Lawyers for the family of a woman killed when she was hit in Louisville by WHAS sports reporter Jeff Woods has filed a wrongful death suit against Woods, the station, a tow truck company and its driver.
The suit, filed in court last week, accuses the two truck driver of hitting the woman, Fontaine Jeffrey, on January 23. According to a post by WDRB:
After that, Jeff Woods, a reporter for WHAS, hit Jeffrey, “dragging her several feet down Jefferson Street,” according to the lawsuit. Woods stopped his vehicle, got out and “without rendering aid,” got back in his news vehicle and “fled the scene of the accident,” the suit claims.
AdvertisementWoods actions were “unconscionable, outrageous, repugnant, and violated human decency,” according to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Aubrey Williams.
“What offends the family so greatly is that the driver left the scene,” Williams said in an interview. “It’s a tragedy and the family is hoping that WHAS and the towing company do the decent thing in regards to their mother.”
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against WHAS TV News, a sports reporter, a tow truck company and its driver in connection with the death of a woman who was hit when she fell in a downtown Louisville crosswalk in January.
The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson Circuit Court last week by the family of Fontaine Jeffrey, claims tow truck driver Matthew Good was out of control when he struck Jeffrey at the intersection of Second and Jefferson Streets on Jan. 23.
After that, Jeff Woods, a reporter for WHAS, hit Jeffrey, “dragging her several feet down Jefferson Street,” according to the lawsuit. Woods stopped his vehicle, got out and “without rendering aid,” got back in his news vehicle and “fled the scene of the accident,” the suit claims.
Woods actions were “unconscionable, outrageous, repugnant, and violated human decency,” according to the lawsuit, filed by attorney Aubrey Williams.
“What offends the family so greatly is that the driver left the scene,” Williams said in an interview. “It’s a tragedy and the family is hoping that WHAS and the towing company do the decent thing in regards to their mother.”
WHAS 11 President and General Manager Linda Danna asked a reporter to e-mail questions to her. She has not yet responded.