Tracy Morgan settles lawsuit with Wal-Mart over fatal crash

Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. “did right” by his family following a highway crash that killed one man and left Morgan and two friends seriously injured.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based mega retailer called it an "amicable settlement,”  but details weren't disclosed.

According to The Associated Press, a Wal-Mart truck slammed into the back of a limo van carrying Morgan and the others back from a show in Delaware last June. Comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair was killed. Morgan suffered head trauma, a broken leg and broken ribs and is still recovering.

The truck driver, Kevin Roper, of Jonesboro, Ga., was charged with death by auto and has pleaded not guilty.

A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board estimated Roper was driving 65 mph in the minute before he slammed into Morgan's limo van on the New Jersey Turnpike, 10 mph above the speed limit. According to court documents, Roper was operating the truck without having slept for more than 24 hours.

AP reports Wal-Mart also is working toward a settlement with the other victims. 

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