Jamie Lynn Spears’ husband Jamie Watson was accused of causing crash that left three dead when his uninsured trailer truck got stuck in a ditch blocking a motorway
- Police discovered that no one was responsible for the crash that killed three people
Jamie Lynn Spears’ husband was accused of causing a fatal crash that left three people dead when his truck blocked a major highway just two years after the couple married.
Police discovered no one was responsible for the crash that followed Jamie Watson’s uninsured truck and trailer becoming stuck as he entered a private driveway and blocked US-51 in Louisiana.
The details of the case have emerged as Spears appears in the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
One oncoming vehicle – an 18-wheeler driven by a man named Corey David – was able to stop in time, but a Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Kaleb Collette was reportedly speeding and rear-ended David.
Collette, 28, died as a result, along with his passengers Lee Ross, 27, and Kenneth Parnell, 27.
Jamie Lynn Spears’ husband, Jamie Watson (pictured with Spears) was accused of causing a fatal crash that killed three people when his truck blocked a major highway, just two years after the couple married in 2014.
Details of the 2016 case have emerged as Spears appears in the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! A police report found that no one was responsible for the accident
Two years after the crash, the couple (pictured) had a daughter together – Ivey Joan – who is now five
Brittney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn married Watson in 2014, four years after they got together, with the tragic crash taking place on July 11, 2016.
A few more years later, the couple had a daughter together – Ivey Joan – who is now five.
Another year later, the surviving driver of the 18-wheeler, who suffered physical and mental injuries, filed a lawsuit against Watson and his company Fluker Transportation LLC – the ride that Watson had tried to destroy.
He also filed lawsuits against Kaleb’s mother Melinda Collette and the insurance companies of everyone involved, including the insurer of his own rental car.
David’s petition placed blame on both Collette and Watson, accusing the latter of “gross and flagrant recklessness, carelessness, negligence and fault.”
He also referred to Fluker Transportation’s policy with its insurers, which according to court reports, included an exclusion form signed by Watson stating that “none of the insurance coverages provided by this policy” will apply to him.
The lawsuit was ultimately settled by David’s insurance company, despite their attempts to pin the incident on Watson, and a police report reinforced the conclusion that no one was to blame.
The victim’s attorneys subsequently said in a court document that Collette’s Chevrolet was “100 percent at fault and completely uninsured.”
However, David’s insurers – Nationwide – attempted to continue their action against Watson and eventually settled in 2021.
Fluker Transportation was also sued for damages by the father of one of the crash victims, who blamed both Watson and David for the accident, but that case was also settled.