A Kansas City woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit against a Kansas City trucking company after their 12-year-old daughter was killed in a crash involving one of the company’s trucks in March.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Friday in Jackson County Superior Court, alleges that Pablo Figueredo, a driver for Medina Transportation LLC, rear-ended a car on Interstate 435 in Jackson County on March 30, 2024. Figueredo was driving a heavy-duty box truck at the time and when he struck the car, Shan Hoskins’ 12-year-old daughter was killed.
Shan Hoskins, who lives in Kansas City, is suing Figueredo and Medina Transportation LLC, along with her husband Marcus Oliver, who lives in Illinois.
Neither representatives for Hoskins and Oliver nor those for Medina Transportation LLC could be reached for comment Wednesday.
Hosksins and Oliver allege that Figueredo was speeding, following too closely to the vehicle in front of him and was not paying attention on the highway before the fatal crash, the complaint alleges.
Hoskins and Oliver also allege that Figueredo did not honk to warn the driver of the car their daughter was in, nor did he use defensive driving techniques such as swerving to avoid a collision.
Medina Transportation LLC., based in Kansas City, employs four full-time drivers, according to online records. The company primarily moves household goods.
While the lawsuit does not include the amount of potential damages requested, Hoskins and Oliver are seeking compensation for expenses incurred, including emotional distress, punitive damages and their daughter’s loss of earning potential.
According to Missouri data, 17 people have died in 14 fatal traffic crashes involving a truck or other commercial vehicle since the beginning of 2024.
Hoskins, Oliver and Figueredo, along with a representative of Medina Transporation LLC, are scheduled to appear in court in December.
