$ 3,000,000.00 wrongful death recovery by wife of spouse killed in accident

$ 3,000,000.00 wrongful death settlement of the surviving spouse of a 64 year old man who was killed in a motor vehicle accident. The decedent was traveling in a westbound direction on the inside lane of 1-75. A construction vehicle with an extendable boom operated by an employee of a painting company drove from the north shoulder of westbound 1-75 and stopped in the westbound lane at the underside of US-27 overpass bridge. The accident occurred in the evening and there was no immediate street lighting present. The construction vehicle had no lighting of any type. There were no warning signs. lane closure-, or reflective orange barrels, which are required by Florida law when a construction vehicle is performing maintenance on a public road. There were also no reflective markers on the construction vehicle. The automobile being driven by the decedent collided head-on with the stopped construction vehicle. The decedent had tried to avoid the accident and swerved to his right at the last instant, which saved the life of his wife. The decedent died at the scene of the accident from multiple head injuries. The case was settled at mediation approximately eight months after the accident occurred.

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