A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.
Enaitz Iriondo, 17, died instantly in August 2004 when businessman Tomas Delgado's Audi A8 crashed into him at 100 mph near Haro in northern Spain, an Interior Ministry traffic report said. The speed limit was 55 mph.
Iriondo was not wearing reflective clothing or a helmet, the ministry report said. As the sun had set when he crossed the path of Delgado's car from a side road, a regional court found both parties at fault and closed the case, the report said.
Delgado, whose insurance company paid Iriondo's parents $48,500 in compensation for their son's life, filed a suit in late 2006 to recover $29,400 in damages to his car and car rental costs, the ministry traffic report said.
"It's the only way I have to claim my money back," Delgado was quoted as saying by the newspaper El Pais, which first reported the story on Friday. El Pais said a ruling was expected next week.
Iriondo's parents were shocked.
"It's the final straw, a stab in the back," Iriondo's mother, Rosa Trinidad said, according to El Pais. "Before the lawsuit we thought the poor guy would find it hard to live the rest of his life with the thought of having caused our son's death.
Isn't that stupid?! I found it absolutely ridiculous! Any..ways...
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okay i want to take that guy's audi and cause it some more damage by beating him with it. what a horrible insensitive being! hmmm i have an extra cartom of eggs...anyone going to spain in the next little bit?? :)
You know, if someone pulled that on me after killing my son, I'm pretty sure there would be news coverage the next day starting with the headline, "In other news, the mysterious disappearance of a man who filed a lawsuit against the family of the boy he killed baffles law enforcement. Police spokesmen said this morning detectives suspect foul play...
It's people like that who deserve terminal diseases.
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