Saturday, December 26, 2009
Lawsuit Filed In W. Va. Death
WEST VIRGINIA....
Karin M. Losh, the mother of 18 year old James Roberts, formerly of Eleanor, has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against Tennessee-based Teton Transportation Inc. and D&L Leasing LLC, along with truck driver, 57 year old Breazeale W. Norris of Indianapolis. The suit alleges Norris was drunk on November 21st when he rear-ended a 2005 Hyundai Elantra that was waiting to turn left at the exit-ramp stoplight at W.Va. 34, sending it straight through the intersection and onto the on-ramp on the other side of the road. James Roberts, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died from his injuries at Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. Norris remains in Western Regional Jail awaiting trial on charges of DUI causing death, leaving the scene of an accident causing death, three counts of DUI causing injury, three counts of leaving a scene causing injury and DUI involving a commercial vehicle.
Karin M. Losh, the mother of 18 year old James Roberts, formerly of Eleanor, has filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against Tennessee-based Teton Transportation Inc. and D&L Leasing LLC, along with truck driver, 57 year old Breazeale W. Norris of Indianapolis. The suit alleges Norris was drunk on November 21st when he rear-ended a 2005 Hyundai Elantra that was waiting to turn left at the exit-ramp stoplight at W.Va. 34, sending it straight through the intersection and onto the on-ramp on the other side of the road. James Roberts, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died from his injuries at Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. Norris remains in Western Regional Jail awaiting trial on charges of DUI causing death, leaving the scene of an accident causing death, three counts of DUI causing injury, three counts of leaving a scene causing injury and DUI involving a commercial vehicle.
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