Testimony continues in fatal-crash civil suit
By James O'Malley, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | |
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PennDOT is a target in a civil trial that alleges better signage indicating a turn could have prevented the death of 15-year-old
McGrady was killed in
Smith, now 18, was the defense's first witness. He spoke in no uncertain terms about his role in the crash.
"I've accepted responsibility since the first day," he said from the witness stand.
Smith said he does not know how fast he was going when he entered the turn where the crash occured, but he said he has no reason to dispute the 77 mph figure arrived at by state police.
He agreed it was only speed that caused him to lose control of the Mitsubishi Eclipse he was driving, and said he could see the double yellow lines, the fog line and the posted 45 mph speed limit sign.
Cpl.
In his report, Flynn testified, he concluded there was nothing improper about any painted lines, and said the section of road is clearly marked as a 45 mph zone.
"In my opinion, this collison occured as a result of
Civil engineer and accident reconstruction expert
Under cross-examination of his credentials, he revealed PennDOT, his former employer before entering the private sector, was paying him
He also said he has never testified against PennDOT.
An order filed in 2011 ordered Smith's insurance companies to pay
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