The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to release $6 million for a lawsuit settlement relating to a 2016 fatal accident that killed a 19-year-old woman on Bouquet Canyon Road.
On Jan. 4, 2016, 19-year-old Elena Kramer, from Leona Valley, was killed when her car hit an oak tree and plunged 20 feet down a ravine off of the 34900 block of Bouquet Canyon Road north of Saugus.
According to incident reports, Kramer lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a curve a little over two miles south of Spunky Canyon Road, crossed over the roadway center into the opposing lane of traffic, over a dirt shoulder and collided with a County-maintained tree.
Kramer, a student at Glendale Community College, was a rising star on her school’s softball team at the time of her death.
Less than 10 feet away from the oak tree that Kramer collided with sits a second memorial, marking the place where a 16-year-old boy from Palmdale died less than 5 months before on Aug. 22, 2015, when the car he was riding in also hit a tree.
After investigation, Kramer’s family claimed that dangerous conditions on Bouquet Canyon Road, which is controlled and maintained by the County, caused the accident, and sought damages for her death.
Los Angeles County legal council suggests that due to the risks and uncertainties of litigation, the County Supervisors release a full and final settlement of the case in the amount of $6,000,000 is recommended.
See Related: County Officials Lowering Speed Limit On Stretch Of Bouquet Canyon Road
In January 2020, lawyers representing Cassandra Parks, Kramer’s mother, established that the roadway constituted a dangerous condition for its lack of a guardrail. A guardrail which “would have prevented the tragic death,” if it had been in place at the time of the crash, according to the county case summary.
As a result of the litigation, a metal guardrail has been installed and the speed limit reduced from 55 to 45 miles per hour along a portion of the roadway between the Bouquet Reservoir to Texas Canyon.
Los Angeles County legal council suggests that due to the risks and uncertainties of litigation, the County Supervisors release a full and final settlement of the case in the amount of $6,000,000 is recommended.
The County Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8, the full agenda can be viewed here.
Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or send an email to newstip@hometownstation.com. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Report a typo or error, email Corrections@hometownstation.com
KHTS FM 98.1 and AM 1220 is Santa Clarita’s only local radio station. KHTS mixes in a combination of news, traffic, sports, and features along with your favorite adult contemporary hits. Santa Clarita news and features are delivered throughout the day over our airwaves, on our website and through a variety of social media platforms. Our KHTS national award-winning daily news briefs are now read daily by 34,000+ residents. A vibrant member of the Santa Clarita community, the KHTS broadcast signal reaches all of the Santa Clarita Valley and parts of the high desert communities located in the Antelope Valley. The station streams its talk shows over the web, reaching a potentially worldwide audience. Follow @KHTSRadio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No comments:
Post a Comment