{"id":727,"date":"2016-10-06T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2016-10-06T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:37:09","slug":"city-pays-portion-of-wrongful-death-lawsuit-settlement-after-poorly-designed-intersection-contributed-to-drivers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/city-pays-portion-of-wrongful-death-lawsuit-settlement-after-poorly-designed-intersection-contributed-to-drivers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"City Pays Portion of Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settlement After Poorly Designed Intersection Contributed to Driver\u2019s Death."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a tragic accident, a lawsuit is often the last thing on a person&#8217;s mind.\u00a0 This is especially true in the unfortunate instance in which a loved one has died.\u00a0 <strong>A lawsuit, however, is often the only way someone can begin to recover for their loss.<\/strong>\u00a0 Simply deciding to file a lawsuit isn&#8217;t enough either; often choosing who to sue can make all the difference in the world.\u00a0 This is why most plaintiffs should rely on an experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\">personal injury attorney<\/a> as a person who can help guide them through the complicated litigation process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/obmhzMb0dz4\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Knowing who to sue was a major factor in the amount of money damages recovered by the family of Michael Drake after he tragically died in a car collision.\u00a0 Drake was stopped at a busy intersection of Route 51 and Darr Road in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 According to triblive.com, Drake was attempting to turn left onto Darr Road when his car was struck from behind by a van driven by forty-three year-old Michael J. 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Lapko\u2019s car pushed Drake\u2019s car into the intersection and oncoming traffic, causing him to be struck by other vehicles.\u00a0 The subsequent collisions killed Drake, who was only twenty-years-old at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Drake\u2019s parents filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">wrongful death<\/a> lawsuit, alleging that Lapko was negligent when he failed to stop in time to avoid hitting Drake and pushed him into oncoming traffic.\u00a0 <strong>The Drakes also named the city\u2019s Department of Transportation in the lawsuit, alleging that the poorly-designed nature of the intersection was a contributing factor in their son\u2019s death<\/strong>.\u00a0 Among the reasons listed were poor design of the intersection, limited sight distance at the intersection, lack of a left-turn lane for Route 51 southbound traffic, and a lack of warning signals.\u00a0 The lawsuit claims that city officials knew, or should have known, the intersection presented a dangerous condition.\u00a0 <strong>The city offered to pay $1 million in personal injury damages if the family agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit, which they ultimately did.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have been injured because of another driver&#8217;s negligence, it will be in your best interests to consult with an experienced Massachusetts car accident lawyer to discuss how you can receive money damages for your injuries. <strong>Call our Boston automotive accident attorneys 24\/7 at 617-787-3700 or email <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a> for a free and private consultation.\u00a0<\/strong> Time may be factor, so please call or email us today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a tragic accident, a lawsuit is often the last thing on a person&#8217;s mind.\u00a0 This is especially true in the unfortunate instance in which a loved one has died.\u00a0 A lawsuit, however, is often the only way someone can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/city-pays-portion-of-wrongful-death-lawsuit-settlement-after-poorly-designed-intersection-contributed-to-drivers-death\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,4,9,5,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":728,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}