California Personal Injury Lawyers Blog
ABC 7 News reports that on Sunday, May 20, around 6 p.m., the driver of a Chevy Tahoe jumped the curb onto a side walk in South Los Angeles and crashed into a mother and her 2-year-old son who were out for a walk. Eidan Cortez, the young child, was tragically killed as a result of this Los Angeles pedestrian accident.
Prosecutors say that the driver of the Tahoe, a 32-year-old Gardena man, George Milton, was intoxicated at the time of the accident—his blood alcohol content was right at .08, the limit in California. Once Milton struck the young boy, he reversed, hitting the child again. Milton “allegedly tried to flee the scene, but bystanders helped restrain him until police arrived.”
The driver will now face charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol content causing injury for which he can face up to 25 years in prison.
In this case, the family of young Eidan Cortez can file a wrongful death claim against the driver of the Tahoe, as the driver was intoxicated, and it is likely his intoxication caused the death of Eidan Cortez. Sometimes it can be confusing to try and understand the difference between a wrongful death suit and a criminal case. A wrongful death lawsuit is a civil suit and separate from the criminal charges that an individual may be facing from the same incident. Even if a criminal case has begun, a family can still file a wrongful death lawsuit when someone they love has been killed by the careless acts of another.
At Walch Law, we are here to help you. We understand the pain that comes from the loss of a loved one, and the financial burden that often follows that loss. We have years of experience representing families in wrongful death suits who have lost family members from pedestrian accidents in California.
Are you dealing with the loss of a loved one because of someone else’s negligence or wrongful actions in California? If you would like to speak with a qualified attorney about the circumstances of your case and schedule your free consultation, then contact Walch Law today.
We wish the family of Eidan Cortez our sincerest condolences and we hope that they can get the justice they deserve for their heartbreaking loss.