Trial to Begin Regarding a Woman Killed in Lake County Sacramento Boat Accident
A trial is finally scheduled to begin over three years after a woman was killed during a Lake County (near Sacramento), California boating accident. The accident took place on April 29th, 2006 when a man and woman were spending a relaxing day out on the water in a sailboat. Out of nowhere, however, a speedboat came upon the sailboat and hit it with incredible force. The force was so powerful, in fact, that the speedboat actually flew over the sailboat after it made impact. The man that was driving the sailboat suffered serious injuries while the woman’s severe wounds led to her death a few days later, despite the attention and care given her by the medical staff at the hospital where she was taken. Since that time, a number of details and circumstances have kept the case out of court. Individuals involved in accidents such as this should consider hiring a Sacramento Auto Accident Lawyer to help them with their boating injuries and/or medical and wage losses.
One of these details comes from a witness who works as a sergeant for the Lake County police department. The sergeant claims that following the accident, the sheriff and other members of the police department told him not to administer a breathalyzer test on the chief deputy. Because this test was never administered, it is unknown to this day whether or not the man had been drinking or was possibly even drunk when his speedboat hit the sailboat and killed the woman aboard. Other details have reportedly been neglected as well, including a number of witness who claim to have seen the speedboat driver at a resort only hours earlier, possibly drinking.
Another of these details is the fact that the driver of the speedboat which struck the sailboat and killed one of its passengers was, at the time, the Lake County chief deputy to the sheriff. The man was off duty at the time of the accident, but the injured man and his lawyers felt that his standing with local government officials would give him an edge in the case, despite their belief of his guilt. The man and his lawyers fought to have the Lake County District Attorney replaced with the California Attorney General’s Office instead, in case the claim would be viewed with biased eyes in light of the man’s standing with the Lake County police department. Although that motion was denied by at least one judge, the man and his lawyers will now proceed in the trial against the chief deputy who struck and killed the woman in the boating accident. They are confident with the evidence they have to offer that their claim will be won.
If you or one of your loved ones has been injured in a boating accident, a Sacramento personal injury lawyer can help you receive the compensation you need to cover accident-incurred expenses, such as medical bills. You can also receive compensation for the loss of your loved ones in the instance that they are killed in a tragic accident such as this one involving the death of the woman on the sailboat.
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