$ 2,100,000.00 wrongful death recovery by parents of adult child killed a car accident

$ 2,100,000.00 settlement of wrongful death claim of the surviving parents of their 33 year old unmarried son who was killed in a motor vehicle accident. The decedent was a seat belted passenger in an automobile being driven by his 26 year old friend, who was traveling northbound on North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. The car the decedent was in was traveling in excess of the speed limit and the driver of that vehicle may have been driving under the influence of alcohol. A vehicle traveling southbound being driven by an 84 year old man attempted to make a left turn onto Northeast 37th Street. The traffic signal at that intersection was a flashing red signal for the vehicle traveling southbound. The southbound vehicle made a left turn in front of the vehicle the plaintiff was traveling in. The driver of that vehicle failed to obey the traffic signal and failed to yield the right of way to the vehicle the decedent was occupying. As a result of those factors, the vehicles collided, causing critical injuries to the decedent who died approximately six days after the accident. The decedent was survived by his father, 77 years old and his mother, 65 years old. The case was settled approximately five months after the accident for the total sum of                         $ 2,100,000.00.

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