$525,000 for Fatal Accident
On June 2, 2005, $525,000 was awarded to the parents of a 21-year-old bicyclist found to have been dragged to death by a truck. Alexis Serrato was cycling on Morris Avenue to class at Kean University on Oct. 21, 2002 when the truck hit him and continued for about 270 feet before stopping.
The truck was driven by a delivery man for B&B Best Buy Foods and was making its rounds. The plaintiff argued that it was the dragging caused by Carr’s inattention that killed Serrato, who died shortly after the accident. Witnesses said they screamed and waved to get Carr’s attention as Serrato clung to the bumper. The jury found both sides at fault due to Carr’s inattention and Serrato for having veered into the crosswalk.
- Mary P. Gallagher, New Jersey Law Journal
