Automobile Accidents
July 06, 2007
Father of Teen Killed in Selmer Drag Accident Sues
The father of 15-year-old Scarlett Replogle is seeking $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $7.5 million in punitive damages. Replogle was killed earlier this month when a drag-racing car spun out of control at a fund raising event in Selmer, Tennessee. Troy Critchley, an Australian who lives in the suburbs of Dallas, lost control of his dragster while performing an exhibition burnout. The lawsuit filed by Replogle's father names Critchley, AMS Staff Leasing Inc., Larry Price, and Cars for Kids Southern Style, Inc. as defendants.
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July 05, 2007
Man Beaten to Death by Crowd After Car Accident
A crowd beat a man to death in Texas after a vehicle he was riding in hit and injured a young girl. Police say that between 2,000 and 3,000 people were in the area for the Juneteenth celebration when the attack occurred. The driver of the vehicle that hit the girl had stopped to check on the girl when a group of men attacked him. David Rivas Morales, the passenger in the vehicle, got out of the vehicle to help the driver when the crowd turned on him.
Man Beaten to Death by Crowd After Car Accident
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July 04, 2007
Seat Switching Alleged in Accident
Five minors and a liquor store clerk who is believed to have sold alcohol to the minors are being charged in the death of high school student Samara Stricklen. Nanette LaFleur, 17, faces vehicular homicide and eight other counts while Alison Bowen, 16, is being charged with a DUI and a felony count for trying to deceive law enforcement. Van Thien Pham, 44, faces 10 counts of providing alcohol to a minor.
Seat Switching Alleged in Deadly Teenage Car Accident
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Posted by Patricia Bowling at 09:28 PM | Permalink
July 03, 2007
Woman Wants $75,000 for Injuries
Catherine Purser is suing Beverly Lafleur for more than $75,000 after a Texas car accident. Purser says that on November 2, 2006, she was injured in an automobile accident caused by Lafleur. The lawsuit states that the "plaintiff would show that on the aforementioned date plaintiff was the driver of a vehicle traveling west on Georgia Street when suddenly and without warning, a vehicle being driven by Lafleur failed to stop at a stop sign proximately causing the accident."
Woman Wants $75,000 Plus for Alleged Auto Collision
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Posted by Patricia Bowling at 09:10 PM | Permalink
July 02, 2007
The Dangers of U-Haul
A recent investigation by the Los Angeles Times suggests that U-Haul International's practices are leading to deadly accidents on the road. About four years ago, Marissa Sternberg rented a U-Haul trailer to move her belongings to her new school and had attached the trailer to her Toyota Land Cruiser. Sternberg's friend, Corina Maya Hollander, who was taking a turn driving, said that she felt the trailer begin to swing from side to side and she "knew something bad was going to happen. We both knew." Sternberg's Land Cruiser flipped and bounced along the road before the trailer broke free and flew off the road. Sternberg was thrown from the SUV in the accident; Hollander was able to crawl away from the wreckage. Hollander and Sternberg fell victim to "trailer sway:" a leading cause of severe towing accidents. Trailer sway occurs when a sharp gust of wind is encountered and the trailer begins to swing from side to side. Few drivers are able to regain control of their vehicles once this occurs.
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