![]() The suit alleges Lindsay also didn't disclose that testing was performed by an affiliated corporate entity, which presented a conflict of interest. The lawsuit claims the Lindsay Corporation and its affiliates "continuously modified the X-LITE through the course of testing," without disclosing to the state that systems installed on Missouri roadways varied in design. The court documents allege the defendants "concealed or misrepresented the results of testing" done on the X-Lite System, which showed it was "defective and unreasonably safe." Many of the allegations in the suit deal with safety testing for the X-LITE. The suit was brought by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Committee (MHTC), a six-member board that governs MoDOT. ![]() George Jansen's crash is cited in a recently filed petition for damages against the Lindsay Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Jansen family filed a suit, and the case is set to go to trial next March. It killed him, and I don't want that to happen to other people," Emily Jansen said in a May 2018 interview. ![]() "A guardrail that is to be designed to protect, it did not protect. Instead, pictures from the scene of the crash show the guardrail turned into a spear that went right through Jansen's truck. The X-LITE guardrail system is designed to telescope upon impact, meaning one section of the guardrail slides into another, absorbing the kinetic energy of the crash. George Jansen, 59, was on his way from Overland Park to Cincinnati for a business trip when his truck ran off Interstate 70 in rural Missouri. ![]() The 41 Action News I-Team first reported on the controversy surrounding the Lindsay Corporation's X-LITE guardrails more than two years ago.Įmily Jansen believes her husband may still be alive had his truck not collided with one in February 2017. The state commission that governs the Missouri Department of Transportation is suing the makers of X-LITE guardrails for negligence and fraud. The company that makes X-Lite guardrails, Lindsay Corp, defends the design of its guardrails.KANSAS CITY, Mo. The guardrail hit Hannah in the chest, killing her. Instead of collapsing on itself, the guardrail acted as a spear and penetrated the driver’s door. She hit an X-Lite guardrail in Tennessee. Three years ago, Steve Eimers received a call telling him that his 17-year-old daughter Hannah had been killed in a crash. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has removed X-Lite guardrails from its roadways as well. This will reportedly cost about $730,000. The FDOT will be replacing about 146 X-Lite guardrails across the state, including four in Duval County. The Florida Department of Transportation is planning to remove hundreds of X-Lite guardrails from Florida roadways. However, some guardrails have been linked to car crashes and fatalities in Florida and are being removed, as Action News Jax reports. When it comes to rural areas, barriers that were installed on four-lane freeways resulted in a 97% reduction of cross-median crashes. When a guardrail is used, state studies show that there has been a 60-100% reduction in fatal crossover accidents. Officials estimate that cable guardrails can save up to 13 lives and prevent up to 51 serious injuries each year. The guardrail is, first and foremost, a safety barrier meant to protect a vehicle that has left the roadway. You’ve probably seen guardrails all over interstates, highways, and surface roadways.
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