Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Lawsuit set in Silver State crash

The widow of a Silver State Disposal driver whose truck plunged down a 300-foot gully killing him and a co-worker in December was to file a lawsuit against the company today, her attorney said.

The lawsuit alleges that Silver State knew the truck had chronic brake problems but the company cleared the truck for use by Larry Mitchell, according to the suit filed for Sharon Mitchell by lawyer Rick Petrone.

The Nevada Highway Patrol concluded after an inspection of the wreckage that the truck had only about 25 percent of its air brakes working when Mitchell was driving the truck on a Mount Charleston road with co-worker Ilie Jones.

Silver State officials could not be reached for comment on the suit this morning.

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