Michael Thornburg, 25, killed, and Sherry Mason, 45, injured in head-on car collision on Highway 11 in McMinn County, Tennessee
Man dies, woman hospitalized after head-on crash in McMinn County
She told EMS that as she reached for the cigarette, she swerved into the path of a G35 Infiniti traveling in the opposite direction.
The driver of that vehicle, Michael Thornburg, 25, sustained fatal injuries and died on scene.
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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