CITY SETTLES A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE

Greg Owen

Attorney

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In November of 2004, Justin Faust, 9, was hit by a vehicle as he ran across a road while trying to catch the family dog. The family sued the city of Lee's Summit for wrongful death due to the fact that the posted speed limit was excessive in addition to inadequate street lighting.

After almost two years of litigation, the parties settled their lawsuit on Thursday. Neither side would disclose the terms of the settlement. According to Gordon Faust "money was never their goal." He further stated that the couple's goal in filing the lawsuit was to make the city "right a wrong..."

The city has now reduced the speed limit in that area to 35 miles per hour, however many of the residents continue to fight for reduced speed limits, better lighting in addition to pedestrian crosswalks in their subdivision. As one resident put it "We want to be treated like every other subdivision in Lee's Summit. We want to have the safety we feel we deserve."

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Wrongful Death.