out these \u201cbad\u201d facts for the company, we pushed the case forward and were able to successfully resolve Sherman\u2019s case.Throughout the collision, his surgery, and the case, Sherman remained positive. And now, just a few months later, Sherman sent us these pictures of him:While Sherman may not be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, or able to leap tall buildings at a single bound\u2026 Sherman came pretty close to flying!\u00a0 If you want to hear Sherman\u2019s story in his own words,\u00a0click here. And if you want to hear what other clients have said about us, you can always visit our Testimonials & Results\u00a0page."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It\u2019s a Bird, It\u2019s a Plane, It\u2019s \u2026 Sherman","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-sherman\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]