Crime & Safety
Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Husband of Wildwood Woman Killed in Crash
The woman, Laura Dunn, was mother of nine children, including five with ages of 10 to 17 years. She died in a January accident.
The husband of a in January filed a wrongful death suit against the man police indicated caused the accident.
died after the car she was driving was rear-ended by a car driven by Jeffrey Dobner, 25, of Foristell, while traveling westbound on I-64 just east of Clarkson Road in Chesterfield, according to police.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of George Gregory Dunn of Wildwood, asks for $25,000 in damages and further relief as the court “deems just and proper.”
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Dunn was the mother of nine children, including five youths aged 10 to 17 years old.
The lawsuit states the collision occurred due to Dobner’s “negligence and carelessness.”
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The lawsuit filed April 26 states Dobner was driving his 2011 Volkswagen too fast under the circumstances. It states he crossed several lanes of traffic and lost control of his vehicle, hitting the rear of Dunn’s 2004 Hyundai Elantra.
The collision pushed Dunn’s car into the path of an oncoming Freightliner tractor-trailer. She hit the trailer and another car before running into a roadside ditch.
The suit said Dobner failed to decrease speed, swerve or keep his vehicle under control to prevent the accident.
Both Dobner and an attorney representing Dunn declined to comment on the accident or the lawsuit.
Patch.com was unable to reach Dunn’s attorney on Wednesday.
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