美國一對新人舉辦婚禮,當晚新娘卻被酒駕女司機超速撞死,新郎控告向肇事者提供酒精飲品的商家,最終索得約673萬港幣和解金。
Husband of bride killed in alleged DUI crash on wedding night to receive nearly $1M in settlement https://t.co/ux6Zi9V7RC pic.twitter.com/WWYBklfO68
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) June 23, 2024
新婚夫妻遭嚴重車禍陰陽兩隔
據外媒報導,美國男子哈欽森(Aric Hutchinson)在去年和愛人米勒(Samantha Miller)在南卡羅萊納州舉行婚禮,當晚2人在離開婚禮會場的路上遭遇嚴重車禍,酒醉女司機科莫羅斯基(Jamie Lee Komoroski)在速限40公里的道路上以104公里時速撞擊2人車輛,導致米勒當場死亡。
Grieving husband whose bride was killed by an alleged drunk driver on their wedding night awarded $1.3M in settlement https://t.co/P9Jwyg4kP4 pic.twitter.com/j3hJGpM2k4
— New York Post (@nypost) June 22, 2024
醉駕司機喝到爛醉導致悲劇
哈欽森雖然在車禍中生還,但也腦部受傷、多處骨折。哈欽森後續提出的訴訟指稱,科莫羅斯基當晚在南卡州富麗海灘(Folly Beach)多間酒吧喝到爛醉,接著就開著租來的豐田Camry上路,肇事後血液酒精濃度超過法定上限的3倍。
新郎控告供酒業者獲賠百萬美元和解金
為此,哈欽森控告接待過科莫羅斯基的酒吧The Drop In Bar & Deli、Crab Shack、Snapper Jacks,再加上汽車保險和租車商家的賠償,哈欽森獲得了130萬美元(約10147萬港幣)和解金,扣掉律師費和訴訟費,最終為86萬3300美元(約673萬港幣),法官楊恩(Roger Young)近日批准和解。
醉駕司機面臨多項重罪
至於肇事的科莫羅斯基,被指控酒駕致死、過失殺人、酒駕導致他人重傷的重罪,目前等待法院開庭審理。
The husband of the bride who was killed in a DUI collision on her wedding night last year will receive nearly a million dollars in settlement.
— ABC News 4 (@ABCNews4) June 23, 2024
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