Jury find UDOT and subcontractor 80% responsible in fatal car accident case

$4.4 million was awarded to the widow and children of Utah man who suffered fatal injuries in 2006 after he tried to swerve around stopped traffic near a bridge reconstruction project on the interstate, striking other cars.

Due to a Utah state law that caps damages against the state, as well as the fact that the jury found the victim 20% responsible for his own accident, the amount of damages will be reduced by almost $2 million.

The lawsuit claimed that the Department of Transportation and a subcontractor working on the bridge construction failed to post necessary warning signs to drivers, and that they had not given drivers sufficient warning about the construction.

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