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$1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement After Virginia Pedestrian Accident

The family of a South Richmond woman received a $1 million wrongful death settlement after months of negotiation regarding the Richmond Circuit Court case. The woman was struck by a truck driven by a man under the influence of alcohol.

On Memorial Day weekend in 2008, 44-year-old Kathryn Jones was killed while attending a holiday gathering in a friend's yard. A drunk driver, Carmen Alejandro Garcia-Hernandez, lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a parked car which then hit two party-goers. Another pedestrian, 44-year-old Joseph Jones, was also killed in the Virginia drunk driving accident.  

Jones left behind two children, ages 17 and 26, who sued both the driver of the truck and the company who owned the truck, R.J. Biringer Construction Co. Inc., for wrongful death. The truck company argued that the driver did not return the truck when the day's work was finished.