Rescue crews attempt to save Clarissa Green and her nephew Dean Taylor after the vehicle fell nearly 50 feet after the road above washed out. Now the family is suing the road commission for monetary damages. (June 8, 2008)
ALLEGAN COUNTY -
The family of two people that were killed when the road they were driving on washed out are now suing the county road commission where it happened.
Clarissa Green and her nephew Dean Taylor were delivering newspapers in heavy rains on Lakeshore Road in Saugatuck Township when the road gave way. A huge chunk of the road washed out north of M-89, just a few miles southwest of Douglas.
The car they were in fell about 50 feet.
The family's attorney says the Allegan County Road Commission knew the road was crumbling and could have done something to fix it.
"There was a sign that said look out for the dip in the road, which was put up by the county," said Attorney Brian Benner. "The road was buckling and they had already inspected the road."
The family is seeking monetary damages in the case, but no amount was released. The director of the road commission did not want to comment on the case.
Clarissa Green and her nephew Dean Taylor were delivering newspapers in heavy rains on Lakeshore Road in Saugatuck Township when the road gave way. A huge chunk of the road washed out north of M-89, just a few miles southwest of Douglas.
The car they were in fell about 50 feet.
The family's attorney says the Allegan County Road Commission knew the road was crumbling and could have done something to fix it.
"There was a sign that said look out for the dip in the road, which was put up by the county," said Attorney Brian Benner. "The road was buckling and they had already inspected the road."
The family is seeking monetary damages in the case, but no amount was released. The director of the road commission did not want to comment on the case.
