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Plaintiff, a 48-year-old female married with two children, was a customer at a store in Northern Virginia. The plaintiff had exited the store and was walking towards the parking lot using a marked pedestrian crosswalk. An operator of a Ford F-350 was driving through the parking lot near the location of the pedestrian crosswalk. Suddenly and without warning, the truck driver ran over the plaintiff as she walked within the crosswalk. The plaintiff was killed in this accident. The truck driver indicated to police that he did not see the plaintiff before striking her. He saw her when he looked in his side mirror and saw a pedestrian lying in the roadway behind him. The driver was charged, and pled guilty to, reckless driving.
[18-T-079]Type of action: Wrongful Death
Injuries alleged: Traumatic blunt force trauma
Name of case: Confidential
Tried before: Mediation
Name of judge or mediator: Hon. Michael C. Allen (Ret.) and Judge Gerald B. Lee
Date resolved: June 8, 2018
Verdict or settlement: Settlement
Amount: $3,500,000
Attorneys for plaintiff: Edward L. Weiner, Lawson D. Spivey III, and Eugene C. Miller, Fairfax
Attorneys for defendant: Confidential
Insurance carrier: Confidential
