Collapsed Culvert

Niagara County, NY: (Nov-12-07) Maureen Bryer, a Wilson woman, brought charges against Niagara County, after she sustained serious injuries in an auto accident involving negligence on the city's part. The suit was filed on May 13, 2000, when Bryer, now 65, was driving on Wilson Burt Road on a sunny Saturday morning. There had been torrential rains the night before. The suit stated that she was driving 50 to 55 mph when her vehicle struck a 14 foot wide culvert that had collapsed. Bryer originally sued for more than $1 million, charging the county was negligent in road maintenance. The county argued that the collapse of the 75-year-old culvert was never reported. It presented testimony from a sheriff's deputy who said that he drove over it about five hours before Bryer did and that all was well then. As part of a settlement reached, sources confirmed that Niagara County paid out $350,000 to resolve the dispute. [BUFFALO NEWS: COLLAPSED CULVERT]

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Published on Nov-13-07