$4.5 million awarded to fire engine accident victims
A jury recently awarded more than $4.5 million in damages in connection with a fatal crash involving Waterbury (CT) Fire Department`s Engine 11, which slammed into a tree on its way to a false alarm at Arett Sales Corp. on May 10, 1990. The estates of two firefighters killed in the crash received $2.45 million, their spouses $800,000. Another firefighter seriously injured in the crash was awarded $800,000 and his wife, $250,000. The driver of the engine was awarded $251,500.
The brakes on the engine failed, and the engine careened down a hill before it hit the tree.
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