Driver that struck teen suing dead boy's family

cloud493 · 26-04-2014 08:51PM #1

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/25/driver-that-struck-teen-suing-dead-boys-family

ALCONA - Still in the throes of agony from losing their son in a vehicle crash, the parents of young Brandon Majewski are now reeling after they learned the woman who struck and killed him is suing their dead child

Some people :mad: disgraceful.

So it turns out the parents of the dead kid were in fact suing her first, for $900,000. Which, while obviously not the right thing to do, there's shared fault on both sides, isn't what I'd think is an uncommon reaction, and it doesn't make her reaction right. If someone reacts to you doing something bad to them, it doesn't mean you have the right to be a dick.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/driver-sues-estate-of-ontario-teen-she-struck-killed-1.1793813

Renegade Mechanic · 26-04-2014 08:56PM

cloud493 wrote: »

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/25/driver-that-struck-teen-suing-dead-boys-family

Some people :mad: disgraceful.

Heh, you know what? Im not even surprised. There are plenty of these excuses for people around. Though, of course the case will be thrown out of court if the judges is worth anything at all.

Edit: As per Wabbit Ears' find later in this thread, the story is actually very much two sided. She is being sued herself for 900k so is counter-suing.

John.Icy · 26-04-2014 09:06PM

Tragic, but I do feel for the driver too. She is f*cked up mentally for life probably because a group of teens went out without night visibility (articles says just their pedals has reflectors, and I've had friends nearly hit by cars in late evening with better visibility than there would be at 1:30am). Suing is the wrong pursuit though.

Mr. McGreg · 26-04-2014 09:08PM

The spunky, handsome, 17-year-old bike enthusiast was out with his two buddies on Oct. 28, 2012 when they hopped on their bicycles to go for hot dogs on a drizzly, dark night around 1:30 a.m............

Now the driver of the SUV, Sharlene Simon, 42, a mother of three, formerly from Innisfil, is suing the dead boy for the emotional trauma she says she has suffered. She’s also suing the two other boys, as well as the dead boy’s parents, and even his brother, who has since died. She’s also suing the County of Simcoe for failing to maintain the road.

Let me get this straight, she's also suing the dead boys dead brother who wasn't even at the accident? Is Lionel Hutz working for her?

RayM · 26-04-2014 09:10PM

The spunky, handsome, 17-year-old bike enthusiast was out with his two buddies on Oct. 28, 2012 when they hopped on their bicycles to go for hot dogs on a drizzly, dark night around 1:30 a.m.

Some really odd wording there.

My name is URL · 26-04-2014 09:12PM

Looks like she's suing everyone. Good luck to the mental cunt!

deise08 · 26-04-2014 09:16PM

I'm actually speechless after reading that.
what lawyer would even take that case?

darkpagandeath · 26-04-2014 09:22PM

deise08 wrote: »

I'm actually speechless after reading that.
what lawyer would even take that case?

Plenty they get paid either way.

deceit · 26-04-2014 09:27PM

If this somehow went her way and she won, the only thing I would be able to think if I was the parents is acting out the plot of law abiding citizen.

Wabbit Ears · 26-04-2014 09:28PM

1:30 am in the rain without bike lights...Ive nearly hit gobsh1ts on country roads doing the same thing, Often only seeing them at the very last second.

I feel sorry for the grieving family, I do, but He basically died due to his own intensly stupid and irresponsible actions, which is what she is suing them for.

This ladys life is ruined, The guilt of killing someone is massive, Moreso I believe then the loss of someone.

Peregrine · 26-04-2014 09:29PM

Now the driver of the SUV, Sharlene Simon, 42, a mother of three, formerly from Innisfil, is suing the dead boy for the emotional trauma she says she has suffered. She’s also suing the two other boys, as well as the dead boy’s parents, and even his brother, who has since died. She’s also suing the County of Simcoe for failing to maintain the road.

So basically, she's suing anyone and everyone.

How can she sue two people who are no longer alive?

Pa2k · 26-04-2014 09:30PM

Looper

Doyler92 · 26-04-2014 09:31PM

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

So basically, she's suing anyone and everyone.

