$150 million for 13-year-old girl who witnessed family die in crash Ortiz had parked on the side of a freeway in darkness in the early hours of the morning on Nov 22, 2009 without leaving on his lights or an emergency reflector. Lawyers who filed a wrongful-death civil case on behalf of Kylie Asam accused Ortiz of pulling over to sleep and ignoring warnings that stopping on the freeway was only allowed only in emergencies. Kylie Asam's father hit the truck after striking debris on the freeway and trying to stop. During the trial defence lawyers had argued that Ortiz stopped to take medicine for a severe headache, which they said had constituted an emergency. They also argued he was not breaking the law because he parked on a dirt surface to the side of the road. Brian Brandt, a lawyer for Kylie Asam, said his client found it "hard to comprehend" the scope of the verdict at Los Angeles Superior Court.