Man Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Transit Company
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a transit company after a man was killed when a Municipal bus struck him in April of last year. The lawsuit was filed on the man’s behalf by the man’s husband and accused the driver of negligence and carelessness in the bus accident. According to the lawsuit, the driver of the bus was distracted while she was un-wrapping a candy bar and accidently hit the accelerator instead of the brake when she saw the victim on the roadway. The accident caused the man to be pinned up a second bus, which caused his death. The report does not specify how much the man’s husband is seeking in the lawsuit.
Driver distraction is one of the leading causes of automobile accidents in the United States. There are many instances when a driver could easily be distracted and not see a person or another car on the road in front of them. Even if the vehicle is not traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the accident, it is still possible for it to cause serious injuries in the event of an accident simply because of its weight. A bus weighs much more than a normal vehicle does so the possibility of serious injuries in an accident is dramatically increased. The most common forms of driver distraction is cell phone use or fumbling with the radio while driving. It is very easy for a driver to get distracted while on the road and cause a serious accident. In this incident, if the driver is found to have been distracted while she was operating the bus, she could be held accountable for causing the man’s death.
