Jason Laux, 24, killed in hit-and-run car collision with alleged DUI driver Jacob Gordon, 21, on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in the Acreage, Florida
Fatal hit-and-run victim was PBSO deputy’s son
Gordon, an Acreage resident, faces charges of DUI manslaughter, driving without a license, DUI causing property damage and leaving the scene of the crash. Should Gordon post bail of $125,000, Judge Dina Keever-Agrama ordered that he be held on house arrest.
Friends remember deputy's son killed in hit-and-run crash
Laux's funeral is scheduled for Saturday at the Palms West Funeral Home in Royal Palm Beach.
Guilty plea in crash that killed deputy's son
The driver of a deadly hit and run that killed the son of a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy pleaded guilty in court Tuesday morning.
Jacob Gordon will serve 10 years in prison.
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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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