How can she sue two people who are no longer alive?

I wouldn't be saying too much, she might try you you too!

scwazrh · 26-04-2014 09:32PM

The woman suing is scum but waht type of parent lets their 17 yr old kid out cycling at 1am ?

deise08 · 26-04-2014 09:33PM

Judge Judy would have a field day with this!

cloud493 · 26-04-2014 09:35PM

There was already a similar case on Judge Judy, a mother was suing the mother of her sons friend after they stole her car and crashed it, something like that.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/83248541/

branie · 26-04-2014 09:36PM

I hope the case is thrown out

Lenin Skynard · 26-04-2014 09:40PM

I hope she gets counter-sued for the further stress she is causing towards the poor victims' families.

Renegade Mechanic · 26-04-2014 09:44PM

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

1:30 am in the rain without bike lights...Ive nearly hit gobsh1ts on country roads doing the same thing, Often only seeing them at the very last second.

I feel sorry for the grieving family, I do, but He basically died due to his own intensly stupid and irresponsible actions, which is what she is suing them for.

This ladys life is ruined, The guilt of killing someone is massive, Moreso I believe then the loss of someone.

It is. You are absolutely right but at the end of the day she has no right whatsoever to do this. She was driving, avoiding hazards was her responsibility. Night driving demands increased perceptive distance and lesser speeds. Ive often come close to people staggering along country roads with ordinary clothes because they "wont give the feckin guards the pleasure of bagging me...." Christ, I gave one a lift home because hed just slumped against a stone wall in the middle of nowhere and and called it quits!! But you still see these people, even with oncoming lights, you see them in enough time to react. Theres no way someone wouldn't see three people on bikes, there must have been a distraction at play. I do feel for her, I truly do. But this is something she has to live with now, like anyone else in that boat.

Oh, and no amount of money will ever, ever make the pain of knowing you took someones life even remotely easier to bear. Actually, knowing that youre living easier when the people you've affected aren't compounds your guilt making you more miserable. So I find her attempts to sue really rather strange. Unless she is entirely unremorseful..

Stavros Murphy · 26-04-2014 09:52PM

scwazrh wrote: »

The woman suing is scum but waht type of parent lets their 17 yr old kid out cycling at 1am ?

TBH, my one could be out surfing on the roof of a Dart atm, for all I know. It's 17, not 7. Mine works full time, has a long-term girlfriend and comes and goes as he pleases without so much as a by-your-leave. He's an adult IMO.

Donkey Oaty · 26-04-2014 10:14PM

RayM wrote: »

Some really odd wording there.

Some very emotive reporting in that piece. The reporter says the following - which are not quotations from anyone, but their own interpretation:

Still in the throes of agony...reeling....heartache ....can hardly contain his tears.... emotional trauma ....in shock....staggering in disbelief....is drowning in sorrow....shaking with emotion... he gasps... his voice breaks again...therapy, medication, even booze, doesn’t dull the pain...just trying to stifle his grief

This kind of Duffyesque elaboration is a bit creepy.

FreshKnickers · 26-04-2014 10:17PM

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

TBH, my one could be out surfing on the roof of a Dart atm, for all I know. It's 17, not 7. Mine works full time, has a long-term girlfriend and comes and goes as he pleases without so much as a by-your-leave. He's an adult IMO.

But the boy's mother says she spoke to him just before he left.

The article also says the police knocked on their door 2 hours later and “I knew,” says his father. Surely if your lad went off for a hot dog at 1:30 in the morning and wasn't back yet by 3:30 you'd be calling the police yourself?

I'm hoping it comes out in a few days that this was a completly made-up story. Like the one where a woman responded to an RSVP for her child that she didn't want the child going to a party because she didn't approve of the 2 dad's lifestyle.

cloud493 · 26-04-2014 10:22PM

Yes it is quite an emotive piece.

SparkySpitfire · 26-04-2014 10:35PM

Sitec wrote: »

I don't agree with the suing of basically anybody involved but the 17 year old should have not being out cycling in bad weather at 01:30.

It was an accident waiting to happen and unfortunately it did.

