Woman Tours Country: Warns of Sleep Apnea

Article Excerpts:

“A woman who knows the dangers of sleep apnea all too well made a stop Thursday in Fayetteville.”

“Lindsay hopes by touring the country she will be able to get the trucking industry to start up programs for employees to identify and treat Sleep Apnea.”

Wanda’s radio interview on KFAY AM 1030 broadcasted out of Fayetteville, AR with Dan Hentschel, news director.

Wanda’s interview with reporter Mitch Roberts of KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, AR on June 21, 2012. Unfortunately, this interview was not aired.

Settlement Considered First in Trucking Industry

By Gheni Platenburg
VICTORIA ADVOCATE
December 8, 2011

Article Excerpts:

“In an industry first, a major Canadian trucking firm, said in a recent legal settlement that a driver’s sleep
apnea most likely led to the death of John Lindsay in an accident that occurred in May 2010.”

Widow sues trucking company in effort to spotlight sleep apnea problem

By Lynn LaRowe
TEXARKANA GAZETTE
December 11, 2011

Article Excerpts:

“Since her husband’s death, Wanda Lindsay has become an untiring advocate for sleep apnea regulations for truck drivers.”

“Wanda Lindsay is an amazing person. When she says she is not going to stop until it’s fixed, she means it.” Cole said, “She’s a warrior committed to the cause.”

New Braunfels widow, trucking company settle suit
By Helen Anders
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Friday, Dec. 9, 2011

Article Excerpts:

“The settlement includes an acknowledgement that sleep apnea might have been a factor in the wreck and a commitment by Celadon to examine its operations and educate its drivers to prevent similar incidents — vows that Lindsay’s lawyer, Jim Cole of Victoria, calls precedent-setting. Lindsay and Cole were also in Washington this week testifying before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Advisory Committee, urging rules on sleep apnea testing.”