Adrian Carlton Fedrick, Jr., 24, killed in pedestrian collision with three vehicles on I-75 in Tampa, Florida
Modified Date:
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 2:23pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, May 27, 2015Pedestrian killed in crash on I-75
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident that involved a pedestrian and three vehicles on I-75 late Wednesday night.
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The fatal collision occurred at approximately 11:15 p.m. on I-75, when Adrian Carlton Fedrick, Jr., 24, was traveling north in a pick-up truck towing a U-Haul trailer. when suddenly the trailer fell off the hitch. Fedrick stopped the truck and exited the vehicle when another driver on the road, 25-year-old Jessica Burgess, collided with Fedrick's disabled trailer, then a third driver, 29-year-old James Robert Connolly, struck Fedrick who was pronounced deceased at the crash site.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Adrian Carlton Fedrick, Jr.
Jessica Burgess
James Robert Connolly
Roadway:
I-75City:
Tampa, FLCounty:
Hillsborough County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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