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Unborn Child Killed
Camden, NJ: (May-07-08) Sarah Donovan-Weingartner, a Hammonton woman, brought a lawsuit against Deptford, after her unborn child died in an accident with a city police car. The suit, filed by Donovan-Weingartner and her husband, Sean, who married two weeks before the accident, stated that a policeman responding to an emergency call hit her SUV in 2005, resulting in her losing her eight-month-old pregnancy.
Donovan-Weingartner was alone in her vehicle on her way to a college bowling class. She was a 22-year-old Gloucester County College nursing student at the time of the accident. Court papers reveal that following the crash, she has incurred more than $1 million in medical bills. Court documents show that there were no sirens or lights on the patrol car when township Officer William Taylor collided with Donovan-Weingartner.
Court documents state Taylor was driving 64 mph in a 40 mph zone when he hit the SUV. Local police conducted an investigation and the prosecutor's office concluded that Taylor's actions weren't reckless as he was responding to an apparent emergency. Taylor was not suspended from the department, as the investigation showed there was no liability. As part of a settlement reached with Donovan-Weingartner, US District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden recently ordered Deptford to pay a $2.8 million out-of-court settlement, resolving litigation. [COURIER POST: JUDGE OKS $2.8 M DEAL IN DEPTFORD ACCIDENT]
Published on May-9-08
Donovan-Weingartner was alone in her vehicle on her way to a college bowling class. She was a 22-year-old Gloucester County College nursing student at the time of the accident. Court papers reveal that following the crash, she has incurred more than $1 million in medical bills. Court documents show that there were no sirens or lights on the patrol car when township Officer William Taylor collided with Donovan-Weingartner.
Court documents state Taylor was driving 64 mph in a 40 mph zone when he hit the SUV. Local police conducted an investigation and the prosecutor's office concluded that Taylor's actions weren't reckless as he was responding to an apparent emergency. Taylor was not suspended from the department, as the investigation showed there was no liability. As part of a settlement reached with Donovan-Weingartner, US District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden recently ordered Deptford to pay a $2.8 million out-of-court settlement, resolving litigation. [
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