Family of MIT Cyclist Sues Trucking Company, Driver for Wrongful Death
The grieving family of a Cambridge cyclist who was killed in a collision with a truck last June has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver and his employer for more than $30 million alleging negligence and wrongful death. The lawsuit, which was filed in Middlesex Superior Court, names Charles P. Blouin Inc. as the business that owned and operated the truck as well as its driver as defendants in the wrongful death claim. The decedent, a 24-year-old graduate student at MIT, was fatally hit by a truck near Kendall Square last summer. According to the 8-page lawsuit filed by her father, the defendant’s negligence caused the decedent to suffer mortal fear of death, conscious pain and suffering and untimely death.
The suit is seeking roughly $28,000 to cover medical expenses and $30 million for wrongful death from the trucking company that hired the driver that allegedly caused the accident that led to the plaintiff’s death. The company and its lawyers did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which is not unusual.
According to attorneys representing the family, the decedent’s death is an immeasurable loss for her family, the scientific community, and the world. The attorney presenting the family alleges that the decedent was totally blameless for the accident. “There needs to be accountability for the 10-ton box truck that failed to yield the right of way and robbed the world of a brilliant mind and huge heart,” he wrote. According to the lawsuit, the decedent was in her bike lane, wearing a helmet, and following the rules of the road.
The filing indicates that the decedent was biking towards MIT and was struck at the intersection of Hampshire St. and Portland St., according to the suit. The victim had the right of way to continue straight through the intersection when she was struck by the truck, which did not yield when making a right-hand turn onto Portland Street, according to the lawsuit. The victim was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where she died from her injuries less than an hour later.
This victim is not the first cyclist to be killed by a truck making a right turn at Cambridge. Only two weeks before the victim’s death, a 55-year-old Florida woman was killed at the intersection of Dewolf St. and Mount Auburn St. in Harvard Square after being hit by a truck while riding her bicycle.
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Source:
thecrimson.com/article/2025/2/28/cyclist-collision-lawsuit/
