Gates v. Honey

h CARAWAY, J.

In early 1996, the pick-up trucks driven by Wanda Honey and Larry Gates were involved in a collision in Gates’s lane of travel on a state highway. Honey had consumed alcohol and smoked marijuana before the accident. Gates initially filed suit against Honey. Honey filed a reeon-ventional demand against Gates and also named the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”) as a third-party defendant, alleging that the shoulder drop-off at the site of the accident caused the loss of control of the vehicle and the collision with Gates. After settlement of the…