Keywords: Fatigue, compensation, crash, asleep at the wheel, road, drive,

Payout for fatigue crash could top £1 million

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.06.2007

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee left paralysed after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his van at the end of a 19-hour shift can sue his employer for damages.

Judges awarded 23-year-old kitchen fitter Michael Eyres £400,000 in interim compensation. His final award ...

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