Driver dies after rear-end crash on Raleigh street; $2 million settlement
Action: Wrongful death
Injuries alleged: Fractured vertebrae leading to death
Case name: Withheld
Amount: $2 million
Date: Sept. 8, 2023
Attorney: Bob Whitley of Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh (for the plaintiff)
The decedent, 60, was driving on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh when she stopped for a red light at an intersection. The speed limit at the wreck site was 45 mph. Her vehicle was rear-ended by a vehicle driving more than 20 mph over the speed limit. The impact pushed the decedent’s vehicle into the stopped vehicle in front of her.
The decedent was hospitalized and died three days later. She was survived by her husband of five years and two adult children. Her surviving dependents were not dependent on her financially.