Nancy Jeanette Bauerlein, 57, and Jennifer Thompson-Campbell , 29, killed, and four injured in collision with semi truck at Interstate 8 and state Route 125 in La Mesa, California
One of two victims in La Mesa big rig crash identified
The cargo vehicle crashed through a metal guardrail, crossed the northbound lanes of SR-125 and plowed through a concrete divider before colliding with Bauerlein's Chevrolet Aveo on the adjacent connector to eastbound I-8, the CHP reported. Both vehicles then crashed into a Kia Sorento.
Nancy Bauerlein, Daughter Jennifer of Ramona Were Killed in Big Rig Crash
Two women who lost their lives in a pileup on an East County freeway interchange were publicly identified Thursday as a mother and daughter who both worked at Naval Air Station North Island and lived down the road from each other in Ramona.
Semi Driver was 'Reckless' Before Fatal Crash: Lawsuit
Zonabo Lingani Sawagado is a resident of Georgia, employed by Swift Transportation, who was behind the wheel on Aug. 2, when the vehicles fatally collided on State Route 125[2] in early August, according to the amended complaint.
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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