Personal Injury Law

A Tragic Death Case and a One Year Anniversary?..

By JimReed

As many of you know, I am proud to represent the family of Steven Bacon. It has been one year since Steven was killed while riding his bike down Maple Avenue, Elmira NY. It has been a VERY long year for the Bacon family…..

They have endured a missing son, the discovery of his mangled body on the side of the road, a heart wrenching funeral, and a long criminal trial where many painful facts were revealed. They had to suffer through the testimony of the drivers responsible for their son’s death describing the cruel fact that although these drivers KNEW they had run down a person, they did not stop, they did not call the police, they drove away and left Steven on the side of the road…

Steven, who was riding on the shoulder of the road, was hit at high speed by a driver, Kyle Bradley, who was dangerously passing another buddy of his, Andrew Zeller. Bradley and Zeller were on their way from Bernie Murray’s Bar on the south side of Elmira to a party in Sayre, PA. Both Bradley and Zeller have a long history of trouble with the law.  Mixing alcohol, speeding cars and drivers with no regard for the law is a dangerous, and in this case, fatal, combination.

My heart bleeds for Steven’s Mom, Dad and family.   No one should have to go through the hell they have suffered over the last year.  My prayers go out to them.

Jim
jreed@zifflaw.com (more…)

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Full post as published by New York Injury Law Blog on March 22, 2008 (boomark / email).