Gary Anthony Thorne was traveling northbound on Lee Highway, shortly after 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 21st ,when his SUV crossed over a median strip and six traffic lanes onto a bicycle path striking and killing a young teen, Abdel Ouahid Chadli. The driver, Mr. Thorne who was to turn 32 the next day, also died at the scene, in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Mourning replaced the graduation celebration for Abdel Ouahid Chadli, a senior and wrestler at Fairfax High School. The young man was the eldest of four boys who was a dedicated athlete and liked to work out at the gym and biked on the bike path for exercise on a regular basis. Chadli had been accepted at George Mason University and had hoped to become a veterinarian.
Thorne's family reported that he had no known medical condition that might have caused him to black out and lose control of his vehicle, which resulted in this fatal car accident. It was also believed that his SUV had been in good mechanical order. Still, Fairfax police continue to investigate this unexplained accident.
While it is believed that Thorne did not have any known medical condition, it does not mean that one did not occur. In the event a medical condition was the proximate cause of this car accident, Chadli's family could be precluded from making a claim based on the "sudden emergency defense." With the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer there are ways around this "sudden emergency defense", depending on the circumstances.
Another possible cause of this accident could have been a phantom motorist cutting off Mr. Thorne's vehicle, which caused him to lose control of his vehicle in an attempt to avoid striking the phantom vehicle. If this turned out to be the cause of the car accident, Thorne's family and Chadli's family would both be entitled to make an uninsured motorist claim for the wrongful deaths of their loved ones.
If you, a family member or someone you know has been involved in a car accident or you need more information on car accidents, wrongful death claims or sudden emergency defenses, please visit us on the web at http://www.portnerandshure.comor contact us for a free consultation with one of our Virginia Personal Injury Lawyers.
Mourning replaced the graduation celebration for Abdel Ouahid Chadli, a senior and wrestler at Fairfax High School. The young man was the eldest of four boys who was a dedicated athlete and liked to work out at the gym and biked on the bike path for exercise on a regular basis. Chadli had been accepted at George Mason University and had hoped to become a veterinarian.
Thorne's family reported that he had no known medical condition that might have caused him to black out and lose control of his vehicle, which resulted in this fatal car accident. It was also believed that his SUV had been in good mechanical order. Still, Fairfax police continue to investigate this unexplained accident.
While it is believed that Thorne did not have any known medical condition, it does not mean that one did not occur. In the event a medical condition was the proximate cause of this car accident, Chadli's family could be precluded from making a claim based on the "sudden emergency defense." With the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer there are ways around this "sudden emergency defense", depending on the circumstances.
Another possible cause of this accident could have been a phantom motorist cutting off Mr. Thorne's vehicle, which caused him to lose control of his vehicle in an attempt to avoid striking the phantom vehicle. If this turned out to be the cause of the car accident, Thorne's family and Chadli's family would both be entitled to make an uninsured motorist claim for the wrongful deaths of their loved ones.
If you, a family member or someone you know has been involved in a car accident or you need more information on car accidents, wrongful death claims or sudden emergency defenses, please visit us on the web at http://www.portnerandshure.comor contact us for a free consultation with one of our Virginia Personal Injury Lawyers.
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