Margaret Prasad, 49, killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Jian Saeteurn, 34, on Highway 99 in Sacramento, California
Sacramento man arrested in deadly Hwy. 99 crash
CHP said Saeteurn rear-ended the car in which Prasad was the front seat passenger. After being hit, the driver wasn’t able to maintain control of the car; it veered across northbound traffic and crashed through a guardrail on the edge of the road, hitting a Stockton Boulevard overcrossing concrete pillar.
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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