The family of 24-year-old Ralph Abinader has filed an Orange County, California wrongful death claim against the city of Newport Beach. Ralph died last year on Christmas Eve when the Ferrari he was a passenger in was involved in a traffic crash on the Pacific Coast Highway. His 18-year-old cousin Luicci Abinader was driving the motor vehicle. Abinader survived the Newport Beach car accident with serious injuries.
According to police, who spoke with the Daily Pilot, the Ferrari was moving at a fast speed when it spun out of control, flipped over a traffic island, split in two, smashed into a tow truck, and burst into flames. Newport Beach firefighters were able to rescue Luicci but could not get to Ralph in time. The 24-year-old was pronounced at the Orange County, California car accident site.
The Abinader family claims that rescue workers were unable to rescue Ralph because they failed to respond quickly enough at the scene. They also contend that the head-on car crash would not have happened if only the city had installed higher traffic barriers in the area where the Ferrari crashed.
California Road Defects
Streets, interstates and highways are usually overseen and maintained by the California Department of Transportation, a county, a city, or another type of local government. If a road defect contributed to causing your Orange County, California car accident, you may be able to file a claim against the municipality or government entity responsible for maintaining the road where the collision happened. Defects or flaws in a road, its intersections, crosswalks, medians, or barriers can be very dangerous for drivers who may not realize that they are about to encounter a traffic hazard. There are specific steps for pursuing this type of Orange County, California injury claim or lawsuit against a government entity.
Claim: Family wants $5M, DailyPilot, May 7, 2010
Huntington Beach man identified as driver in fatal Ferrari crash, Daily Pilot, January 4, 2010
