Family Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Bus Driver

A bus driver and the city of Columbia, Missouri, are involved in a wrongful death lawsuit when a motorcyclist was killed last summer. The family of Michael Heaston, 34, have brought the lawsuit against the city after a bus driven by Archie Smith, Jr. struck and killed him. In an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune, Smith says that he had stopped at a stop sign but failed to observe Heaston on his motorcycle. 

Although the cyclist attempted to avoid colliding with the bus, he ultimately failed and was pinned under it for several minutes. Smith said he first realized that he had struck Heaston is when he heard the sound of the motorcycle's impact with the side of the bus. He looked out the window and saw Heaston on the ground next to him. 

The cyclist was rushed to the hospital where he would die shortly after. 

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of his wife, Jenny Heaston, his parents, Jackie and David Heaston, and his son, Jadin Heaston.

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