Manhattan Hair Stylist Killed by Construction Truck while Crossing Street
Attorneys
Kreindler
& Kreindler filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the
State of New York against multiple construction and trucking companies working
on the Second Avenue Subway on behalf of the family of a woman who was killed
when she was run over and dragged by a dump
truck in Manhattan.
The
victim, Laurence Renard, a 35-year-old fashion stylist, was a pedestrian
crossing First Avenue at 90th Street about a block from her home on January 24,
2011. Ms. Renard was walking within the crosswalk and with the green light
when she was struck by a dump truck weighing more than 21,000 pounds and driven by construction worker Diego A. Tapia-Ulloa, one of several defendants in the case. Ms. Renard was
mortally wounded and Mr. Tapia-Ulloa was arrested on the scene and charged with
multiple counts, including failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in
the crosswalk and driving with a suspended license.
Kreindler’s investigation determined that:
the driver was operating the dump truck with a suspended license
the trucking company had inadequate hiring, training and supervision in place
the driver was using an unauthorized trucking route through residential streets
the general contractor knew that unauthorized routes were being used
The case settled for a significant, confidential amount.
It was handled by Kreindler partners Dan Rose and Jim Kreindler.