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February 06, 2006
Fatal Fall by Motorcyclist on Florida Interstate
FEBRUARY 2006 - A settlement of $825,000 was reached with a general contractor responsible for the reconstruction of Interstate 275 in Tampa during 2002. The settlement followed over two years of complex litigation based upon the primary allegation that the general contractor, together with the project administrator, acted recklessly when it left a one-hundred yard drop-off in the middle of the lane and just after the peak of the Fletcher Avenue overpass. The hazard could not be seen by approaching motorists and was not warned of by signs. The client of Alvarez Garcia sued after her husband rode through the area for the first time, was jarred violently from his motorcycle, and later died from his injuries. It was actually the second incident in which a motorcyclist lost control due to the hazard, yet no repairs or remedial actions were taken after the first. The claim against the project administrator remains pending.
Posted by alvarezgarcia at February 6, 2006 07:47 PM
