IOWA CITY — Mother and father of a 22-year-old Iowa Metropolis lady who was killed Might 27 in a crash assert in a negligence lawsuit that two teenagers have been “drag racing,” misplaced management and collided along with her automobile.
Matthew and Kelly Russell of Waterloo, dad and mom of Jennifer Marie Russell, previously of Waterloo, filed the lawsuit June 28 in Johnson County District Courtroom towards Kesean Ford and Elijah Seals, each 17 and from Johnson County, and American Household Insurance coverage Firm.
The swimsuit asserts Ford’s 2008 Saturn Vue wasn’t insured and Seals’ 2012 GMC Acadia was underinsured. The Russells mentioned they’ve a coverage with American Household that contained each uninsured and underinsured protection.
Ford and Seals haven’t been charged within the crash, which is being investigated by the Iowa State Patrol. Johnson County Legal professional Rachel Zimmermann Smith mentioned Wednesday it’s nonetheless below investigation.
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In line with the swimsuit, Ford and Seals have been drag racing – driving facet by facet – about 10:54 p.m. Might 27 on East Courtroom Road, with Ford within the eastbound lane and Seals within the westbound lane. Each have been driving at a “excessive charge of velocity.”
Ford and Seals each did not yield or cease on the four-way intersection with Seventh Avenue and collided with one another, “both concurrently or almost concurrently” as they each struck the automobile of Jennifer Russell, who was “lawfully” within the intersection, the swimsuit asserts.
Jennifer Russell died on account of the crash.
The swimsuit contends Ford and Seals have been every negligent and at fault within the operation of their autos, together with however not restricted to pull racing, dashing, failing to yield or cease on the intersection, failing to maintain a “correct lookout,” driving on the flawed facet of the street and failing to take care of management of their autos.
Each of the kids’ “negligence and fault was a factual and authorized reason behind the premature and wrongful demise” of Jennifer Russell, based on the swimsuit.
Matthew and Kelly Russell are entitled to damages and advantages from the insurance coverage coverage, based mostly on an quantity of damages to be decided by a jury, the swimsuit asserts.
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