Taulbee v. EJ Distribution Corp.

*592On August 20, 2012, appellant Stephen Taulbee suffered catastrophic injuries after driving his Jeep into the back of a truck parked in a gore point, a triangular-shaped zone demarcated by the freeway and the exit ramp. Taulbee and his wife *540(collectively "appellants") sued respondent Carlos Aldana, the truck driver, and his employer, respondent EJ Distribution Corporation (collectively "respondents"). The trial court instructed the jury that it could find Aldana negligent per se for parking in the gore point ( Veh. Code, § 21718 ; all further statutory citations are to this code unless…