Compensation awarded to widow of cyclist killed in collision with bin lorry reduced after jury concludes he was “58% responsible” for fatal crash “There was nothing more the driver could have done,” a court was told this week cycling
The widow of a cyclist who was killed in a collision with a bin lorry has been awarded over £550,000 in compensation for his death – after a jury concluded that the payout should be reduced by over half to reflect that her husband was partially responsible for causing the fatal crash.
That decision means that Mrs Ronald’s compensation will be reduced by 58 percent, to just over £554,000. “This was a terrible accident which had tragic consequences. However, it was not an accident which was caused by Mr Paterson.”Earlier this week, Mrs Ronald told the court that, on the day of her husband’s death, she went to look for him after he failed to return home, suspecting that he had picked up a puncture during his ride.
She also said that her husband was “crazy mental” about safety while cycling, and would lecture his daughter if she rode her bike without a helmet.
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