Jean Lawrence High, 80, killed, two people injured, and Roberto Jose Martinez Lemus, 28, charged in wrong-way collision on Highway 52 South in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Man charged with felony death by motor vehicle after victim dies in DWI crash, police say
Police charged Roberto Jose Martinez Lemus, 28, of Winston-Salem with driving while impaired, three counts of felony serious injury by vehicle, no operator's license, careless and wreckless driving, and traveling the wrong way on a highway.
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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