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Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to Jury Awarding $2.5M in Damages

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to Jury Awarding $2.5M in Damages

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Nishica Srivastava
February 17, 2025
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to Jury Awarding $2.5M in Damages

Reynolds, Sr., Thomas, Administrator of the Estate v. Millette, Eric R.

Case Background

Thomas Reynolds Sr., acting as the administrator of Gordon T. Reynolds’ estate, filed an auto negligence lawsuit seeking damages for Gordon Reynolds' injuries and death. The lawsuit was filed in the Connecticut Superior Court, Rockville JD. Judges Carletha Parkinson, Cody Guarnieri, David Sheridan, Jennifer Macierowski, and Josephine Graff presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: TTD-CV21-6023487-S]

Cause

Eric R. Millette, a resident of Columbia, Connecticut, was named as the Defendant.

On September 15, 2019, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Gordon T. Reynolds was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Route 66, approaching the intersection with Pine Street in Columbia, Connecticut. At the same time, Millette drove westbound on Route 66 toward the same intersection.

Without warning, Millette attempted a left turn onto Pine Street, cutting directly in front of Reynolds’ motorcycle. The sudden turn caused a collision, resulting in Reynolds’ injuries and losses.

Injury

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Auto negligence
Motor vehicle accident
Injuries
death
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