Jury rejects negligence claim in I-280 accident involving car, horse

Why was the lawsuit against Webb Ranch dismissed? That is the root cause of the problem. Blaming the county makes a lot less sense.

resident:

it's about "deep pockets."

Why is there a lawsuit against anyone? Surely if a driver is paying even the slightest bit of attention they would see a dead horse in the road and be able to avoid it or stop before hitting it.

All kinds of things end up in our roadways, and it is the responsibility of each driver to focus on the road and drive within their capabilities.

Martin:

there you go demanding personal responsibility from people. How dare you?

@Martin, the accident occurred very early in the morning in December, when the days are at their shortest. In darkness I imagine that it would be very difficult to see a dead horse lying on the ground until one is too close at highway speed to swerve or stop. Also, that's not the sort of object one expects to find on the freeway! I suspect that's why the driver didn't avoid the collision.

Scott:

if she had hit a dead deer on the road who would she sue?

"In darkness I imagine that it would be very difficult to see a dead horse lying on the ground until one is too close at highway speed to swerve or stop." If you can't see, then you slow down to a safe speed. By law. Besides that, there was...

A CHP pulled over, lights blazing, all colors. Flares on the ground. All evidence offered in trial, and not disputed by her ambulance chaser.

What is California's safe speed law say about that? "This law means that you may never drive faster than is safe for current conditions."

She clearly decided none of that applied to her. Hey, she's a doctor, after all. We all know that doctors are above all that plebeian 'common-sense' stuff.

So she sped through and went airborne. AIRBORNE.

"... she asserts that a deputy from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office directed her into a lane in which a horse was lying."

On 280, at night, lights blazing, flares, an officer with a flashlight, and you keep going 65mph? 65mph - too fast to see safely, hit 1200 lbs of horse, and go airborne.

"I suspect that's why the driver didn't avoid the collision."

New opinion?

I guess her deep pocket is still deep so she and her ambulance chasing atty. want to try for round 2. Ok, have fun. [Portion removed]