20-03-2020 16:28 via sltrib.com

UTA sued for wrongful death

The Utah Transit Authority is being sued by the estate of a passenger who says his electric wheelchair was not properly secured, and the man died after injuries when he was thrown and pinned by the wheelchair as the bus made a turn.The estate of Juan Melendez filed suit in 2nd District Court in Ogden saying a bus driver secured his electric wheelchair with only one of four tie-downs when he boarded the bus on June 7, 2018.As the bus turned from Midland Avenue to 4000 West in Roy, the suit says,
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