Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog
Annocki v. Peterson Enters., LLC., a case from the California Court of Appeal, involved victim who was killed in a motorcycle accident. Victim was riding his motorcycle along Pacific Coast Highway when he collided with a car exiting a restaurant parking lot.
The center of the roadway on which victim was traveling was lined with temporary traffic dividers and had a speed limit of 55 mph. Plaintiffs (victim’s parents) argue at-fault driver was confused when exiting restaurant parking lot and tried to make a left turn instead of a right turn. Plaintiffs further alleged restaurant owner was negligent for failing to adequately staff the parking lot. On the night of the fatal traffic accident, there was only one employee working in the parking lot and no employee was there to assist customers leaving the parking lot in entering the roadway. Plaintiffs specifically asserted restaurant owner chose to save the eight dollars per hour it would have cost to have a second parking lot attendant over their customer’s safety.
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Authorities said victim was driving his friend to a local hospital. This friend, who was his passenger, had been in another car accident earlier that day and was on her way to visit another occupant of that car who had been in the hospital following the earlier crash. During this late night ride to the hospital, victim hit the horse and died at the scene of the accident.
Sister filed a car accident lawsuit in Wyoming against her brother. Sister alleged brother was driving in a negligent manner. Specifically, she said her brother drove into a foggy area and slammed on the brakes, which caused the rear end of the car to slide sideways. When the vehicle slid, it ran off the road, into the median, and rolled one and a half times.
During the reckless driving trial, Werth testified that may have been going 90 mph but argued that he never reached 100 mph. At trial, a state trooper also testified he followed worth on the beltway for approximately half a mile at 105 mph before he pulled over the suspect. The officer approached the car with almost completely tinted windows and drew his weapon but then put it back in his holster when he saw Werth. The officer testified Werth was polite as said he was pushing his luck by driving that fast.
First responders arrived and transported victim to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Authorities do not know the cause of the crash at this time and are continuing to investigate. MSP’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services sections have been tasked to assist the local fire department to determine why this tragic car accident occurred.