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Personal Injury & Torts

Sep. 8, 2016

Driver, car owner found liable for $45 million in fatal car crash

The driver of a car who fatally struck a single mother and the registered owner of the vehicle were found liable for a $45 million jury verdict.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Los Angeles County jury has awarded $45 million to the estate of a single mother who was fatally struck by a drunk driver as she waited for her food at a taco stand, finding both the intoxicated driver and the registered owner of the vehicle who let her drive liable.

The judgment, delivered Friday, is against Elba Janeth Jimenez, the driver of the car, along with the...

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