HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Trucking companies could face felony charges for knowingly dropping their insurance and keeping their trucks on the road, under legislation proposed by state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

The measure is in response to a Bloomfield company whose dump truck caused a 20-vehicle wreck that killed four people in Avon last July. State officials say the company, American Crushing and Recycling, did not have liability insurance at the time of the fiery crash, an allegation the company denies.

Blumenthal said Monday that he submitted legislation to the General Assembly that would make it a felony to knowingly drop insurance and continuing to operate vehicles covered by that insurance.

The proposal would also require insurers to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when a trucking company’s insurance lapses – an issue legislators plan to take up during a special session that begins Tuesday.

Also Monday, Blumenthal released paperwork that shows the owner of American Crushing and Recycling had claimed in bid documents days before the July 29 crash that his company had $5 million in assets.

Blumenthal and attorneys for the crash victims are trying to gain access to Wilcox’s assets after learning about the liability insurance issue.