SIMI JOINS TRAIN SUIT RECOUPED DEATH BENEFITS SOUGHT.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - The city has joined a wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action lawsuit against Moorpark over a freak train collision that killed a municipal electrician. Simi Valley is seeking to recoup $150,000 in death benefits it paid to the family of Charles Ozal Shere, 64, who was killed in November 2003 while driving a city-owned pickup truck. ``He was a valued member of our Simi Valley family,'' said City Councilman Glen Becerra. ``This was a tragedy. Not only did the Shere family suffer a great loss, but the city suffered the loss of a highly respected employee that will be greatly missed.'' Shere's wife, Paulette, and their children have filed an $8 million lawsuit against Moorpark and several other parties, claiming the railroad crossing at West Los Angeles
Noun a place or vehicle considered very unsafe for motorists.'' Moorpark is trying to resolve the issue out of court, officials said. ``It's cheaper to settle,'' said Moorpark Mayor Pro Tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. Clint Harper. ``For Simi Valley to piggyback piggyback 1. A broker trading in his or her personal account after trading in the same security for a customer. The broker may believe the customer has access to privileged information that will cause the transaction to be profitable. 2. on the lawsuit against the city of Moorpark, we found aggravating.'' Shere both broke legs in a head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. with a sport utility vehicle at the Moorpark intersection, and his vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks. Officials said he managed to escape from the truck just before a Metrolink train barreled through, but was killed when the train struck his pickup truck and pushed it into him. The suit is against the city of Moorpark, the county, the state Department of Transportation, Union Pacific Corp., and Arturo Manuel Bacilio, the driver of the Ford Explorer involved in the initial crash. A trial is scheduled to begin June 20. Andrew Shapiro, the Shere family's lawyer, declined to comment. Angie Valencia-Martinez, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com |
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