Albert Einstein famously said that when you continue to do the same thing over and over again – and expect different results – that is the definition of insanity. Honestly, how many times can you the same mistake before you learn to change your method of doing things?
Carla A. Proctor’s career as a bus driver came to an end when she caused a pedestrian accident with her bus and hit Amanda Mahnke, a congressional staffer, in September, 2009. Mahnke has now sued Proctor’s employer, the Metro, because this was not Proctor’s first accident that has gone on record — nor her first instance of reckless driving.
From the perspective of a pedestrian accident lawyer, Mahnke’s personal injury lawsuit feels like a very strong case. Proctor’s reckless driving caused catastrophic injuries to Manhnke, coming close to making the incident a wrongful death, and there is a good chance that Mahnke will collect the some of the $30 million her personal injury lawsuit seeks. The majority of the money will most likely be used to help pay for medical bills accured after Proctor’s bus put her in the hospital.
And what about Proctor’s rough-road of a driving record? Two other accidents have been traced back to her and both were found to be preventable. On top of that, in January of 2009, Proctor received five traffic tickets while on the job, but did Metro take her off the job? No, it was not until the pedestrian accident with Mahnke that Metro fired Proctor from her job.
“This isn’t someone who had a virgin (driving) record,” Mahnke’s personal injury attorney said. “It’s someone who had a notorious record. We’re saying, ‘You knew these were problems and you didn’t correct them.’ ”
On behalf of his client, Regan has filed a personal injury lawsuit with a U.S. District Court against Metro for knowingly employing a negligent driver with a history of causing auto accidents while on the clock.
The lawsuit requests $10 million in compensatory damages as well as the $20 million in punitive damages be paid to Mahnke to compensate her for the amount of pain and suffering caused by Proctor. Our firm’s pedestrian accident lawyers feel that Metro has no one to blame but themselves because they had many chances to let Proctor go for her reckless driving, but decided to take the instanity route instead and look where it has gotten them. Lucky for them that no one died due to their employee’s actions.
What do you think about this accident? Should Metro have employed Proctor as long as they did? Do you or someone you know have a story about a reckless bus driver?
If you were injured and believe that you deserve compensation, then call our bilingual law offices right away at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced pedestrian accident attorney and find out how we can help you. We look forward to providing good advice for your case. There is no fee if no recovery.
About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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