Significant compensation
Injured by Street Racers in Connecticut? Multiple Parties May Be Responsible
Ganim Injury Lawyers secured significant compensation for one of the victims, including compensation related to medical bills, long-term care, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
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- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Incident Type
- High-Speed Street Racing Crash
- Injured Parties
- Four Passengers in a Non-Racing Vehicle
- Defendants
- Drivers, City & Commercial Property Owners
- Handling Attorney
- George Ganim
- Status
- Resolved
What Happened
In 2022, four women were traveling in a vehicle along Sargent Drive in New Haven, Connecticut. They were not participating in a race.
Two drivers were engaged in an illegal high-speed street race when their vehicles collided with the victims’ vehicle. Police found that five vehicles were involved in the crash.
The crash resulted in a death and caused severe, life-altering injuries to the occupants. The crash and the lawsuits that followed received coverage from FOX 61, NBC Connecticut, WTNH News 8, the New Haven Register and the New Haven Independent.
A Crash With Life-Changing Consequences
The collision caused severe, life-altering injuries and resulted in a fatality. For the victims and their families, the effects extended well beyond the crash itself, including medical treatment, long-term care needs, lost wages and pain and suffering.
How Ganim Injury Lawyers Pursued Multiple Responsible Parties
The case extended beyond the drivers involved in the street race. Ganim Injury Lawyers investigated whether other parties may also have shared responsibility for allowing dangerous conditions to persist.
Driver Liability
Both racing drivers faced criminal charges and arrest for their involvement. Police findings from the criminal proceedings helped support the civil negligence claims against the drivers.
Municipal Negligence
The City of New Haven was named as a defendant based on allegations that reasonable preventative measures were not taken despite a documented history of illegal street racing in the area.
Commercial Property Liability
Commercial landowners were also named as defendants based on allegations that known safety hazards connected to repeated illegal racing activity had not been adequately addressed.
Take note: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Significant Compensation Secured
Attorney George Ganim represented one of the four women and secured significant compensation for her, including compensation related to medical bills, long-term care, lost wages, and pain and suffering. The case has been resolved.
Community Impact
Since the crash, the City of New Haven has installed speed humps along Sargent Drive to deter illegal racing.
What This Case May Mean for Other Crash Victims
A street-racing or reckless-driving crash can involve more than one responsible party. Depending on the circumstances, liability may extend beyond the driver who caused the collision.
Evidence showing a known history of dangerous activity, unsafe property conditions or failures to take reasonable preventative measures may become important when determining who may be responsible.
Multiple Responsible Parties
Drivers may not be the only parties whose conduct must be investigated.
Prior Dangerous Activity
Evidence of previous incidents and knowledge of recurring street racing may be important.
Multiple Sources of Recovery
Cases involving several responsible parties can involve multiple potential sources of compensation.