Judge Grants a $1.5 Million Settlement to the Estate of Cyclist Killed by Driver in Virginia

A Roanoke Circuit Court judge has granted a $1.5 million settlement to the estate of a cyclist who was killed by a distracted driver last year in Botetourt County.

“Today we raise awareness of bicycle safety in a way that we hope can begin to transform the understanding that bicycle safety is not about the bike. It’s about the car,” attorney John Lichtenstein said Tuesday. “It’s about all of us having a light bulb that goes off to say, ‘I see the cyclist. I’ve got duties under the law. I’ve got to protect that cyclist.’”

Tabitha Leigh Thompson, 39, of Fincastle died on February 11, 2022 after she was hit by a 2014 Dodge Journey on U.S. 11 north of Troutville.

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