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Wisconsin Jury Awards $15M to Family of Bicyclist Killed by Driver

June 10, 2019

A jury in Dane County has award more than $15 million to the family of a woman struck and killed while riding her bike in Madison.

The jury awarded $10 million for loss of society and companionship in Emilly Zhu’s death and $5 million for pain and suffering. The family’s attorney, Clayton Griessmeyer, says the $10 million award will be automatically reduced to $350,000, which is the cap in Wisconsin. But, there is no cap for pain and suffering.

The State Journal says the jury award Thursday comes nearly four years after the 23-year-old woman was struck as she rode her bike to work at Epic Systems. The driver, Brian Hodgson, was not charged in the crash. The jury found Hodgson was 100 percent at fault for her death.

Topics Personal Auto

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  • June 12, 2019 at 8:55 am
    rob says:
    see, that's why I always DRIVE on the sidewalk...Roads are DANGEROUS, man...you could get hit by someone on a bike!
  • June 11, 2019 at 1:32 pm
    PJ says:
    That's why I ride my bike on the sidewalk. Roads were made for cars/trucks. Not a good idea to mix the two.
  • June 11, 2019 at 11:56 am
    Jax Agent says:
    $15M - what was the jury thinking ? I guess the days of a jury coming to an informed and reasonable and verdict are long gone.

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