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Lawmakers consider bill giving drivers more access to insurance coverage

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With $500,000 in insurance coverage to guard against drivers with minimal liability insurance, Duane Halsey figured he had enough financial protection in case of a wreck.

But in 1997, Halsey, his wife and others were involved in a horrific crash in Wilson County that killed three people and injured four others when the Chevy Suburban they were riding in collided with a tractor-trailer.

Halsey, who was hurt and lost his wife in the crash, could only collect about $104,000 for his share from the $1 million in liability coverage for the trucking company that was split among . . .

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