Metier Law Firm

A New Jersey motorcycle accident lawsuit could expand liability in distracted driving cases. In 2009, a pick-up truck crashed into a motorcycle, severely injuring the two riders (both lost part of a leg). The truck driver was replying to a text message, and prosecutors will decide this month whether the woman who sent the text is partially liable for the accident. Driver Kyle Best, 19, was texting back and forth with Shannon Colonna, 19, when his vehicle drifted across the median and crashed into David and Linda Kuthbert’s motorcycle. The Kuthberts initially brought the lawsuit against Best, but they have now expanded it to include Colonna. “They were texting back and forth like a verbal conversation,” said Stephen Weinstein, the Kuthbert’s attorney. “She may not have been physically present, but she was electronically present.” Weinstein claims that Colonna, familiar with Best’s schedule, had to know that Best was driving at…
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