![]() ![]() In January 2015, a Santa Fe jury issued a $165.5 million verdict in the case, the largest civil award in New Mexico history. FedEx sought a new trial or a decrease in the judgment award from a state judge, which was denied.įedEx then appealed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, arguing the state judge had been mistaken in rejecting the request for a new trial or a lower judgment. Marialy Venegas' parents - Rene Venegas Lopez and Georgina Leticia Venegas - also joined in the lawsuit. He later filed a personal injury and wrongful death lawsuit against FedEx over the loss of his wife and daughter. Marialy Venegas' husband, Alfredo Morga, wasn't traveling with his family at the time of the crash. More: Socorro ISD bus involved in crash in far East El Paso car driver taken to hospital The driver of the contracted FedEx truck, El Pasoan Elizabeth Quintana, also died as a result. Surviving was Venegas Morga's son, Yahir Morga, who was 1 at the time, according to Sun-News archives. Two of the three occupants in the pickup were killed: 22-year-old Marialy Venegas Morga and her 4-year-old daughter, Ylairam Morga, both of El Paso. ![]() The lawsuit stemmed from a nighttime crash in which a FedEx-contracted big rig truck slammed into a parked or slow-moving GMC passenger truck at Mile 117 on Interstate 10 - about 20 miles west of Las Cruces. LAS CRUCES - The state Appeals Court this week reaffirmed a judgment of more than $165 million against FedEx over a 2011 crash west of Las Cruces that killed three El Pasoans and left a baby severely injured. Watch Video: Do you know what to do if you're in an accident? ![]()
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