Angie Stone Children Sue Truck Company, Drivers Over Fatal Alabama Crash

The children of Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone have filed a wrongful death lawsuit following a fatal highway crash in Alabama that claimed their mother's life. The lawsuit names multiple defendants, including the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van driver, the trucking company CSRT, the truck driver, and Daimler Truck North America, alleging the truck’s collision avoidance system malfunctioned and failed to detect the stalled van. According to court documents, Stone and her entourage survived an initial van rollover before an 18-wheeler hauling sugar struck the van at nearly 70 mph, ejecting Stone and pinning her underneath, leading to her death. The suit further claims the truck driver was distracted by headphones and did not brake, contributing to the crash. Stone, an influential neo-soul artist and member of The Sequence, was returning home after a performance in Mobile, Alabama. Her children, along with passenger Sheila Hopkins who was injured, seek damages for the incident, highlighting both the technical failures and alleged negligence involved.