Parents Sue Papa John's Pizza for Wrongful Death
In Edgewood, MD, the family of a 20-year-old man is suing a Maryland franchise of the national pizza chain Papa John’s Pizza. According to Karl Michael Kunze’s parents, the 20-year-old was riding his Yamaha motorcycle when Qiang Fu, a delivery driver for Papa John’s Pizza crossed in front of Kunze in a Toyota Corolla. Kunze’s motorcycle struck the Corolla on the driver’s side of the vehicle and Kunze was ejected from the motorcycle. Kunze was pronounced dead at a MD medical facility following the accident.
According to the report on exploreharford.com, there were witnesses of the accident that said Kunze was passing by other cars on the roadway at high speeds in no pass zones before the accident occurred. Kunze was reportedly operating the motorcycle without a license and was found at fault for the accident. Kunze’s family argued in the wrongful death suit that Qiang Fu crossed the roadway despite seeing Kunze approaching at a high rate of speed in his motorcycle. Kunze’s family included nine counts into the lawsuit and they are seeking $1.5 million in damages.
In this report of the incident, there is a vast amount of evidence that shows Kunze was negligent in the accident. Witnesses saw Kunze driving at high speeds and passing vehicles in no pass zones and Kunze was operating a motorcycle without proper licensing. As a result, Kunze was found at fault for the accident because of his seemingly reckless driving. Regardless of who was at fault in this accident, the sad part about this incident is that somebody unfortunately lost his life. It is always unfortunate when a family is forced to live without their family members as a result of a tragedy like this.
