Family Files Lawsuit Against Town, Driver in Death of 13-Year-Old in Grand Island

Family files lawsuit against town, driver in death of 13-year-old in Grand Island

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The family of a 13-year-old girl who was killed after she was hit by a car on South State Parkway and Broadway in Grand Island has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the town and the driver of the vehicle. The case, filed this week in Erie County State Supreme Court, [...]

Family of 13-year-old who died after being hit by car sues driver, Grand Island

Just over a year after 13-year-old Leah Mayer of Grand Island was hit and killed by a car, her family is filing a lawsuit against the driver, the owner of the vehicle and the Town of Grand Island.The 8thgrader died in September 2024 after she was hit by a car at the intersection of South Parkway and Broadway.In the 20-page lawsuit, seeking compensatory damages, the lawsuit claims the driver, who was a minor at the time, was "negligent, careless …