Groom Dies in Raleigh Car Accident on His Wedding Day
Earlier this week, our North Carolina car accident lawyers posted a story about a ballet dancer who died from injuries she sustained in a Raleigh auto collision because Wake County doctor Raymond Cook ran a red light.
Elena Bright Shapiro was 20. Cook, who was allegedly drunk when the deadly North Carolina car accident happened, is charged with second-degree murder over the Raleigh traffic crash.
On Saturday, a Raleigh red light running crash claimed another life when Asheville resident James Howard Early failed to stop his vehicle as is required by law and ran into the vehicle that 28-year-old Christopher Raynor was riding in at the intersection of Westgate and Lumley roads early in the morning.
Raynor was scheduled to get married later that day. He and his groomsmen were going to breakfast together when the deadly Raleigh car accident happened.
Because Raynor wasn’t wearing a seat belt, he was ejected from the vehicle during the crash. His body was then struck by another motor vehicle.
Police have charged Early with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and a red light violation.
Both Raynor and Shapiro were in the prime of their lives that ended suddenly because other people were allegedly negligent. It is hard enough to lose someone you love for any reason. It can be even harder to cope with that loss when you believe that your loved one would be alive today if only another party hadn’t behaved recklessly or carelessly.
Filing a Raleigh car accident claim won’t bring your loved one back, but it can help you obtain the compensation that you are owed for your loss. Obtaining Raleigh wrongful death recovery can help cover some of the financial costs that can result from losing a family member, including hospital bills, funeral expenses, income loss, and other losses.
Family, friends remember groom killed on wedding day, 2nct.com, September 17, 2009
Memorial planned for groom killed on wedding day, WRAL, September 15, 2009
Related Web Resource:
The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running