I rarely defend cyclists, but I didn't realise there was a time limit on when you can cycle? :rolleyes:

He should have been wearing reflective clothing to increase visibility but it's too late for shoulda, couldas now.

Maphisto · 26-04-2014 10:35PM

This is a very unhappy story from everyone's point of view but we do only have a rather biased newspaper report to go on.

The Toronto Sun a fine journal I'm sure.

BetterThanThou · 26-04-2014 10:43PM

FreshKnickers wrote: »

But the boy's mother says she spoke to him just before he left.

The article also says the police knocked on their door 2 hours later and “I knew,” says his father. Surely if your lad went off for a hot dog at 1:30 in the morning and wasn't back yet by 3:30 you'd be calling the police yourself?

I'm hoping it comes out in a few days that this was a completly made-up story. Like the one where a woman responded to an RSVP for her child that she didn't want the child going to a party because she didn't approve of the 2 dad's lifestyle.

I myself am 17 years old. My mother knows I'm not going to get into any trouble, as do my best friend's parents, so we do often decide to go to McDonalds at all hours of the morning. I can tell my mother I'm going to McDonalds at 1:30 and it would be fairly uncommon for me to be back by 3:30, usually we'd also go for a walk and could easily be out until sunrise, if not later. I feel some parents are far too protective of their 17 year olds. If it's acceptable for an 18 year old to go out on the piss and potentially be so drunk they have no idea where they are in the middle of the night, I think it's alright for a 17 year old who's not under the influence to go to McDonalds/go to get a hotdog.

Wabbit Ears · 26-04-2014 10:50PM

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

I hope she gets counter-sued for the further stress she is causing towards the poor victims' families.

It says in a lot of the comments below she is doing it because she is in fact the one counter suing which really changes everything.

iguana · 26-04-2014 11:05PM

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

This ladys life is ruined, The guilt of killing someone is massive, Moreso I believe then the loss of someone.

If she was feeling any guilt at all about it, the very, very last thing she'd be doing is suing his family, including his deceased brother.

I also find it very suspicious that her police officer husband witnessed the whole thing and drove her home after the accident without ensuring she was breathalysed. I'd imagine that in such a serious accident it's standard procedure to test the driver for alcohol consumption? Even if the driver seems sober, isn't it in everyone's best interests for the police to test her in order to rule it out as the cause of the accident?

Wabbit Ears · 26-04-2014 11:15PM

So yea, a little additional digging and yes, She is doing this as a counter suit as the family are looking for $900,000 from her and her husband.

So shes not actually doing it because she is evil or a bítch, Its a pretty standard defense.

Stupid misleading emotive articles.

From http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/driver-sues-estate-of-ontario-teen-she-struck-killed-1.1793813

Cameron is representing Majewski's family in a separate lawsuit.

In that suit, Majewski's family is seeking a total of $900,000 in damages for the "emotional trauma and shock" of their son's death. In that suit, Simon, Simon's husband -- the owner of the car-- and the County of Simcoe are named as defendants.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/driver-sues-estate-of-ontario-teen-she-struck-killed-1.1793813#ixzz3026wzrlH

cloud493 · 26-04-2014 11:16PM

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

So yea, a little additional digging and yes, She is doing this as a counter suit as the family are looking for $900,000 from her and her husband.

So shes not actually doing it because she is evil or a bítch, Its a pretty standard defense.

Stupid misleading emotive articles.

From http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/driver-sues-estate-of-ontario-teen-she-struck-killed-1.1793813

Cameron is representing Majewski's family in a separate lawsuit.

In that suit, Majewski's family is seeking a total of $900,000 in damages for the "emotional trauma and shock" of their son's death. In that suit, Simon, Simon's husband -- the owner of the car-- and the County of Simcoe are named as defendants.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/driver-sues-estate-of-ontario-teen-she-struck-killed-1.1793813#ixzz3026wzrlH

Well she did kill their son. Although I wouldn't think suing her is the right way to go.

Renegade Mechanic · 26-04-2014 11:19PM

Good find.

Driver that struck teen suing dead boy's family

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