A 28-year old Pittsburgh woman suffered a wrongful death after a utility pole, struck by a tractor-trailer in a semi truck accident, fell on her head causing fatal brain injuries. Her mother Gloria Grate is now filing a wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the driver for failing to properly control his truck and on the part of the city for failing to properly secure the light pole or to move it to a safer location.
As wrongful death lawyers, we know that personal injury or wrongful death can happen at anytime. If anyone suffers a wrongful death or personal injury due to the negligence of another person or company, then we hope that the responsible party will take accountability for any pain and suffering that is endured and help pay the injured person’s medical bills.
The worst part is that if proper measures had been taken in order to secure the safety of the light pole, this wrongful death could have been avoided.
Marquetta Grate was waiting for a bus on May 15 at the intersection of Frankstown and Paulson avenues after dropping off her three-year-old daughter at an East Liberty pre-school. A tractor-trailer, driven by Stephen Caudill, attempted to round the bend and struck the light pole, which fell onto Ms. Grate — causing her wrongful death from a traumatic brain injury.
“This tragedy could have been prevented if the city of Pittsburgh had engaged in a routine analysis or inspection of the location of the pole in question,” said Mrs. Grate’s personal injury attorney.
As wrongful death attorneys, we believe that companies and manufacturers can potentially be held responsible for personal injury or wrongful death where their equipment is directly at fault. Both partners have a certain amount of blame that should be assigned, and it is important for families to be compensated in case of personal injury or wrongful death.
Please feel free to call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a FREE CONSULTATION with an experienced wrongful death attorney. We have a large bilingual staff that can assist you in either English or Spanish.
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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