Atwater attorneys this week filed a motion for a new trial to overturn a recent verdict that awarded $3.2 million to the family of a woman who was killed while trying to cross an intersection. A jury last month returned an unanimous verdict determining the city of Atwater was 100 percent responsible for the “dangerous condition” of the Bellevue Road and Linden Street intersection, which claimed the life of 73-year-old Delia Gonzales in 2010 and two other victims in 2002 and 2008. Gonzales was killed Dec. 16, 2010, when she tried to cross Bellevue Road while walking on Linden Street. She was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, according to court documents. The Gonzales family sued the city for funeral and burial expenses as well as non-economic damages, such as the loss of love and companionship. Read more here: mercedsunstar/news/local/community/atwater/article4003175.html#storylink=fb_staff
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:50:18 +0000
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