The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department has reported a 77-year-old resident of Bullhead City, Arizona, was killed in an accident Wednesday morning on Interstate 40. The January 13, 2010 accident was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on westbound Interstate 40, about four miles east of Ludlow in San Bernardino County. According to news reports of the accident, the victim, Phyllis Cuseo, was driving west when, for unknown reasons, her 1999 Toyota 4Runner drifted from the slow lane and into the center divider. Cuseo then overcorrected, causing the SUV to overturn multiple times and come to rest on the south shoulder of the highway. Cuseo was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene of the crash.
The news reports of this accident do not fully explain what happened and it is impossible to tell what caused this devastating crash. The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the Interstate 40 accident, and will determine if a possible dangerous road condition caused the accident, or even if something malfunctioned mechanically with Cuseo's car. While this accident is still being investigated, the victim's family would be well advised to consult with an experienced California highway accident lawyer. If a defective road condition or vehicle malfunction resulted in this tragic accident, the family may consider filing a wrongful death claim.
Sources: Desert Dispatch
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