Baylor student David Grotberg, 19, killed when car strikes his bicycle on Franklin Avenue, flees scene in Waco, Texas
Baylor student on bicycle fatally struck by car that fled
Police say that 19-year-old David Grotberg was hit late Thursday night. Police say witnesses told officers that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the bicyclist. The driver didn’t stop and fled the scene.
Former Midway administrator indicted in 2016 hit-and-run that left Baylor student dead
A McLennan County grand jury indicted Tammy Renee Blankenship Harlan, 52, on second-degree felony charges of manslaughter and vehicle involved in accident/failure to stop and render aid in the death of David Grotberg, 19, a Baylor student from Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Blankenship sentenced to 10 years for Baylor student's hit-and-run death
Because the jury made a deadly weapon finding regarding the car Blankenship was driving, she will not be eligible to seek parole until she receives credit for serving half of her sentence.
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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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