{"id":826756,"date":"2026-05-28T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/826756\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:42:13","slug":"truck-driver-involved-in-overturn-crash-on-i-95-awarded-8-6m-three-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/826756\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck driver involved in overturn crash on I-95 awarded $8.6M three years later"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Inside a Pajcic & Pajcic conference room in downtown Jacksonville, photos are set up around a table: wreckage, X-rays and scans. They are the images that capture the moments that changed Jo\u2019Relle Deleston\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Across the room, a crash video is paused on a TV screen, frozen just before impact.<\/p>\n

Deleston can\u2019t watch it.<\/p>\n

His attorney, Curry Pajcic, said the video can trigger Deleston\u2019s PTSD, stemming from Deleston\u2019s six years in the Army.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the last time in Jo\u2019Relle\u2019s life he would ever be normal again,\u201d Pajcic said, pointing at the frame on the TV.<\/p>\n

Images of Deleston’s truck after I-95 crash. (Pajcic & Pajcic)<\/p>\n

Three and a half years after that frame, a Flagler County jury issued an $8.64 million verdict Tuesday against the defendant and TDC Transportation Inc. <\/p>\n

But for Deleston, the crash continues to affect how he drives, works and lives day to day.<\/p>\n

What attorneys say happened<\/p>\n

Pajcic said the crash happened Oct. 5, 2022, about a mile south of the Palm Coast exit on Interstate 95.<\/p>\n

The dashcam video shows a truck passing Deleston, drifting off the road, then slamming back into him \u2014 flipping Deleston\u2019s truck several times.<\/p>\n

The video also shows strangers stopping and running across the highway to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank God for good Samaritans,\u201d Pajcic said.<\/p>\n

Deleston said the memories are difficult to think about.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try my best to block it out and move forward,\u201d Deleston said. \u201cIt was probably the worst day of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Injuries and life after the crash<\/p>\n

Attorneys for Deleston said he suffered a broken neck and multiple injuries in the crash. They also said Deleston lost his job afterward.<\/p>\n

Deleston said the changes have been significant and ongoing.<\/p>\n

Jo’Relle Deleston in the hospital after a crash in 2022. (Pajcic & Pajcic)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s ever-changing,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m just getting used to my new norms and trying to make the most of every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said even being on the road feels different now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a job now,\u201d Deleston said. \u201cI\u2019m a lot more alert and cautious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verdict and accountability<\/p>\n

Pajcic said the verdict is intended to hold trucking companies accountable and to send a message about safety on Florida roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sends the message that when trucking companies and reckless drivers harm Floridians, they will be held accountable and responsible for what they did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Deleston said his focus isn\u2019t on the money.<\/p>\n

Instead, he said, he\u2019s focused on recovery and on his family \u2014 his wife and their three boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably wouldn\u2019t have made it,\u201d Deleston said. \u201cI would have given up. It was a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

X-ray shows Deleston’s injuries after truck crash. (Pajcic & Pajcic)<\/p>\n

Deleston said what comes next is about getting through each day and continuing to rebuild.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get my body back. We get our body and mind back,\u201d he said. \u201cThe focus is on getting through today. Making the most of today. Not worrying about tomorrow until tomorrow gets here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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