Lawsuit battle flares over bike-car crash - BurlingtonFreePress.com
While the prosecution and defense spar over the DUI charge filed against the driver in a June 17 fatal bicycle-car crash in Addison County, a second case between the estate of the dead doctor and the accused driver has bubbled below the surface... Kristine Najarian of Charlotte, on behalf of her late husband Dr. Kenneth Najarian, filed a lawsuit in Chittenden County against the driver, Holly Gonyeau, and the Vermont State Police, which impounded her car. Gonyeau, 36, of Ferrisburgh has pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court in Middlebury to a misdemeanor charge of DUI during the crash on Greenbush Road in Ferrisburgh. Burlington lawyer Susan Flynn, hired by Gonyeau's auto insurance company to defend her, tried to block efforts by the Najarian estate for an independent examination of the car, court records show. Burlington lawyer Ben Luna, on behalf of the doctor's estate, maintained he wanted his two experts in both car and bicycle crash reconstruction to check Gonyeau's car before Vermont State Police released it to the family for repairs. 7 for a temporary restraining order to block Gonyeau from having the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze fixed. He said Addison County State's Attorney David Fenster and the Vermont State Police had both refused to provide assurances the car would "be retained and preserved for evidentiary purposes. Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com
