Calleb M. Lugano, 22, and Tu’iemanu Ripley, 21, killed, and two injured in car crash off of I-435 onto Gregory Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri
Two killed, two injured after car crashes off K.C. overpass
Authorities have identified the driver as a 22-year-old man from Overland Park, Kansas, and the front seat passenger as a 23-year-old woman from Warrensburg, Missouri. Both died at the scene.
Victims of weekend’s fatal tumble off I-435 remembered as outgoing people with great senses of humor
Tu’iemanu Ripley, 21, was a University of Central Missouri student, a rugby player and a member of the ROTC from a tight-knit Samoan family.
Calleb M. Lugano, 22, was a Donnelly College nursing student, a father and recently naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Kenya.
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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.
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