Former World's Strongest Man Killed by Car
Joe Rollino, who was once known as the World’s Strongest Man, died recently after being hit by a car while crossing the street in his home state of New York. Rollino, who gained fame in his younger days for amazing feats of strength including being able to move more than a ton of weight, bending nails and coins with his hands and mouth, and lifting over three thousand pounds of weight at once, was crossing the street on his daily multiple-mile walk when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained head, chest, and pelvis injuries and died at the hospital. He reportedly never ate meat, drank, or smoked his entire life and was an astounding one hundred and four years old at the time of his death. The driver who struck Rollino was reportedly not at fault for the accident.
The sad fact is that something that may have been a part of a person’s daily routine for decades can turn deadly if either a driver or a pedestrian is negligent when using the roadway. Drivers should always be on the lookout for pedestrians crossing the road, even in the absence of crosswalks.
Failing to keep a proper lookout can leave the driver liable for damages, even if the driver was not primarily responsible for the accident, in a state like Tennessee that takes a contributory negligence approach to personal injury cases. This approach basically means that Tennessee law imposes liability on the defendant based on the percentage of the damages that can be attributed to the defendant’s responsibility for the accident.
Medical expenses suffered by the victims of such accidents and other personal injury claims can total hundreds of thousands of dollars, meaning even a small percentage of attributed liability can result in a large damage award for victims in personal injury cases. Even in cases like the situation detailed above, where the victim himself may be largely responsible for the East Tennessee car accident, a defendant can be held liable for their role in the accident.
Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/crusher_killed_vnPIe00iPE1Vcq7vR6OcoI
