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Civil Litigation

Jul. 11, 2025

Lawsuit filed over garbage truck that ran over bicyclist

Parents of a bicyclist killed by a Greenwaste Recovery truck sue for damages, citing an illegal turn and inadequate driver training. The lawsuit seeks compensation for pre-death suffering, among other claims.

Parents of a football coach who was run over by a garbage truck after a collision the CHP found was caused by the driver's illegal turn across a bicycle lane, have sued Greenwaste Recovery and others, claiming punitive or exemplary damages.

"Being run over by a 30- or 40-thousand-pound truck is pretty terrible and the estate would be entitled to compensation," the plaintiffs' attorney, Mary Alexander, said in a phone interview Thursday. A 2022 state law, Californ...

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