A family has sued a Chicago based towing company saying the driver hooked up their pickup truck while their young daughter, who recently had surgery, was still inside the vehicle. The family wants $50,000 in damages because their daughter’s stitches were torn out when she out of the pickup while it was being pull by the tow truck. The family says the daughter required more hospitalization because of the injuries that were caused from the driver.
I decided to post this lawsuit because it is so ridiculous to me. Why is this little girl who recently had surgery sitting so carelessly in a back seat of a pickup truck with no parental concern? Apparently, the court papers state that the father left her sitting in the truck because she was feeling uncomfortable… so why wasn’t the young daughter sitting at her home resting? I mean, in any case, the daughter shouldn’t of been around anywhere in her medical condition. Now, this tow truck company has to take blame for something that should be blamed on poor parenting. I really hope the judge questions the parents on their behavior.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/09/Family-sues-tow-truck-co-over-injuries/UPI-47971270839735/
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I think that both parties are to blame. The parent should have been watching their child more closely, and the tow truck driver should have inspected the vehicle before towing it away. My brother tows vehicles and he has to inspect the vehicle he is hooking up to make sure that there is nothing that could be lose or that could cause a situation in which something could be damaged or ruin the vehicle or the tow truck for that matter. I find it strange that the tow truck driver didn't see the young girl in the truck, but I also find it strange that the family wasn't supervising the young girl. I don't agree that the family should get the amount they are asking for but I do think that the driver and family should both be held liable.
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