Personal Injury Law

Driver Convicted of Killing Three in Head-On Crash

By Eddie Farah

It was a simple act of running a stop sign on county road 215 in Middleburg.

But that split second mistake took three lives and on Tuesday it sent the driver to prison, possibly for the rest of his life.

Edward Abruscato, 40 was found guilty by a Clay County jury. When Abruscato ran the stop sign in November 2006, he plowed into a Nissan which then spun into the southbound lanes of 215 and was hit by a Chevrolet pickup truck car head-on.

The driver, 42-year-old Jeffrey Spear and his 7-year-old daughter Christianna died. A 16-year old riding in Abruscato's pickup also died. Four others were hospitalized and Abruscato was injured as well.

Unfortunately none was wearing their seat belt according to the FHP.

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on January 17, 2008 (boomark / email).