Front-seat passenger killed in rollover auto accident — $500,000 settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death

Injuries alleged: Death

Name of case: Diaz Nieto v. Varo Luna

Date resolved: 10/7/2022

Demand: $500,000

Offer: $500,000

Verdict or settlement: Settlement

Amount: $500,000

Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Dagoberto J. Rodriguez, Manassas

Description of case: Diaz was a front passenger inside a van driven by the defendant. The defendant’s vehicle veered off the roadway to the left, overcorrected to the right, flipped and rolled over about three times.

Emergency services found Diaz without a pulse at the scene of the accident.

Dagoberto J. Rodriguez, plaintiff’s counsel, provided case information. [022-T-157]