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Bicyclist's Family Seeks More Compensation in Thousand Oaks Wrongful Death Case
October 30, 2007
Glenn B. Garvin was not just a successful endodontist, but an avid bicyclist and a respected member of the Thousand Oaks community. He served as a member of the city's traffic advisory board, had been happily married for the past twenty five years, and had two teenage sons.
On September 16, 2006 Garvin was riding his cycle along Westlake Boulevard. 82-year-old Norma Siegel was driving her vehicle northbound when she suddenly veered into the bicycle lane and collided with the cyclist. Garvin suffered massive head injuries and died. His family now wants to seek extra monetary compensation in the wrongful death case that just got underway in Ventura County Superior Court. According to the suit, Siegel had been informed by her ophthalmologist barely 10 days before the accident that she had cataracts in both eyes. In fact, just the day before the accident, the suit claims she received another warning from her ophthalmologist.
Compensation was fixed at $39,878 to cover medical expenses and funeral costs. The family now says Garvin's past and future earnings need to be compensated too.
According to the Ventura County Star, the lawsuit calculates Garvin's earnings in 2006 to be $746,333. Garvin family attorneys say the family lost its main breadwinner and the community lost a respected leader who was committed to bicycle safety. They haven't yet specified the amount of additional damages the family will be claiming, but based on figures of Garvin's earning that year, his young age at the time of the accident and his standing in the community one expects it will be sizable.
A person with a known medical condition who's responsible for causing an accident that results in the wrongful death or injury to another may be liable for compensation for damages. If you need advice regarding an accident you've been involved in, contact the California bicycle accident attorneys at The Reeves Law Group.
Bicyclist Injured in Orange County Accident
October 04, 2007
A 58-year-old cyclist was injured Monday evening when a truck collided with her bicycle on Laguna Canyon Road before crashing down an embankment. According to police, the bicyclist Sandra Grim was riding in the bike lane, when suddenly a black F-150 truck driven by 32-year-old Winston Elbert, of Santa Ana, California veered into the bike lane and struck her from behind. In the impact, Grim was thrown about 140 feet away and landed in the number two lane of the road. After hitting her, the truck continued to veer on the right side before finally going over and sliding down an embankment. Elbert was able to get out of the truck on his own. But the other passenger, 30 year old Shasta Wolfe, also a Santa Ana resident, had to be extracted from the wreck of the damaged truck. Sandra Grim suffered major head injuries including head trauma and lacerations to the face. Elbert too sustained head injuries while the extent of Wolfe's injuries was not known. All three were admitted to the Mission Hospital. The police haven't been able to come with an explanation of why the truck veered to the left, although they have ruled out the possibility of alcohol being a factor. Sunny California has always been the home of bicyclists who frequently take advantage of the warm weather to hit the streets on their bikes. Unfortunately, they are often vulnerable to the negligence or aggressive driving of others they share the road with. When a bicyclist is involved in an accident, the bicyclist almost always suffers the brunt of injuries, like in Sandra's case. Sandra however was lucky to escape with injuries. In recent days, there have been a spate of bicycle accidents that have resulted in the deaths of the cyclists. If a bicyclist is injured in an accident caused by the reckless driving or negligence of others, the victim may be entitled to financial compensation. The California bicycle accident lawyers at The Reeves Law Group can help you with your bicycle accident case.
