A 17-year-old passenger was killed in a Franklin County, Virginia (VA), car crash.
According to the Franklin News-Post, the teenaged driver of a Mercury Cougar lost control of her car on Route 122 and struck four other vehicles before running off the road and slammng into a building. The at-fault driver had been speeding around a curve and crossed over the center line into the path of oncoing traffic.
A total of four people were also injured in the accident. Those survivors were transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, and police continue to investigate the wreckaccident.
The injured victims may have grounds to pursue damages through personal injury claims, and the family of the teen who died could potentially pursue a wrongful death suit. To learn about what types of damages could be obtained from an accident involving a reckless driver, take a look at this consumer report written by an experienced personal injury attorney in Virginia.
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