Un juge de Géorgie accorde 56,5 millions de dollars à la famille d'une étudiante tuée dans un accident à contre-sens

Un juge de Géorgie a accordé plus de 56 millions de dollars à la famille de Beth Buchanan, une étudiante en doctorat de 23 ans tuée par un conducteur présumé en état d'ivresse en 2023. Mme Buchanan est décédée alors qu'elle conduisait sa mère à l'aéroport d'Atlanta, lorsque Cesar Raudales Macias aurait circulé à contre-sens sur une autoroute et percuté frontalement sa voiture. La famille a qualifié ce jugement de symbolique, ne s'attendant pas à recevoir de paiement de la part du défendeur en fuite.

Beth Buchanan conduisait sa mère, Julie Olson-Buchanan, vers l'aéroport d'Atlanta vers 3 heures du matin le 13 février 2023, le long de l'University Parkway près de Patrick Mill Road SW à Winder, en Géorgie, à environ 65 kilomètres du centre-ville d'Atlanta. Cesar Raudales Macias, alors âgé de 25 ans, aurait effectué un demi-tour illégal et roulé à contre-sens, percutant de plein fouet la Kia Soul de Mme Buchanan. La collision a été si violente qu'un témoin a cru que la voiture avait explosé, selon la plainte déposée en 2024. Mme Buchanan est décédée sur le coup, tandis que sa mère a subi de graves blessures nécessitant des semaines d'hospitalisation et a enduré un traumatisme émotionnel profond, incluant un appel déchirant au 911 lors duquel elle tentait de porter secours à sa fille.

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