Civil Plaintiff
A Fatal North Carolina Crash Results in a $1.25 Million Settlement
Johnston County commissioners on Monday approved a $1.25 million settlement to head off a potential wrongful death lawsuit by the estate of a woman killed in a January crash involving a deputy.
Deputy Quinton Rhue was responding to a call on Jan. 9 and was northbound on U.S. Highway 301 with his blue lights and siren on when he passed a line of traffic on the left, authorities said.
Shirley James, 63, of Kenly, was turning left from the highway onto Watson Road, when Rhue’s patrol car hit the driver’s door of James’ GMC Sonoma pickup, authorities said.
