Nick Townsend, 17, dies 2 days after head-on crash with alleged drunk driver Laura Beasley at Highway 52 and College Street in Portland, Tennessee
Teen injured in crash before graduation, dies 2 days later; Woman charged
GoFundMe: Medical & Burial Expenses for Nick
Vigil planned for high school senior killed in crash
DUI driver sentenced to 16 years in state penitentiary
A woman who pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a Portland teenager the weekend of his high school graduation was sentenced Friday to 16 years in the state penitentiary.
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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