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ATV Injuries -
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The parents of a 13 year-old boy who was killed in a 2002 Florida all terrain vehicle (ATV) accident were awarded a $20 million personal injury settlement this year after a jury trial. According to newspaper accounts, Donald “D.J.” Roberts was killed when he lost control of someone else’s ATV and crashed head-first into a barbed wire fence. Donald and Terry Roberts, the parents of the deceased boy, alleged in their personal injury lawsuit that the defendant, Timothy Mark Taylor, had invited the boy to ride the ATV. The story said that neither Taylor nor any lawyers showed up to court for his defense.
Witnesses and investigators told the newspaper that D.J. and a 10 year-old boy were riding a nearby resident’s ATV without permission prior to the deadly accident. Despite their shouts to tell the boys to slow down on the vehicle, witnesses said that the boys did not listen to them and continued to ride at high speeds. D.J. Roberts then lost control of the vehicle and was nearly decapitated. The other boy on the vehicle was also injured.
In their 2004 wrongful death lawsuit, Donald’s parents claimed that Taylor invited their son to ride the 1986 ATV. While it is unclear if Taylor owned the vehicle, the lawsuit said that he was responsible for the ATV and consequently failed to provide adult supervision, to “properly secure” the ignition key, and to keep the vehicle in a “safe” condition.
If you have been involved in an ATV accident and need representation, please contact us.
If you have questions or comments please contact us.
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