Minnesota Car Accident Death Results in Criminal Charges
A 66-year-old man from Crosslake, Minnesota, has been charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 3-year-old Jack Larson.
According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Department, traffic on County Road 3 in Merrifield had stopped for Jack and other boys and girls to cross the street on Saturday. Sherman Frederick passed the stopped vehicles on the shoulder and his van struck Jack as he was crossing the road. The boy, who was reportedly on a visit to see his grandparents, died at the scene.
Additional charges filed against Frederick include reckless driving and failure to provide proof of insurance.
Car Accident Death
When someone dies in a Minnesota car accident due to the negligence of another, the spouse and next of kin can recover monetary damages for the car accident death under Minnesota Statutes, section 573. Under the statute, damages are limited to financial loss resulting from the death.
But there is a provision for punitive damages when there is deliberate disregard for the rights or safety of others.
If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, call the Minnesota car accident lawyers at Pritzker Olsen Attorneys. The firm is nationally recognized and represents clients in Minnesota and throughout the United States. To contact a car accident lawyer at the firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or write to us online for a free case consultation.
Pickup Driver Failed to Yield in Tragic Crash
Two Die in South St. Paul Car Crash
Police in South St. Paul are still investigating a fatal car accident in a city neighborhood that killed the driver of the vehicle and a passenger.
The 2007 Cadillac driven by James Melford Trone, 44, of South St. Paul, rolled and then struck a house after Trone lost control at the intersection of 7th Avenue South and 9th Street South.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch reported that Trone was extracted from the vehicle and taken to Regions Hospital, where he died. His passenger, Robert Alfred Smith, 47, also of South St. Paul, was dead at the scene.
South St. Paul Police Chief Dan Vujovich told the newspaper that the State Patrol is helping to investigate the cause of the Minnesota fatal car accident. It happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The chief said there was nothing to suggest that alcohol played any role in the crash.
When someone dies in a Minnesota car accident due to the negligence of another, the spouse and next of kin can recover monetary damages for the car accident death under Minnesota Statutes, section 573.
The car accident lawyers at PritzkerOlsen Attorneys can answer your questions about compensation in a car accident death case, including questions about the need for a court-appointed “wrongful death trustee.”
PritzkerOlsen has considerable experience and a reputation for success in representing car accident victims and their survivors. Contact our attorneys at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete an online case consultation form.
Woman Badly Injured in Hit-And-Run
Apple Valley Police Department officials are looking for help in solving a hit-and-run car accident that seriously injured a 26-year-old pedestrian.
Police told the Star Tribune that the woman was walking across Cedar Avenue at 153rd Street when she was struck by an unidentified vehicle, possibly a tan-colored van. That accident happened about 9:11 p.m. Friday.
Police said the victim was taken to Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, then transferred to a regional trauma center.
If you have information on who was driving the hit-and-run vehicle or have a description of the vehicle, please call 952-953-2700.
In a separate accident Friday, 24-year-old Patrick Welsh of Warroad, Minnesota, died when the vehicle he was driving rolled into a ditch 15 miles north of Fargo on Interstate 29. Highway Patrol officials told The Associated Press that a 19-year-old female passenger in the vehicle was taken to a Fargo hospital to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a motor vehicle collision, call a car accident lawyer at PritzkerOlsen Attorneys, or complete a free case consultation form. PritzkerOlsen is a premier personal injury law firm with many years of experience obtaining just compensation for accident victims.
In most fatal crashes and in crashes that result in serious injuries, there can be complex legal issues not always made apparent to you by insurance companies. To contact a Minnesota car accident lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free).
