Bridgewater-Raritan appeals $4.25 million verdict in fatal Somerville pedestrian accident
SOMERVILLE - The Bridgewater-Raritan school district has appealed a Superior Court ruling that led to a $4.25 million award to the estate of a woman who was fatally struck by a district van crossing a Somerville street.
The district is appealing Superior Court Judge Thomas Miller's dismissal of its claim that Somerville Borough should be held partially responsible for the death because of a hazardous condition at the intersection.
After Miller dismissed Bridgewater-Raritan's claim, he entered a final judgment against the school district on Jan. 5, resulting in the $4.25 million claim that will be paid through the district's insurance carrier.
On July 31, 2018, 52-year-old Clinton Township resident Christine McConnachie was struck by a van driven by Bridgewater-Raritan maintenance worker Robert Moser, while crossing Grove Street in a crosswalk by the Somerset County Administration Building.
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