"Estate of woman killed in tailgating crash sues
The estate of a woman struck and killed by a rental truck in a tailgating area at a Yale-Harvard football game in 2011 is suing the driver and others, saying they were negligent. The estate of Nancy Barry of Salem, Mass., is suing the driver, Brendan Ross, Yale University, the city of New Haven, and others. Ross in February received a special form of probation that will leave him with no criminal record. He pleaded guilty to traveling too fast and unsafe starting. Paul Edwards, attorney for Barry’s estate, said the city failed to ensure pedestrian safety. The city said that claims against it should be dismissed."
That pretty much confirms in my mind that this guy must be Jewish.
Related:
"David Ross, 51, took the helm as St. Joseph’s new CEO and president on May 10.... A Massachusetts native, Ross’s last job was president of similarly sized Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Mo..... Ross, who was raised a Protestant but now attends Catholic church with his family, still has a hint of a Boston accent.... [His] older son, Brendan, 19, just finished his freshman year at Yale University."
I stand corrected, but you can obviou$ly see the reason for the special treatment afforded the kid.
Also see: St. Joseph CEO resigns to deal with family medical problems
Related: Tailgate Terror
Also see:
"Yale student gets probation in tailgate death" by John Christoffersen | Associated Press, February 02, 2013
NEW HAVEN — Brendan Ross, of O’Fallon, Mo., was granted accelerated rehabilitation in New Haven Superior Court. The program is for first-time offenders whose charges are dismissed if they complete probation.
Ross, 22, will serve 400 hours of community service....
Police said Ross was driving a rental truck carrying beer kegs through a popular tailgating area before the Harvard-Yale game when witnesses saw the vehicle turn a corner and speed up, striking three women. Nancy Barry, a 30-year-old from Salem, Mass., was killed.
Ross had been charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and reckless driving, but prosecutors agreed to change the charges to reckless driving and reckless endangerment so he would be eligible for the program.
Since when do prosecutors cut killers breaks, huh? Oh, right.
The victim’s family and the other victims agreed with the resolution of the case, lawyers said....
Then why are they now suing?
Prosecutor David Strollo said Ross did not intentionally cause the accident. ‘‘By all accounts, he was appropriately remorseful,’’ Strollo said.
Strollo said Ross was driving a rented U-Haul and pedestrian traffic was blocking the way when he reached a parking lot. Ross revved the engine in an effort to get the pedestrians to move, but the truck took off, Strollo said.
First of all, that's kind of an impatient and asshole response to pedestrian traffic (privileged elite kid would do something like that), and second, the Globe never mentioned the other guys in the cab.
Ross said he was hitting the brake, but it was the gas pedal, Strollo said.
‘‘Oh, my God, what did I do? It was an accident,’’ Ross said, according to Strollo.
Ross passed a field sobriety test after the collision, and police said he was cooperative in the investigation.
Ross did not comment in court, other than to answer the judge’s questions and enter a plea for the infractions.
Strollo said an expert found no defects with the vehicle that contributed to the accident, and a defense expert came to the same conclusion.
Ross is grateful for the compassion shown by the Barry family and the other victims, said his lawyer, William Dow III.
‘‘Brendan Ross is an outstanding young man who was involved in a tragic accident,’’ Dow said in a statement. ‘‘He will emerge from this without a criminal record, but the memory of that tragedy remains. Brendan and his family have extended their condolences to Ms. Barry’s family when the accident occurred. Ms. Barry remains in their prayers.’’
For some more than others.
Another woman who was struck, Sarah Short, filed a lawsuit against Ross and U-Haul.
Yale tightened its tailgating rules since the crash. It now bans kegs at university athletic events and other functions.
I'm wondering WHY they were DRINKING at 10 A.M. in the MORNING!
That doesn't seem to be a HEALTHY BREAKFAST to ME!
Also, oversized vehicles, such as box trucks and large commercial vehicles, are barred from university lots at athletic events unless they are driven by a preapproved authorized vendor.
Why did it take the death of someone for such things?
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You can blame Brendan Ross for ruining the party, kids.
Also related(?):
"Teen sentenced for party tied to a suicide
An Andover
teenager charged with providing alcohol to minors last year at a
party connected to the suicide of a 16-year-old Wellesley girl has
been sentenced to probation, according to the Essex district attorney’s
office. Zachary Zimmerman, 19, pleaded guilty was sentenced Monday
to 18 months’ probation by Judge Anthony Sullivan in Lawrence
District Court, said Steve O’Connell, a spokesman for the DA’s
office. Elizabeth Mun, a 16-year-old from Wellesley, was a student
with Zimmerman at Concord Academy. She committed suicide after a
party at Zimmerman’s home last year."
Just wondering why the MOM was NOT CHARGED!!!!
Related: Mun Murder Cover-Up Complete
It turns out justice in AmeriKa is dispensed according to your connections, and thus it is not justice at all. It is simply nothing more than tyranny at the arbitrary whim of the state.
