Margaret Ryan, 22, killed; and Christine Yip, 25, injured in crash with 2 tractor trailers I-70 crash in Wayne County, Indiana
Boston woman killed in I-70 crash in Indiana
Preliminary investigation shows a red eastbound 2015 Volvo semi driven by Harvinder Singh Bhagtana, 21, of Fresno, California, was going too fast for traffic conditions while heading into a construction zone. Traffic at the time was backed up for five or six miles and was slow to stopped for a lane closure up ahead, troopers said. Bhagtana was not able to stop before glancing off the rear corner of a 2016 Acura driven by 21-year-old Nicholas Berry of Naperville, Illinois. Bhagtana’s semi then went into the left lane and struck the rear of a 2009 Audi, driven by Margaret Ryan, 22, of Boston. The impact pushed Ryan’s sport-utility vehicle under the semi in front of her.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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