Posted On: March 16, 2010
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Drowning Victim Settled
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources ("IDNR") agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit involving the estate of a seventeen year old boy who drove his car off Fairfiled ramp at night and drown. The wrongful death lawsuit was settled for around $300,000. The mother of the deceased boy said she filed the wrongful death lawsuit because she wanted the ramp fixed so nobody else would die and no other family would have to endure what she did.
This case was very tragic and a young life was wasted. There had been other deaths at this same ramp and under the same circumstances and yet the ramp was not fixed. A good lawyer will investigate previous accidents at the same location and try to use this to the advantage of the family.
"Trey was the third person to drown at that ramp. I haven't heard of anyone else going into the water since they fixed the ramp. They needed to be brought to their knees," Throop said of the IDNR.
