15 Million Awarded in Motorcycle Crash

The parents of a motorcyclist who died in an accident with a tractor-trailer won a $15 million verdict in a trial that ended Wednesday. About 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, Jeremy T. Vaughn, 24, of Cass Street, was on a southbound Yamaha on 50th Street, Florida Highway Patrol reports said. Frank Collura of Dade City pulled in front of him in a tractor-trailer. Vaughn did not have enough time to stop, the reports said.

Wil Florin and Thomas Roebig represented Vaughn's parents, Joel and Debra Vaughn. Florin said the jury took less than an hour to return the verdict against two Minnesota companies, SL Trucking and West Bay Leasing. The $15 million was for pain and suffering, Florin said.