One man was killed and another charged with homicide related to his death after an incident early Sunday morning. A dispute arose between the two men over the ex-wife of the man killed in the incident and an altercation occurred between them, culminating in one man jumping on the hood of the other.
The driver of the car them accelerated and the man on the hood fell beneath the car, was trapped, and died due to asphyxiation. For more information on this incident, please see the Post Gazette.
There will be criminal proceedings as a result to determine the level of fault on the part of the driver of the vehicle and there may be a civil claim made as well. The interesting part of this case from the perspective of an injury attorney is whether or not the automobile insurance coverage will apply to this case. Automobile insurance policies generally include a provision that denies coverage for an incident if the injury was due to an intentional act. If this incident is determined to be the result of an unintentional act, then the insurance coverage will apply. If not, there will be no insurance coverage available, either through the defendant’s automobile insurance or the uninsured motorist coverage for the deceased.
For more information on automobile accident coverage, please visit my accident and injury attorney website. There is also information available in this blog about uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
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