Family of 2-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run Files a $2.5 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Driver

The family of a 2-year-old boy who was run over by a pickup truck in March and later died sued the driver for wrongful death, arguing that he should not have been behind the wheel because he had just undergone a lengthy dialysis treatment which impaired his driving ability.

The estate of Isaiah Schumann is seeking $2.5 million in damages. On the evening of March 10, Paul Schumann, Isaiah’s father and a chaplain with the U.S. Navy, was pushing his son in a stroller with his 9-year-old son in tow. After getting the walk sign, they crossed the road in a crosswalk on Southall Drive at the intersection with First Colonial Road in Virginia Beach. Before they could reach the other side, 77-year-old Raul Santiago allegedly drove his pickup truck through the crosswalk as he made a right turn onto First Colonial, prompting Schumann to quickly pull the stroller back to avoid the truck, according to the lawsuit.

The sudden reaction caused Isaiah to fall out of the stroller, and he was then run over by Santiago’s truck, the lawsuit says.

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