Not The Onion: Motorist sues the family of dead teen she mowed down with SUV

by Isaac T on April 26, 2014
Not The Onion: Motorist sues the family of dead teen she mowed down with SUV

Talk about going down the rabbit hole! What is WRONG with people?

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  1. mdannyg says:
    April 26, 2014 at 19:00

    While I certainly don’t agree with going as far as suing, I don’t find it that outlandish, as it does sound like (after reading the article) the teens were fairly responsible for the accident. I do think that too many times we automatically assume the pedestrians/cyclists are always the victims in these accidents.

    • Isaac T says:
      April 26, 2014 at 19:12

      I could see that as a reason to dismiss a lawsuit against the motorist. But for God’s sake, not *everything* is about you, darling! How do you get into a mental space where you can sue the family of the boy you killed for “lessening your enjoyment of life”?

  2. Maynard says:
    April 27, 2014 at 19:09

    I’d want to get more facts before forming a judgment. Here’s a report indicates a couple of relevant points. One:

    Ellis says a police investigation exonerated Simon and says the collision was “a complete tragedy”.

    “They were riding in the middle of an unlit road at 1:30 a.m. Their bicycles were not properly illuminated, nor did they have the proper reflectors,” he says. “While everyone should feel sympathy and compassion for the families of the cyclists, we must also remember that there is another family who is hurting as well.”

    South Simcoe Police tells CTV News on Saturday, there were no charges filed against Simon and says there was no wrong-doing on her part when the crash was reviewed by the Crown.

    “We review all fatal collisions with our Crown Attorney’s office. Based on the review of this collision, there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction on any charges,” Staff Sgt. Steve Wilson says.

    If that’s a fair statement of facts, then the driver might reasonably not have been at fault. I’m a bike rider myself, often at night, and one of my serious concerns is other bikes without lights or reflectors. They can be invisible! (The picture of the boy on the bike shows a bike without lights or reflectors. He shouldn’t be in the street at 1 A.M.!)

    Also…

    Simon’s suit is a countersuit to one levelled against her by Majewski’s family.

    A countersuit is a routine procedure when you get sued, especially if you’re sued unreasonably. You ask your lawyer how to defend, and he says “Countersue”. That is, it’s not the same as the driver filing a suit on her own volition.

    Under the circumstances, there’s the *possibility* that this driver is not behaving unreasonably.

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