On October 4, 2021, a rider named Justin Hartley was riding his 2007 Harley-Davidson (model unspecified) in Virginia Beach, Virginia when something terrible happened. An Amazon subcontractor driving a Hertz rental truck with an Amazon logo on it reportedly turned into his lane, striking Hartley. He sustained several injuries, the most serious of which resulted in the amputation of his left leg below the knee.
In January, 2022, Hartley filed a lawsuit against three entities: the individual driver who hit him, Amazon Logistics, and the e-commerce giant Amazon itself. As Hartley’s attorney, Kevin Biniazan, told local newspaper the Virginian-Pilot, the crash was preventable. “The unrealistic expectations that are put on the drivers are fueling these negligence cases. The driver was so entranced in making his delivery that he did not see our client,” Biniazan said.
