Wrongful death lawsuit filed against former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt - www.roanoke.comThe suit contends that Ewell Hunt and two deputies failed to protect Chad English. Ewell Hunt, the former Franklin County sheriff, and two of his deputies failed to heed an informant's tip that might have prevented the murder of a 19-year-old man, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Mayo Clinic wrongful death trial beginsA 13-year-old girl's death after surgery at Saint Marys Hospital in 2009 is at issue in a wrongful death trial that started Monday, May 14, in Olmsted County District Court.
Carlos Marquez Killed in Accident, Other Classmates Injured in Grand Prairie, Texas
According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, one young man was killed and three other classmates injured in a single-vehicle collision in Grand Prairie, Texas. The accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22 when Grand Prairie police believe 17-year-old Kimberly Pimental was attempting to pass a slower moving vehicle on Texas 360 when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree. Her passenger, 15-year-old Carlos Marquez Jr. was killed, while Pimental, 16-year-old Isaiah Rodriguez and 15-year-old Flordeluna Flores were injured from the accident. Pimental and Flores were taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, while Rodriguez, who was ejected from the vehicle, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.
Update: Kimberly Pimentel died Monday evening at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
Commentary The school these young men and women attend has been hit hard with tragedy lately. My thoughts are with the family of the deceased, and everyone is hoping for a speedy recovery of those injured. When an accident of this magnitude occurs, every contingency should be examined by a third party investigation. Having children of my own, I would want to know that the driver of the vehicle was allowed to drive with the parents' confidence of a good driving record and that this was just a freak accident. We litigated another case involving a minor driver in which the parents were aware of the young man's problems behind the wheel and poor driving record. The investigation into that accident found the inaction of the parents to be one of the causes of the wreck in question. While very difficult to think about, this aided our client in determining a strategy for civil remedies going forward after the wreck. Irrespective of my analysis however, the most important thing currently is recovery, for the injured students, the families involved, and the high school.
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